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Paul O'Farrell
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Happily retired old plumber and Local 393 union member 👷‍♂️
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A family of swans at the Anne Valley Walk on Waterford’s Copper Coast.
#ireland #irish #waterford #annestown #dunhill #coppercoast #swans #birds #wildlife
Two adult swans with bright white plumage followed by three young grey fledglings. They are paddling towards the camera on a small river surrounded by lush greenery,
July 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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One of the residents of Annestown on Waterford’s Copper Coast. He was a little disappointed I didn’t have any tasty nibbles 😀
#ireland #irish #waterford #annestown #coppercoast #donkey
A piebald brown and white donkey peering over a stone wall in the South of Ireland in the coastal village of Annestown, County Waterford.
June 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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One of our neighborhood hawks, not sure what type he is.
#palmsprings #coachellavalley #tahquitzcreek #wildlife #hawk #birds #california #usa
A large hawk with black and white and reddish-brown feathers, perched on a tree branch in Palm Springs, California.
May 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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View of the Grand Canyon and South Kaibab trail from last week.
#grandcanyon #nationalpark #nationalparkservice #arizona #landscape #outdoors #travel #USA
View of Grand Canyon framed by Pinyon Pine trees. The South Kaibab trail is visible in the near distance winding its way down into the canyon.
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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B-29 Superfortress "Doc" arriving at Palm Springs today. she will be at the Palm Springs Air Museum until May 4.
#palmsprings #coachellavalley #palmspringsairmuseum #BoeingB-29 #Superfortress #WW2 #warbird #USA #USAF #aircraft
April 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona, only a short detour off of I-17. Stopped here on the way to Sedona.
#montezumacastle #nationalmonument #arizona #yavapaicounty #nativeamerican #cliffdwelling #sinagua #campverde
An ancient cliff dwelling built into the face of a limestone cliff under a large rock overhang. It was built by the Sinagua people between approximately AD 1100 and 1425.
April 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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View from Palm Hills trail this morning in South Palm Springs.
#palmsprings #palmhills #oswitlandtrust #coachellavalley #california #SoCal #hiking #outdoors
View of snow capped mountains and hiking trail in the hills above South Palm Springs.
March 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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One of my dads photos which I believe was taken in 1954 when members of the 69th New York infantry regiment visited Waterford. The original 69th New York militia were part of Waterford born Thomas Francis Meagher's Irish Brigade in the American civil war.
#waterford #saintpatricksday #Irish #ireland
Black and white photo of American soldiers marching in a Saint Patrick's Day parade in Waterford, Ireland with a large crowd of people watching. Photo believed taken in 1954.
March 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Joshua Tree National Park from a recent hike up to Eagle Cliff mine. This is a view looking roughly North east towards Twentynine Palms.
#Joshuatreenationalpark #joshuatree #nationalparkservice #mojavedesert #twentyninepalms #landscape #outdoors #hiking #california
A view of the desert landscape with mountains in the distance and granite boulders in the foreground. Photo taken near Eagle Cliff mine in Joshua Tree National Park.
March 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Lots of snow on the mountains above Palm Springs this morning.
#palmsprings #cathedralcity #coachellavalley #california #mountsanjacinto #socal #winter #weather #USA
Snow capped mountains with palm trees in the foreground in Palm Springs, California.
March 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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A snap from yesterday’s hike in Joshua Tree National Park. This is near the Desert Queen mine, one of my favorite spots in the park.
#joshuatreenationalpark #joshuatree #mojave #desert #nationalparksservice #california #outdoors #landscape
View of desert landscape with large granite outcrops and boulders. In the far distance are snow capped mountains.
February 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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An occasional visitor to our patio. I believe this is a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker but I am open to correction.
#coachellavalley #socal #california #birds #woodpecker #wildlife #desert #palmsprings #cathedralcity
Small black and white bird with a red crown perched on a patio chair. A Ladder-Backed Woodpecker I believe.
February 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Hot Creek Geologic Site near Mammoth Lakes, California. There are boiling hot springs in and around the riverbed due to the seismic activity in the Long Valley Caldera.
