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Category: On the Way

Images made while travelling rather than at the destination.

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

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

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

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 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

A single small pink wildflower blooms among green woodland leaves, dry seed heads and the leaf litter of the forest floor
2026-07-282026-07-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

Hidden in Plain Sight

Woodland path curving into deep green trees, bordered by sunlit rosebay willowherb glowing pink in the evening light.
2026-07-272026-07-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

Where the Path Turns

Bright pink flower growing from a narrow gap between a concrete kerb and dark pavement, with dry grass above.
2026-07-262026-07-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

No Room, Yet Blooming

Vivid orange-red sunset over summer fields and hedgerows with a dramatic shaft of sunlight stretching across the sky.
2026-07-252026-07-23 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Day’s Last Blessing

Cream-coloured meadowsweet flowers glowing in soft evening light against a blurred background of grasses
2026-07-24 Michael McFarland Campbell

Gathering in the Light

Bright pink campion flowers growing among tall summer grasses with soft evening light in the background.
2026-07-232026-09-08 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Colour That Waited

Single vivid pink rose blooming within a dense hedge shown largely in black and white.
2026-07-202026-07-18 Michael McFarland Campbell

Held in the Hedge

Pale butterfly resting on a pink wildflower amid dense green foliage in bright summer sunlight.
2026-07-18 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Gift That Arrived

2026-07-17 Michael McFarland Campbell

What We Leave Behind

Tiny red and yellow wildflowers bloom low among green grass outside the dialysis unit in Port Laoise.
2026-07-16 Michael McFarland Campbell

At Our Feet

2026-07-15 Michael McFarland Campbell

The Feather Left Behind

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