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Sunday, January 26, 2014

The Fantastic Winter Colours of Connemara

Usually people BELIEVE that in winter nature has no colour, that there is only grey, brown and nameless mixtures in between. 

So I am on a mission to PROVE everyone who believes that WRONG. 

Have a look at the fantastic winter colours of Connemara. The gorgeous rusty and golden hues mixing together to oblivion.  Enjoy

Connemara landscape, with mountains, lakes and beautiful coloured grasses

lake mountains and grasses at the front of the picture

Connemara landscape, golden grasses and lake and mountains  beautiful Connemara landscape with lake, mountains, house

grass image close up at the front, golden background at the back

a gourse bush at the front and a very golden grass landscape and the back of the image

colourful landscape from Connemara

mountain landscape with clouds at the mountain tops and rusty grasses

mountains with golden grasses and clouds at the mountain tops

mountains with golden grasses

mountains, lakes and golden grasses landscape

landscape from Connemara with a lake, mountains and golden coloured grass

landscape image from Connemara with a lake and mountains at the back

landscape image with a lake, golden grass, mountains at the back  landscape image with golden grass and a little house

landscape image with golden colored grass


Welcome to Connemara
Bunnagippaun, Oughterard, Co Galway, Ireland 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

CRAZY CHRISTMAS EVE 2013

It is Christmas eve 2013 and I find myself thinking of snow. Probably I would like anything to divert my attention from the howling wind outside, the flicking electricity, the stone hard hail that keeps rattling the windows and the permanent leak we have in the corridor for the last 10 days! 


I am not complaining, I am just explaining, how it is... Well, maybe just looking for sympathy, because I don't like the wind at all. 

The autumn and the winter were so fine this year - mild and not too cold, no extreme weather. We had some great walks and I took some fab photos from Connemara's gorgeous bog lands and hills. 

But for the last 10 days we entered a permanent storm, it hasn't eased up for a second! We live here at the foothills of the mountains and the weather is always a bit more extreme and a bit colder than anywhere else in the area. 
But this crazy storm, I haven't seen anything like it before! Even right now, while I write to you, the wind is howling into the chimneys and surrounding the house with the best surround sound you can get!! At least it is not hailing, but hey! I am sure it will start in a moment!! 

So, in defiance of this crazy weather, I will post some peaceful Connemara images from a few years back when the mountains were covered with a thin layer of beautiful fluffy snow that didn't last long but transformed the place into a magical land! 

Enjoy and think of peace, calm thought and happiness!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland
Click on the images to view as a slideshow!
Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland
Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

Snow in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

CRAZY CHRISTMAS EVE 2013© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

CRAZY CHRISTMAS EVE 2013© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland

CRAZY CHRISTMAS EVE 2013© Annie Japaud 2013, Connemara, snow, photography, nature, landscape, Ireland


It was a gorgeous winter walk. Thanks for joining me. Hope you liked it ;-)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A very rainbow day in Connemara

Don't you just love a good rainbow? 


rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,

Believe me if you do, Ireland is the place to go if you want to chase rainbows! 


You can get them anytime anywhere - double rainbows, extra bright, fantastic, amazing, unbelievable!!
The weather is always so unpredictable and changes so fast you never know when a rainbow is going to surprise you. Sometimes you can be in the car and a rainbow can just pop up next to you and move with you along the road!!!   Amazing right?!!

Another time you can just walk peacefully in the countryside and they can spring up in the bogs like jewels and you can not help yourself but wonder where could that pot of gold be berried....

Walk with me and see a rainbow day in Connemara

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland

rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland

And now my favourite, my boxer admiring the rainbow
rainbow day in Connemara© Annie Japaud 2013, nature photography, landscapes, Connemara, Ireland, rainbows,


thank you for visiting, hope you drop by again ;-)

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