Daily photos no. 38: On the beach

This was my first visit to Ros Beithe / Rossbeigh beach in Ciarraí/Kerry- now one of my favourite haunts. It's on the north coast of the Iveragh peninsula, looking out to Dingle, but before you get to the open sea and the Sceiligs (of which more later). The swimming is fantastic - rolling waves, good depth and a bracing temperature. The weather changes constantly which is great for photographers: buckets and spades in the sunshine one moment, howling gales and torrential downpours the next. It's also a very mobile place: the dunes and spits are rearranged by wind and tides from year to year. There's a century-old wreck that's in a different place every time I visit, and the passing of time can be seen in the erosion of the fields above the cliffs.

What could be more Irish than the right Taytos in the rain?

Sunshine over Dingle