13/5/23
We're back on the island
after an extended break in Lanzarote, and on Thursday afternoon I took
a walk to the top of North Barrule, specifically to take some aerial shots
of the 'Three Legs' arranged from stone just below the summit. I
would normally have walked there from Black Hut via Clagh Ouyr, but unfortunately
the Mountain Road is still closed north of Bungalow for pre TT races repairs,
so instead I walked up from the east side, starting from the Hibernia Road.
It's actually shorter that way, just steeper, and I fitted in a visit to
the B17 crash site on the way up.
Panasonic TZ200 &
DJI Air 2 S 11/5/23
    
    
    
   
    
15/5/23
On Friday afternoon
we went for a stroll around Ballaglass Glen, mainly to see the bluebells
flowering there before they all vanish for another year.
Panasonic TZ200
12/5/23
    
    
    
The Last Quarter moon
rising, pictured at 04:45 from my house, as the sky was starting to brighten
before sunrise at 05:17
Panasonic FZ82 13/5/23
16/5/23
Some pictures taken
yesterday afternoon when we walked along the Marine Drive from the archway
to the picnic area above Keristal and back again.
Panasonic FZ82 15/5/23
    
   
  
18/5/23
A train trip from Douglas
to Port Erin yesterday, for lunch and a stroll around before returning
on the last train of the day.
Panasonic TZ200 17/5/23
    
    
    
19/5/23
There has been a good
display of bluebells flowering on the slopes of Sulby Glen this year, so
yesterday afternoon I set out to try and capture them, using a drone to
get access to angles that wouldn't have been available from ground level.
I also didn't have to get my feet wet trying to cross the river!
The only problem was that the sun decided to hide behind a thin layer of
cloud, which muted the colours a bit.
DJI Mini 2 18/5/23
    
   
 
20/5/23
Yesterday we went to
the excellent Milntown
Cafe for lunch (pre-booking advised!), but arranged our journey to
allow over an hour for wandering around the lovely gardens beforehand.
I'll not attempt to identify any of the plants, I only know a few!
The gardens are maintained by a small team of gardeners, who do a superb
job of growing a wide variety of plants that make a visit worthwhile at
any time of year. Milntown
House is open regularly for organized tours.
Panasonic FZ82 19/5/23
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
22/5/23
A visit yesterday afternoon
to the Wildlife Park, followed by a walk through the Ballaugh Curragh.
Panasonic FZ82 &
DJI Mini 2 21/5/23
The Wildlife Park
    
    
Walking on the paths
through Ballaugh Curragh
    
    
Taking to the skies
with the little drone for an aerial look at the curragh.
    
    
26/5/23
Regular visitors to
Island Images might have noticed the total lack of pictures in the April
section. This was because we were away for the whole month on our
latest trip to Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. On this trip I took
the Mini 2 drone with me and shot quite a lot of panoramas, I've been working
on stitching them since we arrived back and I've now started uploading
them to a separate section a few at a time. There are currently nineteen
360 degree ones and two linear.
Click the image below
to visit the section, or you can find it via the '360
Degree Panoramas' index.
27/5/23
On Friday afternoon
I paid a visit to the delightful locations of Niarby and Traie Vane, mainly
with the intention of obtaining some aerial shots at high tide.
DJI Air 2S 26/5/23
Niarbyl
    
    
    
Traie Vane
    
    
 
29/5/23
Aerial pictures, Port
Mooar to Maughold Head.
DJI Mini 2 28/5/23
    
    
   
 
31/5/23
More pictures added
to the Lanzarote section. Click either thumbnail below to head over
there!
 
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