James
@jhshelley.bsky.social
Leixlip, Ireland. Forever a Dub.
Not wealthy enough to be considered eccentric, just getting through life as best as one can.
Posts generally good things, and sometimes reactions to bad.
Images unless reposted or otherwise stated are all taken by myself.
Not wealthy enough to be considered eccentric, just getting through life as best as one can.
Posts generally good things, and sometimes reactions to bad.
Images unless reposted or otherwise stated are all taken by myself.
Autumn gold
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Autumn
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Autumn
October 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thank you to everybody who read my pinned message, who wished well or donated.
A tough day out, body just held it together.
Congratulations to everybody who ran #DCM25
My heart goes out to any and every person whose life is affected by illness.
I hope funds raised help in any small way.
#GRMA
A tough day out, body just held it together.
Congratulations to everybody who ran #DCM25
My heart goes out to any and every person whose life is affected by illness.
I hope funds raised help in any small way.
#GRMA
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Chaos on the Royal canal, but if the canal gives you chaos, create
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Chaos on the Royal canal, but if the canal gives you chaos, create
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
Cormorant on the Royal canal at Confey Station, Leixlip, Co Kildare
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
October 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cormorant on the Royal canal at Confey Station, Leixlip, Co Kildare
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
The curse of the four seasons hotel strikes again... 😂😂😂
Should have asked them if they needed any landscaping done.
Or Plastering.
😎
Should have asked them if they needed any landscaping done.
Or Plastering.
😎
October 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The curse of the four seasons hotel strikes again... 😂😂😂
Should have asked them if they needed any landscaping done.
Or Plastering.
😎
Should have asked them if they needed any landscaping done.
Or Plastering.
😎
Preparing to run the Dublin city marathon for the Irish Cancer Society. How the training load grows month on month just to get to the starting line.
#irishcancersociety
#DCM
#Speirgorm
#irishcancersociety
#DCM
#Speirgorm
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Preparing to run the Dublin city marathon for the Irish Cancer Society. How the training load grows month on month just to get to the starting line.
#irishcancersociety
#DCM
#Speirgorm
#irishcancersociety
#DCM
#Speirgorm
30 days have September
April June and November
In 30 days just for fun
Dublin Marathon will be run
All the supporters
Cheering us on
20 thousand strangers
Running strong
To finish will be glorious
The celebrations famous
As we limp away together
And sign up to do another one
#teamirishcancersociety
April June and November
In 30 days just for fun
Dublin Marathon will be run
All the supporters
Cheering us on
20 thousand strangers
Running strong
To finish will be glorious
The celebrations famous
As we limp away together
And sign up to do another one
#teamirishcancersociety
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
30 days have September
April June and November
In 30 days just for fun
Dublin Marathon will be run
All the supporters
Cheering us on
20 thousand strangers
Running strong
To finish will be glorious
The celebrations famous
As we limp away together
And sign up to do another one
#teamirishcancersociety
April June and November
In 30 days just for fun
Dublin Marathon will be run
All the supporters
Cheering us on
20 thousand strangers
Running strong
To finish will be glorious
The celebrations famous
As we limp away together
And sign up to do another one
#teamirishcancersociety
I am today yrs old to learn of a 'Londonbridge' road in Dublin. I kind of knew of York, but maybe not Cambridge roads.
History hidden in plain sight.
#speirgorm
History hidden in plain sight.
#speirgorm
September 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I am today yrs old to learn of a 'Londonbridge' road in Dublin. I kind of knew of York, but maybe not Cambridge roads.
History hidden in plain sight.
#speirgorm
History hidden in plain sight.
#speirgorm
My daughter scolded me for wanting to take this picture, and in fairness I didn't want to have the man in it.
But a day later, I think this was framed correct, with the man giving more life to the scene.
Dublin, St Stephens green, 2 minutes after a rainpour.
But a day later, I think this was framed correct, with the man giving more life to the scene.
Dublin, St Stephens green, 2 minutes after a rainpour.
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My daughter scolded me for wanting to take this picture, and in fairness I didn't want to have the man in it.
But a day later, I think this was framed correct, with the man giving more life to the scene.
Dublin, St Stephens green, 2 minutes after a rainpour.
But a day later, I think this was framed correct, with the man giving more life to the scene.
Dublin, St Stephens green, 2 minutes after a rainpour.
Can't send flowers, but can send pictures of a nice cuppa...
Hope your day recovers.
Hope your day recovers.
August 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Can't send flowers, but can send pictures of a nice cuppa...
Hope your day recovers.
Hope your day recovers.
Returned to the library yesterday.
Simple advice, and already on a 5 in a row, morning streak of writing.
No agenda
Just short paragraphs
Disconnected from each other but joined by the ideas generated overnight and wrote as they arrive
Highly recommended to any aspiring authors.
Simple advice, and already on a 5 in a row, morning streak of writing.
No agenda
Just short paragraphs
Disconnected from each other but joined by the ideas generated overnight and wrote as they arrive
Highly recommended to any aspiring authors.
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Returned to the library yesterday.
Simple advice, and already on a 5 in a row, morning streak of writing.
No agenda
Just short paragraphs
Disconnected from each other but joined by the ideas generated overnight and wrote as they arrive
Highly recommended to any aspiring authors.
Simple advice, and already on a 5 in a row, morning streak of writing.
No agenda
Just short paragraphs
Disconnected from each other but joined by the ideas generated overnight and wrote as they arrive
Highly recommended to any aspiring authors.
