Oughterard at dawn

So, I wake up the other Sunday and I discover that there is no butter in the house. 

My first thought was of hungry kids and husband looking for toast in an hour or two. I made myself coffee in a takeaway mug and off I went on the way to town in search of butter. 
Bear in mind it was Sunday and it was still about 7 in the morning so I was wondering if anywhere will be even open. But I prepared myself for a nice walk and once I was on my way I saw the first light of the coming day...That was it... The fun began and I almost forgot why I went out in the first place. I started taking photos and it was simply fantastic.

Don't you just love it when you can get lost into doing something and forget about everything else?! It is really so relaxing and cleansing and refreshing. This is what photography is for me, peace for my mind, a quiet place where I need to go and just create and make real things with my imagination. I love it. I need it. It keeps me sane.
   
Unfortunately the phone is not a great quality photo maker in the dark but I like the graininess and texture it adds to the photos almost like a real film camera they even remind me a bit of pinhole camera images.

Luckily, I found my butter right there, at the trusty and reliable corner store ( apparently Connor's is always open!! Man, this guy works hard!!)  but unfortunately that meant I had to turn back home.

Never mind,  I had a fab hour walking into the sunrise and enjoying the birth of the new day.
Next time you are out of butter, I am telling you, it is worth taking a walk looking for some...

 

The trusted Corner Store in Oughterard 

The reason I went out in the first place :-)

The day is definitely waking up 

 Here is a link to the album with all the photos I took that morning

Oughterard in the Fall

If you find yourself walking in the village one early foggy morning you will discover how peaceful, calm and wonderful it is.

The colours of autumn are so warm and bright against the white softness of the fog, every sound is subdued and hushed, there is no one about... Perfect...


What an amazing feeling. I just love where I live.

Welcome to Oughterard, the Gateway to Connemara 

Just a quick walk through Oughterard

I was having technical problems uploading my previous blog post and for some reason I got this empty no title no words no images post up and out in the computerverse as well. 

Surprisingly it got a lot a views so I decided to fill it up a bit with a few shots I took in Oughterard a few days go for Google Maps.

Here you go ;-)

Faherty's pub

Breachnach's bar

Turning from Camp street to Main street at the Boat Inn

Powers thatch Pub

Connemara Lake Hotel

The Highlander takeaway

Tommy Tuck's fishing equipment store

July Mornings in Connemara

There is no better time to walk Connemara than during the beautiful July mornings. 

Grab your best friend, your dogs, a few sandwiches and a bottle of water and hit the roads. 

Quite often you don't really need to walk far for a good view especially if you are staying in Oughterard, Co Galway. Believe me, just in about 10-15 minutes you can be out of town, overlooking the area from an amazing high spot and thinking, WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT EARLIER?!

Cross  the bridge at the church, turn right and continue up by the school and then continue on... 

In about 40 minutes (very slow walk) you will be admiring the best view over Lough Corrib and the surrounding woods and bogs. You would be walking the High road or as the locals call it Newvillage area. 

This is a lovely little road but beware, it can get pretty busy at times like mid morning and late afternoon when people commute to work.

 Right now I will show you the best time when no one is watching ;-)

 

Thanks for walking with me