Johnny Mac
@johnnythecow.bsky.social
Mid Wales based. Ninety percent human, half Irish, half Mancunian, half pharmaceuticals, two thirds rubbish at fractions. Wildlife, nature, conservation and general nice stuff.
www.fragmentsoflight.co.uk
www.fragmentsoflight.co.uk
A heartless hand on my shoulder,
a push and it’s over…
#coffee #caffeine #loneliness #isolation #deserted #sunlight #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #film #mediumformat #darkroom #thesmiths #morrissey #lyrics #mancunian #aberystwyth
a push and it’s over…
#coffee #caffeine #loneliness #isolation #deserted #sunlight #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #film #mediumformat #darkroom #thesmiths #morrissey #lyrics #mancunian #aberystwyth
February 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A heartless hand on my shoulder,
a push and it’s over…
#coffee #caffeine #loneliness #isolation #deserted #sunlight #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #film #mediumformat #darkroom #thesmiths #morrissey #lyrics #mancunian #aberystwyth
a push and it’s over…
#coffee #caffeine #loneliness #isolation #deserted #sunlight #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #film #mediumformat #darkroom #thesmiths #morrissey #lyrics #mancunian #aberystwyth
Amid concrete and clay, and general decay,
nature must still find a way.
#decay #abandoned #urban #urbanphotography #desolation #destruction #cityscape #thesmiths #stretchoutandwait #lyrics #manchester #mancunian
nature must still find a way.
#decay #abandoned #urban #urbanphotography #desolation #destruction #cityscape #thesmiths #stretchoutandwait #lyrics #manchester #mancunian
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Amid concrete and clay, and general decay,
nature must still find a way.
#decay #abandoned #urban #urbanphotography #desolation #destruction #cityscape #thesmiths #stretchoutandwait #lyrics #manchester #mancunian
nature must still find a way.
#decay #abandoned #urban #urbanphotography #desolation #destruction #cityscape #thesmiths #stretchoutandwait #lyrics #manchester #mancunian
Sweet Carline
#thistle #carlinethistle #flora #dunes #sanddunes #slack #botany #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #ceredigion #aberystwyth #ynyslas #corsfochno #dyfi
#thistle #carlinethistle #flora #dunes #sanddunes #slack #botany #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #ceredigion #aberystwyth #ynyslas #corsfochno #dyfi
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
In the cold, quiet, calm.
#derwentwater #calfclosebay #keswick #skiddaw #blencathra #winter #weather #mist #snow #mountains #lakes #lakedistrict #cumbria
#derwentwater #calfclosebay #keswick #skiddaw #blencathra #winter #weather #mist #snow #mountains #lakes #lakedistrict #cumbria
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In the cold, quiet, calm.
#derwentwater #calfclosebay #keswick #skiddaw #blencathra #winter #weather #mist #snow #mountains #lakes #lakedistrict #cumbria
#derwentwater #calfclosebay #keswick #skiddaw #blencathra #winter #weather #mist #snow #mountains #lakes #lakedistrict #cumbria
Grief Encounter.
#hebdenbridge #calderdale #caldervalley #railway #railroad #platform #station #vintage #retro
#hebdenbridge #calderdale #caldervalley #railway #railroad #platform #station #vintage #retro
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Grief Encounter.
#hebdenbridge #calderdale #caldervalley #railway #railroad #platform #station #vintage #retro
#hebdenbridge #calderdale #caldervalley #railway #railroad #platform #station #vintage #retro
There is no solitude in the world like that of the big city.
#stockport #plaza #manchester #nightlife #neon #nighthawks #citylights #cityscape #theatre
#stockport #plaza #manchester #nightlife #neon #nighthawks #citylights #cityscape #theatre
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 AM
There is no solitude in the world like that of the big city.
#stockport #plaza #manchester #nightlife #neon #nighthawks #citylights #cityscape #theatre
#stockport #plaza #manchester #nightlife #neon #nighthawks #citylights #cityscape #theatre
Titillation
#bluetit #Cyanistescaeruleus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#bluetit #Cyanistescaeruleus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Don’t sing because you have the answer, sing because you have a song.
#longtailedtit #aegithaloscaudatus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#longtailedtit #aegithaloscaudatus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Don’t sing because you have the answer, sing because you have a song.
#longtailedtit #aegithaloscaudatus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#longtailedtit #aegithaloscaudatus #biggardenbirdwatch #wildlife #nature #birds #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdlife #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
Community
#starlings #roost #roosting #murmuration #sunset #birds #birdlife #migration #passerine #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #pier #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#starlings #roost #roosting #murmuration #sunset #birds #birdlife #migration #passerine #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #pier #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The estuary, film.
#dyfi #ynyslas #cambrianmountains #landscapephotography #landscape #danger #borth #aberystwyth #ceredigion #walescoastpath #dunes #saltmarsh #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
#dyfi #ynyslas #cambrianmountains #landscapephotography #landscape #danger #borth #aberystwyth #ceredigion #walescoastpath #dunes #saltmarsh #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography @walescoastpath1.bsky.social @walescoastpath.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
In the past, buildings were designed by artists; today, they are designed by engineers.
The Hotspur Press, Manchester, and it’s unwelcome, disagreeable, modern neighbour.
#hotspurpress #architecture #victorian #mill #industrial #palacetheatre #oxfordroadstation #historical #cityscape #manchester
The Hotspur Press, Manchester, and it’s unwelcome, disagreeable, modern neighbour.
#hotspurpress #architecture #victorian #mill #industrial #palacetheatre #oxfordroadstation #historical #cityscape #manchester
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In the past, buildings were designed by artists; today, they are designed by engineers.