A deep black image showing a deep black pint of Guinness stout with an immaculate white cream head.
A image created as I had a sneaky pint on the way home.
Tasted good too
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Guinness
#Stout
A image created as I had a sneaky pint on the way home.
Tasted good too
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Guinness
#Stout
August 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A deep black image showing a deep black pint of Guinness stout with an immaculate white cream head.
A image created as I had a sneaky pint on the way home.
Tasted good too
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Guinness
#Stout
A image created as I had a sneaky pint on the way home.
Tasted good too
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Guinness
#Stout
Silent stunning and poignant..
August 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Silent stunning and poignant..
#Postboxsaturday
An Irish example from the beginning of the independent state.
P&T - post and telegraph
Saorstát Éireann - Irish Free state.
An Irish example from the beginning of the independent state.
P&T - post and telegraph
Saorstát Éireann - Irish Free state.
July 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#Postboxsaturday
An Irish example from the beginning of the independent state.
P&T - post and telegraph
Saorstát Éireann - Irish Free state.
An Irish example from the beginning of the independent state.
P&T - post and telegraph
Saorstát Éireann - Irish Free state.
A sudden squeaking overhead as a murder of crows gathered and turned for home. Appeared and gone in about 10 seconds
#Speirgorm
#Birds
#Murder
#Crows
#Speirgorm
#Birds
#Murder
#Crows
July 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A sudden squeaking overhead as a murder of crows gathered and turned for home. Appeared and gone in about 10 seconds
#Speirgorm
#Birds
#Murder
#Crows
#Speirgorm
#Birds
#Murder
#Crows
Dull, but a bit less choppy here. Still a refreshing coolness.
July 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Dull, but a bit less choppy here. Still a refreshing coolness.
+20°C running conditions this morning in the #Irish_life_race_series 10k run.
Went out thinking due to conditions a sub 1hr would suit. Sub 55min was NOT on the cards.
Thrilled with the result.
#Speirgorm
#Runchat
#10km
Went out thinking due to conditions a sub 1hr would suit. Sub 55min was NOT on the cards.
Thrilled with the result.
#Speirgorm
#Runchat
#10km
July 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
+20°C running conditions this morning in the #Irish_life_race_series 10k run.
Went out thinking due to conditions a sub 1hr would suit. Sub 55min was NOT on the cards.
Thrilled with the result.
#Speirgorm
#Runchat
#10km
Went out thinking due to conditions a sub 1hr would suit. Sub 55min was NOT on the cards.
Thrilled with the result.
#Speirgorm
#Runchat
#10km
A little rock pool reflection
Killiney, south Dublin.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#coastal #seascape
#Landscape
#Nature
Killiney, south Dublin.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#coastal #seascape
#Landscape
#Nature
July 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A little rock pool reflection
Killiney, south Dublin.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#coastal #seascape
#Landscape
#Nature
Killiney, south Dublin.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#coastal #seascape
#Landscape
#Nature
Post run, cold water plunge. Had the place to myself for all of 5 blissful minutes..
Beautiful day for it.
Beautiful day for it.
July 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Post run, cold water plunge. Had the place to myself for all of 5 blissful minutes..
Beautiful day for it.
Beautiful day for it.
A soft subtle riot of colour.
A collage of flowers, some formerly known as weeds, along the banks of the Royal canal. Some early Autumn blackberries in flower.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Weedsareflowers
#Landscape
#Nature
A collage of flowers, some formerly known as weeds, along the banks of the Royal canal. Some early Autumn blackberries in flower.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Weedsareflowers
#Landscape
#Nature
July 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A soft subtle riot of colour.
A collage of flowers, some formerly known as weeds, along the banks of the Royal canal. Some early Autumn blackberries in flower.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Weedsareflowers
#Landscape
#Nature
A collage of flowers, some formerly known as weeds, along the banks of the Royal canal. Some early Autumn blackberries in flower.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Weedsareflowers
#Landscape
#Nature
Poppy Raindrops or
Morning dew
After the bees feed their fill
The petals fall that same day
Everything transient
Natures way
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#gardening
#Flowers
#Landscape
#Nature
Morning dew
After the bees feed their fill
The petals fall that same day
Everything transient
Natures way
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#gardening
#Flowers
#Landscape
#Nature
July 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Poppy Raindrops or
Morning dew
After the bees feed their fill
The petals fall that same day
Everything transient
Natures way
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#gardening
#Flowers
#Landscape
#Nature
Morning dew
After the bees feed their fill
The petals fall that same day
Everything transient
Natures way
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#gardening
#Flowers
#Landscape
#Nature
Can't see the lake for the trees.
Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Can't see the lake for the trees.
Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
Good morning Mr Bee, me 'oul flower. How are you doing today?
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Nature
#Bee
#Flowergarden
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Nature
#Bee
#Flowergarden
June 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Good morning Mr Bee, me 'oul flower. How are you doing today?
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Nature
#Bee
#Flowergarden
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Nature
#Bee
#Flowergarden
Another lazy mornings walk.
Lazy enough not to edit or do anything 'fancy' with the images.
A small collage of streetscapes about Dublin
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Streetscape
Lazy enough not to edit or do anything 'fancy' with the images.
A small collage of streetscapes about Dublin
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Streetscape
June 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Another lazy mornings walk.
Lazy enough not to edit or do anything 'fancy' with the images.
A small collage of streetscapes about Dublin
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Streetscape
Lazy enough not to edit or do anything 'fancy' with the images.
A small collage of streetscapes about Dublin
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Streetscape