Red Arrows over Ramsey 4th June 2013
Simply titled, Red, White and Blue. The images were captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR Camera with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens, cropped and resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6.…
A walk around Ballaglass Glen in Maughold
Had a lovely walk around Ballaglass Glen today, the Bluebells are like a carpet and are just about to fade for this season. Also right next to the river is…
Isle of Man TT Airmed – Alpine Cottage (TT 2013)
Spotted this Helicopter G-IDEB the other night parked up at Alpine Cottage on the TT Course, this helicopter is one of two that are used for medical emergencies for the TT.…
Mooragh Park Ramsey – From Grove Mount
Standing at Grove Mount in Ramsey and overlooking Mooragh Park, with the relatively new Ramsey Park Hotel to the left, Kings Court centre left and Albert Tower top right of…
The Forgotten Valley at Glen Dhoo Ballaugh
We went for a beautiful walk this evening up to "The Forgotten Valley" at Glen Dhoo in Ballaugh. Glen Dhoo in Manx Gaelic simply means "Black Glen" because when the…
The Old General Store – Smeale in Andreas
I can remember this little old building at Smeale in Andreas as a General Store in the 70's. To get in the shop you had to walk up the path…
Two TT Memorials in one – Ballaugh
Just past Ballaugh Bridge on the TT Course and tucked in the hedge is this memorial to two quite famous people that will definitely be remembered in TT and MGP…
The Old Northern Steam Railway Line – Ballacrye Gatehouse
On the old Northern Railway Line at Ballacrye just North of Ballaugh Village is the Ballacrye Level Crossing Gatehouse, this building is where the gate keeper and his family lived;…
Proud Mum at Ballacrye Farm
Mum wasn't too happy about me taking a piccie of her and her kids from the old Northern Railway railway line at Ballacrye. The image was captured on my Sony…
Cronk Beach in Ballaugh
Standing at the Cronk Beach in Ballaugh and looking North twards Killane and the old RAF Jurby Head. You can easily make out the coastal erosion and man made sea…
The Road to Cronk Beach
On the little road down to the Cronk Beach at Ballaugh there are a number of lovely little cottages with stunning views out to sea and also inland towards Ballaugh…
Ramsey Lifeboat 12-14 – Ann and James Ritchie
Ramsey Lifeboat 12-14 Ann and James Ritchie undergoing an exercise today in Ramsey Harbour. The image was captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR Camera with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX…
New Shannon Class Lifeboat Visits Ramsey Harbour
The RNLI prototype Shannon class all-weather lifeboat is currently undergoing sea trials in the Irish Sea and is seen here visiting Ramsey Harbour. It's the first modern RNLI all-weather lifeboat…
The Entrance to The Beary Farm
Set back from the road between Ballig Bridge and Laurel Bank on the TT Course is this lovely entrance gate to "The Beary", I have drove past this entrance so…
The Archibald Knox Plaque In Sulby Village
I have literally drove past this lovey plaque so many times and have been unable to find it (located on the front wall between the cream and blue houses on…
Another Manx Farmhouse – Jurby
This picture was taken up the North of the Island in Jurby and shows another traditional Manx Farmhouse, as you can see the snow is now starting to melt exactly…
Looking Towards Ballaugh Plantation
A walk down the Brough Jairg footpath in Ballaugh a day after the Village was virtually cut off by a snow storm that started on Friday 22nd March 2013. The…
St Mary’s Church – Station Road Ballaugh
This beautiful Church was built in 1833 and is situated in Station Road in Ballaugh, this Church was built to replace Old Ballaugh Church Ballaugh was quite severely affected by…
