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Author: Michael McFarland Campbell

Michael McFarland Campbell is an independent journalist, editor, author, hymn writer, photographer and organist. Through Gyronny Herald and NeuroDivine.ie, he explores politics, society, faith, identity, chronic illness and the sacred in everyday life.
2026-10-18 Michael McFarland Campbell

Colour Around the Corner

Green and purple aurora across a starry night sky above trees, a stone wall and a house beside a road in Monasterevin.
2026-10-102026-10-10 Michael McFarland Campbell

God’s Fireworks

A black and white cat on a church access ramp beside stone steps, a warmly illuminated pointed doorway and a low stone wall.
2026-10-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

At the Church Door

Clusters of vivid pink, star-shaped flowers above reddish stems and broad green leaves, with darker fading flower heads and soil beneath.
2026-10-032026-10-02 Michael McFarland Campbell

Colour at the Turning

Water flowing over dark, wet stones between two stone walls, with scattered leaves, green plants and purple flowers along the right bank.
2026-10-022026-10-02 Michael McFarland Campbell

A Quiet Passage

Self-portrait at Portarlington railway station at night, standing in heavy rain beneath bright platform lights.
2026-10-02 Michael McFarland Campbell

Waiting in the Rain

A fallen branch with curled brown leaves lies across bright green grass in Port Laoise, an early hint of autumn amid the still-lush September growth.
2026-09-13 Michael McFarland Campbell

Still Holding On

Clusters of ripe black and unripe red blackberries growing among dense green leaves in a hedgerow.
2026-09-102026-09-08 Michael McFarland Campbell

What the Hedgerow Offers

Pink flowers and tall green stems growing beside the flowing Triogue River beneath a bridge in Portlaoise.
2026-09-092026-09-08 Michael McFarland Campbell

A Garden Between

A grey heron standing beside dark water, partially concealed by dense green foliage, reeds and bare branches.
2026-09-08 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Patient Watcher

2026-09-072026-09-08 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Bridge over the Barrow

A tiny dark spider crossing the bright yellow lid of a salt box on the platform at Monasterevin railway station.
2026-09-052026-09-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

Already Occupied

Selective-colour photograph of a purple buddleia flower growing between galvanised railings at Stáisiún Mhainistir Eimhín, with the railings and surrounding foliage rendered in black and white.
2026-09-042026-09-06 Michael McFarland Campbell

Through the Railings

A rusted metal pipe projects through dense green vegetation above the dark, narrow Triogue River in Port Laoise.
2026-08-292026-08-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

What Enters the River?

A soft-focus yellow flower fills the foreground of a late-summer flower bed, surrounded by green leaves, dried brown seed heads and scattered orange blooms.
2026-08-282026-08-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

When Summer Turns

A discarded plastic bottle floats among reeds near the grassy bank of the canal, with clouds reflected in the still water.
2026-08-262026-08-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

What We Leave

Moone High Cross standing within the ruins at Moone, County Kildare, seen across ancient stone slabs mottled with moss. The pale carved cross rises against the dark stone wall, with leafy branches entering from the right and part of the protective roof visible above.
2026-08-242026-08-26 Michael McFarland Campbell

Through the Ruins

2026-08-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

Grapes in the Stone

Morning sunlight illuminates tall reeds growing in the clear water of a canal, revealing underwater plants beneath the calm surface.
2026-08-07 Michael McFarland Campbell

Found in the Quiet

Close-up of a bramble laden with blackberries ranging from green and red to fully ripe black, surrounded by summer leaves.
2026-08-04 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Slow Work of Ripening

Tall thistles at the edge of a wooded area releasing pale, downy seeds, with loose seed fluff scattered across the dry grass below.
2026-08-03 Michael McFarland Campbell

What the Wind Carries

A meadow brown butterfly rests among purple thistle flowers and tall grasses in a wildlife meadow, feeding in bright summer sunshine.
2026-08-012026-09-07 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Signs We Leave

View through a church entrance into the nave, with a patterned tiled floor, stained-glass window and altar ahead, a candle stand on the left, fire extinguishers on the right, and a bell rope hanging nearby.
2026-07-31 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Way In

View from a moving train crossing the Drogheda viaduct, looking across the River Boyne beneath a dramatic overcast sky, with green fields, trees, and the town in the distance framed by the railway parapet.
2026-07-302026-09-07 Michael McFarland Campbell

The River that Remembers

A single upright cluster of wild arum berries among long grass, with lower berries still green and the upper berries turning yellow, orange, and vivid red.
2026-07-292026-09-07 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hidden Fire

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