Ron Davies
@rondavies.bsky.social
Photographer, landscape, travel and nature. Loves books, reading and poetry. Well known for images of Iron Men Crosby.
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A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours. Recent hardbacks include Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour' (you'll also receive a free 'Inventory' pamphlet). Order here:
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November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours. Recent hardbacks include Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour' (you'll also receive a free 'Inventory' pamphlet). Order here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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A dappled sky of rising cumulus clouds over Holy Island and Holyhead, Anglesey yesterday afternoon.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A dappled sky of rising cumulus clouds over Holy Island and Holyhead, Anglesey yesterday afternoon.
Flying home. Wonderful skies this afternoon. Looking south over Malahide Estuary to Portmarnock, Howth and Dublin Bay.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Flying home. Wonderful skies this afternoon. Looking south over Malahide Estuary to Portmarnock, Howth and Dublin Bay.
Beautiful skies just after sunset yesterday. St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Beautiful skies just after sunset yesterday. St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
A few images of the old art deco terminal when it had just been refurbished as the Marriott hotel in 2001. Now the Crowne Plaza.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A few images of the old art deco terminal when it had just been refurbished as the Marriott hotel in 2001. Now the Crowne Plaza.
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A ghost post for Samhain.
Happy Halloween 😊
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Happy Halloween 😊
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Finding Ghosts
Early in October, after a big storm, we crossed the Minch to the Outer Hebrides. The ferry sailed across a peppermint ice-cream sea, rising and falling in great stomach-churning swoops, as waves sw…
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October 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A ghost post for Samhain.
Happy Halloween 😊
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Happy Halloween 😊
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No bodies. But imaginings.
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
No bodies. But imaginings.
An autumn leaf. Royal Chancellery of Granada.
October 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
An autumn leaf. Royal Chancellery of Granada.
The approaching storm. A sudden gust of wind as black clouds gather over the hills. Strong late afternoon sun on olive trees just before the light is extinguished. Near Granada, Spain yesterday.
October 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The approaching storm. A sudden gust of wind as black clouds gather over the hills. Strong late afternoon sun on olive trees just before the light is extinguished. Near Granada, Spain yesterday.
A quiet mostly overcast afternoon at Crosby beach. The occasional glimmer of sunlight sends rays of light through the clouds and adds a sparkle to the out going tide.
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A quiet mostly overcast afternoon at Crosby beach. The occasional glimmer of sunlight sends rays of light through the clouds and adds a sparkle to the out going tide.
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Great evening of poetry at the lovely Mecycle cafe, bar and bike workshop in Ainsdale, #Southport last night, with poets Alison Chisholm, Phil McNulty, Callan Waldron-Hall and Jennie E Owen.
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Great evening of poetry at the lovely Mecycle cafe, bar and bike workshop in Ainsdale, #Southport last night, with poets Alison Chisholm, Phil McNulty, Callan Waldron-Hall and Jennie E Owen.
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One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
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October 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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A calmness and utter stillness in the air. Sea the colour of jade sits under a lowering sky of grey and white this afternoon at Killiney beach, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A calmness and utter stillness in the air. Sea the colour of jade sits under a lowering sky of grey and white this afternoon at Killiney beach, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Freshly washed up seaweed on Killiney beach, Co. Dublin shows off autumnal shades of reds, greens and browns.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Freshly washed up seaweed on Killiney beach, Co. Dublin shows off autumnal shades of reds, greens and browns.
After the storm. The old stone bridge over the River Suir at Kilsheelan, South Tipperary, is bathed in morning sunlight, the river lower again now. The air is filled with the raucous calls of crows tumbling joyously in the clear blue sky, riding the still strong winds above the bridge.
October 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
After the storm. The old stone bridge over the River Suir at Kilsheelan, South Tipperary, is bathed in morning sunlight, the river lower again now. The air is filled with the raucous calls of crows tumbling joyously in the clear blue sky, riding the still strong winds above the bridge.
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Today I'm recovering from reading out loud to a group of adults in an upstairs room in a converted barn in Lancashire. Oh, the heady world of poetry! No one took pictures of the group (Jennie Owen, Phil Barnett, me) - we missed you @rondavies.bsky.social So here's an article in today's i newspaper
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today I'm recovering from reading out loud to a group of adults in an upstairs room in a converted barn in Lancashire. Oh, the heady world of poetry! No one took pictures of the group (Jennie Owen, Phil Barnett, me) - we missed you @rondavies.bsky.social So here's an article in today's i newspaper
This otter seemed to be enjoying the swiftly flowing River Suir near Kilsheelan, South Tipperary, The waters high due to the heavy rains of Storm Amy.
October 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This otter seemed to be enjoying the swiftly flowing River Suir near Kilsheelan, South Tipperary, The waters high due to the heavy rains of Storm Amy.
As the worst of Storm Amy passed by mid afternoon, streaks of cirrus crossed the wind torn sky. The swift flowing River Suir was still rising by around 15cm per hour as it roared under the bridge at Kilsheelan, South Tipperary. Swans sheltered against the river bank despite the easing winds.
October 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
As the worst of Storm Amy passed by mid afternoon, streaks of cirrus crossed the wind torn sky. The swift flowing River Suir was still rising by around 15cm per hour as it roared under the bridge at Kilsheelan, South Tipperary. Swans sheltered against the river bank despite the easing winds.
“The surface of a slate-grey lake is lit
By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans,
Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white” -Seamus Heaney
The slate grey waters of the River Suir at Kilsheelan as Storm Amy approaches. #SouthTipperary
By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans,
Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white” -Seamus Heaney
The slate grey waters of the River Suir at Kilsheelan as Storm Amy approaches. #SouthTipperary
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
“The surface of a slate-grey lake is lit
By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans,
Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white” -Seamus Heaney
The slate grey waters of the River Suir at Kilsheelan as Storm Amy approaches. #SouthTipperary
By the earthed lightning of a flock of swans,
Their feathers roughed and ruffling, white on white” -Seamus Heaney
The slate grey waters of the River Suir at Kilsheelan as Storm Amy approaches. #SouthTipperary
This afternoon at Crosby beach. Weak sunlight filters through the cloud cover, sending flecks of light across the pewter sea. An incoming tide laps gently at the beach, a quiet murmur of water in the still air, only the piping call of a lone oystercatcher heard above the sound of the sea.
September 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This afternoon at Crosby beach. Weak sunlight filters through the cloud cover, sending flecks of light across the pewter sea. An incoming tide laps gently at the beach, a quiet murmur of water in the still air, only the piping call of a lone oystercatcher heard above the sound of the sea.
Figures in a landscape. The matchstick like silhouettes of the iron men appear against the patchwork of tidal pools reflecting the evening sky as dusk falls across a colourful Crosby beach yesterday evening. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
September 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Figures in a landscape. The matchstick like silhouettes of the iron men appear against the patchwork of tidal pools reflecting the evening sky as dusk falls across a colourful Crosby beach yesterday evening. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
Pools of blue reflect the calm clear skies over Crosby beach last night as the setting sun painted the horizon with streaks of warm gold.
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
September 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Pools of blue reflect the calm clear skies over Crosby beach last night as the setting sun painted the horizon with streaks of warm gold.
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
A beautiful calm stillness descended on Crosby beach at sunset last night. The Welsh mountains clearly defined against the pale blueness of the sky and out over the sea the warm orange glow from the last of the day’s light. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A beautiful calm stillness descended on Crosby beach at sunset last night. The Welsh mountains clearly defined against the pale blueness of the sky and out over the sea the warm orange glow from the last of the day’s light. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast
My favourite picture from last night. The earth rotates eastward into night bringing the sun towards the horizon on the day of the autumn equinox marking the end of summer 2025.
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox
September 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My favourite picture from last night. The earth rotates eastward into night bringing the sun towards the horizon on the day of the autumn equinox marking the end of summer 2025.
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox
#IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox
Watching the sun go down. The iron men on Crosby beach witness yet another stunning sunset as the the alignment of the sun and the earth brings to a close the autumn equinox, tipping us into the days of longer nights. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox
September 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Watching the sun go down. The iron men on Crosby beach witness yet another stunning sunset as the the alignment of the sun and the earth brings to a close the autumn equinox, tipping us into the days of longer nights. #IronMenCrosby #SeftonCoast #autumnequinox