John M
@johnmeephotography.com
Photographer. Coffee drinker. Terrible Writer. Words and images from the West of Ireland. More at johnnymee.substack.com 📸🍷🎵
Friday morning serendipity: bumped into @aidanhynes-1.bsky.social at The Creel. Window seat, rain streaking the glass, sideways glances at passersby. Conversation drifted through music, photography, and nostalgia for social media’s past. Yet the truest connection was right there in the moment.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Friday morning serendipity: bumped into @aidanhynes-1.bsky.social at The Creel. Window seat, rain streaking the glass, sideways glances at passersby. Conversation drifted through music, photography, and nostalgia for social media’s past. Yet the truest connection was right there in the moment.
I'm using a Mac for 20+ years and today I finally built my very first Quick Action in Automator and assigned it to the Services menu. Spent decades wondering what they were for. Turns out I’ve been missing a gem all along! Any other suggestion for the Automator app are very welcome. #mac #apple
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
First time having coffee in The Foxford Woolen Mills. I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can get a nice aerial shot of a property. Can someone get the weather gods to facilitate please. Nice ambience, lovely decor and most importantly, great coffee. To quote Arnie, I'll be back.
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
First time having coffee in The Foxford Woolen Mills. I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can get a nice aerial shot of a property. Can someone get the weather gods to facilitate please. Nice ambience, lovely decor and most importantly, great coffee. To quote Arnie, I'll be back.
Working, on a Sunday, and in a church. Stranger things have happened, I guess.
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Working, on a Sunday, and in a church. Stranger things have happened, I guess.
Leaving the hospital after visiting someone, there’s a constant audio loop: “Smoking is prohibited on hospital grounds.” Signs everywhere say the same. Yet there’s always a couple of feckers puffing away at the door. Back when I smoked, that alone would’ve shamed me into walking down the street 😃🚭
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Leaving the hospital after visiting someone, there’s a constant audio loop: “Smoking is prohibited on hospital grounds.” Signs everywhere say the same. Yet there’s always a couple of feckers puffing away at the door. Back when I smoked, that alone would’ve shamed me into walking down the street 😃🚭
I still have Twitter on my phone, though I rarely post there these days. Opened it this morning, scrolled for a minute, and instantly remembered why I stopped. Just a relentless stream of noise, hate bad vibes. Irrelevant picture of a crow taken thru the coffee shop window a few days ago.
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I still have Twitter on my phone, though I rarely post there these days. Opened it this morning, scrolled for a minute, and instantly remembered why I stopped. Just a relentless stream of noise, hate bad vibes. Irrelevant picture of a crow taken thru the coffee shop window a few days ago.
🎧 The coffeeshop knows I’ve got work to do, but the playlist says otherwise. So far, they have played Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, Portishead and Radiohead in the background music. The playlist knows I’m not ready to face the day. 😃☕☕
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎧 The coffeeshop knows I’ve got work to do, but the playlist says otherwise. So far, they have played Pearl Jam, Massive Attack, Portishead and Radiohead in the background music. The playlist knows I’m not ready to face the day. 😃☕☕
October morn. While I, and the rest of the people in the coffeeshop were scrolling the sun came out. Message learned.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
October morn. While I, and the rest of the people in the coffeeshop were scrolling the sun came out. Message learned.
Just met a guy on the street I used to hang out with years ago. He looks like total shit. I sit down beside him to say hello. 'How are you', I say. 'Stoned out of my head', says he. Man, am I glad I left that life all those years ago.
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Just met a guy on the street I used to hang out with years ago. He looks like total shit. I sit down beside him to say hello. 'How are you', I say. 'Stoned out of my head', says he. Man, am I glad I left that life all those years ago.
Sitting in an Irish bar having a beer with my best friend, listening to those around us talking about AI, business and the economy. There's actually some real, live, excellent Irish musicians playing and loads of great Irish people being themselves. Go with the floor people.
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sitting in an Irish bar having a beer with my best friend, listening to those around us talking about AI, business and the economy. There's actually some real, live, excellent Irish musicians playing and loads of great Irish people being themselves. Go with the floor people.
Full house here at The Wild Atlantic Words festival. Our MC for this event, A poem and a Pint is local wordsmith @kenarmstrong.bsky.social Slainte!
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Full house here at The Wild Atlantic Words festival. Our MC for this event, A poem and a Pint is local wordsmith @kenarmstrong.bsky.social Slainte!
Dear Tuesday, please don't be fucking Monday!
October 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dear Tuesday, please don't be fucking Monday!
Coffee with my better half this afternoon. Cafe Nero not too busy because of the weather. Pretty windy in Castlebar atm but not as bad yet as the coastal areas of the county.
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Coffee with my better half this afternoon. Cafe Nero not too busy because of the weather. Pretty windy in Castlebar atm but not as bad yet as the coastal areas of the county.
October 2, 12.54pm.
Having a coffee and looking out on the west of Ireland October rain. A simple coffee and a few moments of quiet time. But sometimes, coffee is more than that. Here's a short read about a previous coffee.
open.substack.com/pub/johnnyme...
Having a coffee and looking out on the west of Ireland October rain. A simple coffee and a few moments of quiet time. But sometimes, coffee is more than that. Here's a short read about a previous coffee.
open.substack.com/pub/johnnyme...
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
October 2, 12.54pm.
Having a coffee and looking out on the west of Ireland October rain. A simple coffee and a few moments of quiet time. But sometimes, coffee is more than that. Here's a short read about a previous coffee.
open.substack.com/pub/johnnyme...
Having a coffee and looking out on the west of Ireland October rain. A simple coffee and a few moments of quiet time. But sometimes, coffee is more than that. Here's a short read about a previous coffee.
open.substack.com/pub/johnnyme...
It's October the first. Let me take this moment to wish you all a very happy Christmas.
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's October the first. Let me take this moment to wish you all a very happy Christmas.
Kinda surprised that someone hasn't set up the @mariasteenshandbag account yet. :-)
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Kinda surprised that someone hasn't set up the @mariasteenshandbag account yet. :-)
In Sligo for a couple of hours. Is there some secret wall we have to push thru to find the special place in town? Or maybe, we have to walk around Pennys, backwards, barefoot, 3 times to unlock a hidden Sligo. :-)
Just kinda feel, we're missing something here. Recommend the Epic Melt in O'Briens
Just kinda feel, we're missing something here. Recommend the Epic Melt in O'Briens
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In Sligo for a couple of hours. Is there some secret wall we have to push thru to find the special place in town? Or maybe, we have to walk around Pennys, backwards, barefoot, 3 times to unlock a hidden Sligo. :-)
Just kinda feel, we're missing something here. Recommend the Epic Melt in O'Briens
Just kinda feel, we're missing something here. Recommend the Epic Melt in O'Briens
Spotted this morning in Tesco. In case I forget to sometime in the next 4 months, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas.
September 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Spotted this morning in Tesco. In case I forget to sometime in the next 4 months, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas.
Found myself in that exact place this morning too.
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Found myself in that exact place this morning too.
Good morning from a wet west of Ireland. I’ll be sharing my weekly Substack later today. Link in bio. It’s a short one - just a little piece about love and a memory that stayed with me over the years.
September 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Good morning from a wet west of Ireland. I’ll be sharing my weekly Substack later today. Link in bio. It’s a short one - just a little piece about love and a memory that stayed with me over the years.
Yesterday, the sky wore summer clothes. Today, autumn made a quiet entrance. A sudden shower saw us seek refuge under an old chestnut tree, its orange & red leaves, gliding, falling. We gathered glossy chestnuts - like kids again. The years pass, but some moments stay timeless.
September 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yesterday, the sky wore summer clothes. Today, autumn made a quiet entrance. A sudden shower saw us seek refuge under an old chestnut tree, its orange & red leaves, gliding, falling. We gathered glossy chestnuts - like kids again. The years pass, but some moments stay timeless.