#california #mammothlakes #hotspringsgeologicsite #longvalleycaldera #sierranevada #landscape
From the USGS website: "The beautiful blue pools and impressive boiling fountains along Hot Creek in east-central California have provided enjoyment to generations of visitors, but they have also been the cause of injury or death to some who disregarded warnings and fences. The springs and geysers in the stream bed and along its banks change location, temperature, and flow rates frequently and unpredictably. The hot springs and geysers of Hot Creek are visible signs of dynamic geologic processes in this volcanic region, where underground heat drives thermal spring activity." https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/long-valley-caldera/science/long-valley-caldera-field-guide-hot-creek-geologic-site
February 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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View from Fonts Point in Anza Borrego looking West towards the town of Borrego Springs and the San Ysidro Mountains.
#california #borregosprings #anzaborrego #fontspoint #stateparks #desert #landscape
A view of the desert landscape near Fonts Point in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, the largest state park in California.
February 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Bodie Jail at Bodie State Historic Park in Mono County, California. The jail was built in the 1870's when Bodie was a booming gold mining town.
#california #monocounty #ghosttown #bodiestatehistoricpark #abandoned #wildwest #goldmine #travel
Wooden structure that was one the town jail at Bodie, California. The town is now a ghost town and maintained in a state of arrested decay as a state park.
January 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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An occasional visitor to our patio. I believe this is a House Finch.
#palmsprings #coachellavalley #desert #california #wildlife #birds #socal
Housefinch perched on fence in Palm Springs.
January 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Palm Springs this morning, nice to see a good dusting of snow on the San Jacinto mountains.
#palmsprings #coachellavalley #tahquitzcreekgolf #winter #socal #mountsanjacinto
A view of the snowcapped San Jacinto Mountains which overlook Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley in Southern California. The golf course in the foreground is part of the city owned Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort. In the distance on top of a ridge is a house that once belonged to Bob Hope and was designed by architect John Lautner.
January 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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P-51 Mustang "Bunny" at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The plane is painted with the markings of the P-51 flown by Airman Lt. Col. Bob Friend who was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen.
#tuskegeeairmen #redtail #palmspringsairmuseum #p51mustang #california #WW2 #aircraft #palmsprings #coachellavalley
A P-51D Mustang fighter plane decorated in the markings of the aircraft flown by Lieutenant Colonel Bob Friend during WW 2.
January 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, December 2023.
#grandcanyon #coloradoriver #arizona #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #landscape
A view of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River near Sunset.
January 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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A freshly laid section of the CV Link near Tahquitz Creek Golf Course in Palm Springs. This will be a 40 mile long alternative transportation route for pedestrians, cyclists and low speed electric vehicles when completed. #palmsprings #cvlink #coachellavalley #socal #california
A new concrete section of the 40 mile long CV Link which will provide a safe transportation route for pedestrians, cyclists and users of low speed electric vehicles. It will link 8 Coachella Valley cities when finished. In the distance is Mount San Jacinto towering over downtown Palm Springs.
January 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The grave of German immigrant Martin Molkenbuhr in Virginia City's Silver Terraces cemetery. Martin was a carpenter and barrel maker who came to Nevada in 1870. His wife Alice Manning was born in my old hometown of Waterford, Ireland in 1846. #virginiacity #nevada #german #irish #silvermining
A wooden grave marker at Virginia City, Nevada marking the grave of a German immigrant, Martin Molkenbuhr who came here in 1870. His wife was also an immigrant from Ireland.
January 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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View of the Owens Valley with Alabama Hills and lone Pine in the distance. Photo taken on Horseshoe Road, a spectacular drive up to Cottonwood Lakes trailhead.
#california #lonepine #alabamahills #sierranevada #owensvalley #inyocounty #landscape #travel
View overlooking the Owens Valley on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
January 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Joshua Tree National Park from a couple of years ago, I'm overdue for a return visit.
#california #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #nationalparkservice #outdoors #desert #mojave
View of rock formations and desert landscape at Joshua Tree National Park.
January 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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The serpent at Galeta Meadows just outside Borrego Springs, California. This is one of many sculptures by artist Ricardo Breceda scattered around the area. This one is by far the largest.
#borregosprings #anzaborrego #california #USA #sculpture #art #desert #travel
A large metal sculpture of a giant serpent in the desert near the town of Borrego Springs. It is one of many in the area by self-taught sculptor Ricardo Breceda.
January 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The steam dredger Portlairge, built in 1907 by the Dublin Dockyard Company for Waterford's Harbour commissioners. It remained in service until 1980. It now lies rusting on the shore in Bannow Bay near Saltmills, County Wexford. My wife's grandfather was a crew member.
#ireland #waterford #wexford
Rusting steam dredger abandoned on the shore in Bannow Bay, County Wexford Ireland.
January 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM