Ann Bruen
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“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere”
– Vincent van Gogh
https://annbruen.com
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere”
– Vincent van Gogh
https://annbruen.com
International Mountain Day
In 2002, the UN General Assembly designated 11 December as International Mountain Day. It is celebrated annually to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life. Here is a collage of a few of my favourite mountain photos from Ireland.
In 2002, the UN General Assembly designated 11 December as International Mountain Day. It is celebrated annually to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life. Here is a collage of a few of my favourite mountain photos from Ireland.
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
International Mountain Day
In 2002, the UN General Assembly designated 11 December as International Mountain Day. It is celebrated annually to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life. Here is a collage of a few of my favourite mountain photos from Ireland.
In 2002, the UN General Assembly designated 11 December as International Mountain Day. It is celebrated annually to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life. Here is a collage of a few of my favourite mountain photos from Ireland.
Golden hour and breakfast time with the Poolbeg Chimneys this morning ❤️
#dublinmornings #bullisland #poolbegchimneys
#dublinmornings #bullisland #poolbegchimneys
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Golden hour and breakfast time with the Poolbeg Chimneys this morning ❤️
#dublinmornings #bullisland #poolbegchimneys
#dublinmornings #bullisland #poolbegchimneys
📍Bull Island, Dublin
🗓️ 11th December, 2025
The colours before sunrise on Bull Island were just wow!
🗓️ 11th December, 2025
The colours before sunrise on Bull Island were just wow!
December 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📍Bull Island, Dublin
🗓️ 11th December, 2025
The colours before sunrise on Bull Island were just wow!
🗓️ 11th December, 2025
The colours before sunrise on Bull Island were just wow!
This day last year I visited the Commissioners of Irish Lights Head Office in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, and got to see one of my own Sturgeon Moon photos - taken during a moonrise from Carlingford Lough near Haulbowline Lighthouse - enlarged and displayed on their wall. I was absolutely blown away.
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This day last year I visited the Commissioners of Irish Lights Head Office in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, and got to see one of my own Sturgeon Moon photos - taken during a moonrise from Carlingford Lough near Haulbowline Lighthouse - enlarged and displayed on their wall. I was absolutely blown away.
Lots of wave action at Omeath slip today and similar pounding on the other side at Warrenpoint. #StormBram #CarlingfordLough #Ireland
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lots of wave action at Omeath slip today and similar pounding on the other side at Warrenpoint. #StormBram #CarlingfordLough #Ireland
Laytown Beach was lovely this morning for sunrise. Looked like a lot of low lying cloud but the sun did manage to break through it. Notnor be outdone the moon was also shining brightly. Linda Brunker’s fabulous ‘Voyager’ sculpture made for a lovely subject.
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Laytown Beach was lovely this morning for sunrise. Looked like a lot of low lying cloud but the sun did manage to break through it. Notnor be outdone the moon was also shining brightly. Linda Brunker’s fabulous ‘Voyager’ sculpture made for a lovely subject.
Memories from #thisdaylastyear — the sky over Gyles Quay put on the most incredible show. The contrast between the dark clouds and the fiery sunset was beautiful.
#gylesquay #countylouth #dundalkbay #sunset
#gylesquay #countylouth #dundalkbay #sunset
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Memories from #thisdaylastyear — the sky over Gyles Quay put on the most incredible show. The contrast between the dark clouds and the fiery sunset was beautiful.
#gylesquay #countylouth #dundalkbay #sunset
#gylesquay #countylouth #dundalkbay #sunset
Yesterdays full moon over Ireland’s Eye from Burrow Beach, Co. Dublin ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Yesterdays full moon over Ireland’s Eye from Burrow Beach, Co. Dublin ❤️
Amazing memories from this day last year - the colours on display from Bull Island, Co. Dublin were incredible. Feast your eyes !
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Amazing memories from this day last year - the colours on display from Bull Island, Co. Dublin were incredible. Feast your eyes !