The Hotspur Press, Manchester, and it’s unwelcome, disagreeable, modern neighbour.
#hotspurpress #architecture #victorian #mill #industrial #palacetheatre #oxfordroadstation #historical #cityscape #manchester
The Hotspur Press, Manchester, and it’s unwelcome, disagreeable, modern neighbour.
#hotspurpress #architecture #victorian #mill #industrial #palacetheatre #oxfordroadstation #historical #cityscape #manchester
Snowfall.
#snow #winter #snowflakes #snowstorm #storm #blizzard #weather #monochrome #blackandwhite #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#snow #winter #snowflakes #snowstorm #storm #blizzard #weather #monochrome #blackandwhite #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“Out of touch, out of time,
I must have been dragging this down for too long.
Out of time, out of reach,
only a fool would carry it on.
And the moon that I hide
pulls me away like a turn of the ocean’s tide,
…and I hide”
#moon #lunar #lunarphotography #moonihide #clayhill #fullmoon #wolfmoon
I must have been dragging this down for too long.
Out of time, out of reach,
only a fool would carry it on.
And the moon that I hide
pulls me away like a turn of the ocean’s tide,
…and I hide”
#moon #lunar #lunarphotography #moonihide #clayhill #fullmoon #wolfmoon
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“Out of touch, out of time,
I must have been dragging this down for too long.
Out of time, out of reach,
only a fool would carry it on.
And the moon that I hide
pulls me away like a turn of the ocean’s tide,
…and I hide”
#moon #lunar #lunarphotography #moonihide #clayhill #fullmoon #wolfmoon
I must have been dragging this down for too long.
Out of time, out of reach,
only a fool would carry it on.
And the moon that I hide
pulls me away like a turn of the ocean’s tide,
…and I hide”
#moon #lunar #lunarphotography #moonihide #clayhill #fullmoon #wolfmoon
Downfall
#snowfall #snow #winter #weather #storm #silence #slomo #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#snowfall #snow #winter #weather #storm #silence #slomo #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Fin.
Another year over, another one coming.
#newyear #newyearseve #ending #finished #final #restart #nye #nye2025 #roadsign #boundary #ffosyffin #ceredigion #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
Another year over, another one coming.
#newyear #newyearseve #ending #finished #final #restart #nye #nye2025 #roadsign #boundary #ffosyffin #ceredigion #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Fin.
Another year over, another one coming.
#newyear #newyearseve #ending #finished #final #restart #nye #nye2025 #roadsign #boundary #ffosyffin #ceredigion #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
Another year over, another one coming.
#newyear #newyearseve #ending #finished #final #restart #nye #nye2025 #roadsign #boundary #ffosyffin #ceredigion #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
A garden birds miscellany.
#birds #birdlife #nuthatch #starling #sparrow #chaffinch #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #Aberystwyth #ceredigion #Wales @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#birds #birdlife #nuthatch #starling #sparrow #chaffinch #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #Aberystwyth #ceredigion #Wales @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A sun low in the sky, a plantation.
#forest #woodland #forestry #plantation #winter #sunlight #goldenhour #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #tynybedw #aberystwyth #llanafan
#forest #woodland #forestry #plantation #winter #sunlight #goldenhour #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #tynybedw #aberystwyth #llanafan
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A sun low in the sky, a plantation.
#forest #woodland #forestry #plantation #winter #sunlight #goldenhour #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #tynybedw #aberystwyth #llanafan
#forest #woodland #forestry #plantation #winter #sunlight #goldenhour #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #tynybedw #aberystwyth #llanafan
Light/dark
#sunset #evening #goldenhour #silhouette #skyscape #skyline #trawscoed #trawsgoed #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #talfan #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#sunset #evening #goldenhour #silhouette #skyscape #skyline #trawscoed #trawsgoed #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #talfan #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Christmas Dunnock.
#birds #birdlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #woodland #dunnock #prunellamodularis #tynybedw #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#birds #birdlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #woodland #dunnock #prunellamodularis #tynybedw #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #llanafan #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Nollaig shona agus bliain úr faoi mhaise.
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Nollaig shona agus bliain úr faoi mhaise.
Cold, hard stare.
#coaltit #tits #periparusater #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#coaltit #tits #periparusater #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #llanafan #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Think the balance has finally tipped and the old apple tree is now essentially more lower plant than fruit tree.
#lichen #moss #lowerplants #plants #ecology #botany #botanical #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #detail #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#lichen #moss #lowerplants #plants #ecology #botany #botanical #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #detail #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Think the balance has finally tipped and the old apple tree is now essentially more lower plant than fruit tree.
#lichen #moss #lowerplants #plants #ecology #botany #botanical #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #detail #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
#lichen #moss #lowerplants #plants #ecology #botany #botanical #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #detail #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth #ceredigion
Persistence if not permanence.
#oak #tree #loneliness #isolation #moody #winter #bleakness #silhouette #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth
#oak #tree #loneliness #isolation #moody #winter #bleakness #silhouette #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth
December 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Persistence if not permanence.
#oak #tree #loneliness #isolation #moody #winter #bleakness #silhouette #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth
#oak #tree #loneliness #isolation #moody #winter #bleakness #silhouette #nature #naturephotography #trawscoed #trawsgoed #llanafan #ystwyth #ystwythvalley #aberystwyth
First of the gang to fly
#birds #birdlife #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #plover #goldenplover #ynyslas #dyfi #dovey #flight #borth #aberystwyth @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#birds #birdlife #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #plover #goldenplover #ynyslas #dyfi #dovey #flight #borth #aberystwyth @rspbcymru.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM