a simple picture yet full of optimistic colours for the last day of 2011. happy new year to everybody!

and Sherkin waves.

the 400th photo on venividi is from the beautiful Sherkin Island west of Baltimore. a cold, grey, drizzly and windy day, in a typical Irish weather twist, ended up like this.

flock of swifts (at least i think they are swifts) over the fields in Garretstown, County Cork.

UPDATE: below is short video i took of the aforementioned flock of birds, which appear not to be swifts, or vultures as certain specialist was suggesting, but starlings. big thanks to Martin and Sile for that info and to Paul for showing me the birds :)

Katharina and Kerstin finishing in novice pairs competition at Muskerry Hunter Trial in Aherla.

Vicky Langan and during her performance "Wolflinge" in National Sculpture Gallery.

a spectator giving a detailed look to a kinetic sculpture "The Gadfly" during Culture Night in Cork's National Sculpture Factory.

a picture which seems to be a follow-up to this one. this time on Coal Quay in Cork.