Love’s young dream silhouetted against the sunrise at Réalt na Mara on the Bull Wall this morning, sunrise watchers silhouettes and a beautiful sun over North Bull Lighthouse this morning.
#bullisland #sunrise #dublin #ireland
#bullisland #sunrise #dublin #ireland
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Love’s young dream silhouetted against the sunrise at Réalt na Mara on the Bull Wall this morning, sunrise watchers silhouettes and a beautiful sun over North Bull Lighthouse this morning.
#bullisland #sunrise #dublin #ireland
#bullisland #sunrise #dublin #ireland
A throwback to this December memory from 2021
"If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together"
- African Proverb
A flock of birds at sunrise on Bull Island #photomemories
"If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together"
- African Proverb
A flock of birds at sunrise on Bull Island #photomemories
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A throwback to this December memory from 2021
"If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together"
- African Proverb
A flock of birds at sunrise on Bull Island #photomemories
"If you want to go fast, go alone
If you want to go far, go together"
- African Proverb
A flock of birds at sunrise on Bull Island #photomemories
The sun setting through bare winter branches along the Howth Cliff Walk earlier today.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The sun setting through bare winter branches along the Howth Cliff Walk earlier today.
Pretty in Pink !
📍Baily Lighthouse, Howth Peninsula
🗓️ Tuesday, 2nd December
Some beautiful post sunset colours from the Howth cliffs earlier this evening.
📍Baily Lighthouse, Howth Peninsula
🗓️ Tuesday, 2nd December
Some beautiful post sunset colours from the Howth cliffs earlier this evening.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pretty in Pink !
📍Baily Lighthouse, Howth Peninsula
🗓️ Tuesday, 2nd December
Some beautiful post sunset colours from the Howth cliffs earlier this evening.
📍Baily Lighthouse, Howth Peninsula
🗓️ Tuesday, 2nd December
Some beautiful post sunset colours from the Howth cliffs earlier this evening.
And so it begins - Dublin City Council’s Winter Lights featuring the ‘Céad’ installation at George’s Dock - 100 beams of light in the sky created by lighting designer Sonya Fossett and music artist Caolan Ryan. And a bit of ‘HO HO HO’ from the Samuel Beckett bridge this evening.
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And so it begins - Dublin City Council’s Winter Lights featuring the ‘Céad’ installation at George’s Dock - 100 beams of light in the sky created by lighting designer Sonya Fossett and music artist Caolan Ryan. And a bit of ‘HO HO HO’ from the Samuel Beckett bridge this evening.
November 2025 highlights from beautiful Ireland ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
November 2025 highlights from beautiful Ireland ❤️
Beautiful sunset colours over Carlingford Lough and Omeath this evening, with the sky glowing in soft pinks, yellows, and reds, and the moon and colours reflecting beautifully across the water.
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Beautiful sunset colours over Carlingford Lough and Omeath this evening, with the sky glowing in soft pinks, yellows, and reds, and the moon and colours reflecting beautifully across the water.
It’s a balancing act ….
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s a balancing act ….
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
📍Omeath, Co. Louth
8:30am, 25th Nov 2025
When sunrise and low tide meet ! Omeath sitting pretty in its autumn colours under some lovely winter sunshine. Today’s sunrise was at 8:11am, and coincidentally low tide was also at 8:11am.
#omeath #carlingfordlough #sunrise #reflections
8:30am, 25th Nov 2025
When sunrise and low tide meet ! Omeath sitting pretty in its autumn colours under some lovely winter sunshine. Today’s sunrise was at 8:11am, and coincidentally low tide was also at 8:11am.
#omeath #carlingfordlough #sunrise #reflections
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📍Omeath, Co. Louth
8:30am, 25th Nov 2025
When sunrise and low tide meet ! Omeath sitting pretty in its autumn colours under some lovely winter sunshine. Today’s sunrise was at 8:11am, and coincidentally low tide was also at 8:11am.
#omeath #carlingfordlough #sunrise #reflections
8:30am, 25th Nov 2025
When sunrise and low tide meet ! Omeath sitting pretty in its autumn colours under some lovely winter sunshine. Today’s sunrise was at 8:11am, and coincidentally low tide was also at 8:11am.
#omeath #carlingfordlough #sunrise #reflections
The crescent moon peeping between the clouds above Gyles Quay Pier was an added bonus. A feast for the eyes ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The crescent moon peeping between the clouds above Gyles Quay Pier was an added bonus. A feast for the eyes ❤️
📍Gyles Quay
Monday, 24th November, 2025
An amazing sunset and a kalidoscope of post sunset colours this evening at Gyles Quay, Co. Louth
Monday, 24th November, 2025
An amazing sunset and a kalidoscope of post sunset colours this evening at Gyles Quay, Co. Louth
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
📍Gyles Quay
Monday, 24th November, 2025
An amazing sunset and a kalidoscope of post sunset colours this evening at Gyles Quay, Co. Louth
Monday, 24th November, 2025
An amazing sunset and a kalidoscope of post sunset colours this evening at Gyles Quay, Co. Louth
Just witnessed a beautiful sunset at Gyles Quay but before that here are some photos from a lovely start to the day in Carlingford this morning. The little robin I met was singing its heart out for ages and the morning sun was shining brightly on King John’s Castle.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Just witnessed a beautiful sunset at Gyles Quay but before that here are some photos from a lovely start to the day in Carlingford this morning. The little robin I met was singing its heart out for ages and the morning sun was shining brightly on King John’s Castle.
A few moments of vivid colours and reflections over Omeath slip from the Carlingford Lough Greenway this morning.
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A few moments of vivid colours and reflections over Omeath slip from the Carlingford Lough Greenway this morning.
Cold, grumpy, and in need of a warmer perch 😉
This robin was all fluffed up and looking fed up with winter already - spotted along the boardwalk to Portmarnock Beach this morning.
This robin was all fluffed up and looking fed up with winter already - spotted along the boardwalk to Portmarnock Beach this morning.
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Cold, grumpy, and in need of a warmer perch 😉
This robin was all fluffed up and looking fed up with winter already - spotted along the boardwalk to Portmarnock Beach this morning.
This robin was all fluffed up and looking fed up with winter already - spotted along the boardwalk to Portmarnock Beach this morning.
Walking in a winter wonderland
A light dusting of snow transformed the turf road above Omeath into a beautiful winter trail and added to the sweeping views over Carlingford Lough. Photos taken from a walk up to Clermont Cairn yesterday ( 20th November, 2025).
A light dusting of snow transformed the turf road above Omeath into a beautiful winter trail and added to the sweeping views over Carlingford Lough. Photos taken from a walk up to Clermont Cairn yesterday ( 20th November, 2025).
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Walking in a winter wonderland
A light dusting of snow transformed the turf road above Omeath into a beautiful winter trail and added to the sweeping views over Carlingford Lough. Photos taken from a walk up to Clermont Cairn yesterday ( 20th November, 2025).
A light dusting of snow transformed the turf road above Omeath into a beautiful winter trail and added to the sweeping views over Carlingford Lough. Photos taken from a walk up to Clermont Cairn yesterday ( 20th November, 2025).
📍Portmarnock Beach
21st November, 2025
It was pretty baltic out there this morning ❄️
Beautiful pre sunrise colours were in abundance and this fishing trawler positioned just to the right of Ireland’s Eye provided a perfect sunrise object.
21st November, 2025
It was pretty baltic out there this morning ❄️
Beautiful pre sunrise colours were in abundance and this fishing trawler positioned just to the right of Ireland’s Eye provided a perfect sunrise object.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📍Portmarnock Beach
21st November, 2025
It was pretty baltic out there this morning ❄️
Beautiful pre sunrise colours were in abundance and this fishing trawler positioned just to the right of Ireland’s Eye provided a perfect sunrise object.
21st November, 2025
It was pretty baltic out there this morning ❄️
Beautiful pre sunrise colours were in abundance and this fishing trawler positioned just to the right of Ireland’s Eye provided a perfect sunrise object.