Stormy Weather

Sea, sky and sand slipping and sliding
Photo: Annie Wright Photography

So Sweet!

Sea daisies found on a local beach.
Photo: Annie

Shapeshifter

Although larger than a cat, this magical hare can also be as tiny as a bunny.
Photo: Annie

The Problem with Polranny...

...is that it's so hard to say goodbye!
Photo: Pirate Annie

Evening Falls...

...in an Irish landscape of dreams. 
Photo: Pirate Annie

Pirate Bert's Garden

Although there's masses of woodland around the house in Polranny, 
Pirate Bert still insists on having her own little garden. And it's lovely!
Hipstamatic: Annie

Horny sheep...

...in the Sheffry Mountains.
Photo: Annie

Somebody Nicked...

...Pirate Annie's new Irish cap!
Photo: Annie

The Way Is Clear...

...but a storm is brewing.
Photo: Annie, Sheffry mountains

Glamourous Rock...

..fit for Neptune's throne.
Photo: Annie

The Folly and the Mini-Follies

Our Folly studio space is an architectural extravaganza complete with its own colonnade.
It's even inspired a song thrush to build not one but THREE nests in the shadow of the pillars.
Photo: Mike Wilson

A Bit of Wind...

...turns grass into fur!
Photo: Annie

The Sea...

...always changing, never the same.
Photo: Annie

Stormy Weather

It can get a bit blowy round here.
Photo: Annie

Pirate Bert...

...painting the floor of the Folly studio.
Photo: Annie

Tree Creeper

A recent addition to the Irish avian population.
Photo: Annie

All You Need in Ireland

Tons of wood, a fantastic stove and piping hot water for gallons
of tea! Everything you need for a great time at the Folly,
the smaller of the Pirates' two houses.
Drawing: Peti Buchel

Ballintubber Abbey

A place of worship for more than 1,600 years.
Photo: Annie

Achill's Chosen Son...

...world champion boxer Johnny Kilbane.
PS The rainbow's just a happy coincidence although
the weather here is so manic that they're all over
the place.
Photo: Annie

Two Best Friends...

...enjoying the evening sun in nearby Achill Sound.
Photo: Annie

Q: Do You Believe in Ghosts?

A: Only in Ireland!
Photo: Annie

The Parallel Worlds...

...of Keel beach.
Photo: Annie

Polranny Pirate...

...finds forgotten pyramid on Irish beach!
Photo: Annie

Ancient Rock Painting...

... of a human profile found on an Irish beach. Or was it simply created by Mother Nature?
Photo: Annie

Historic Document

The house as it was when it was first discovered by the Pirates back in 1973!
It hasn't really changed that much...
Photo: Polranny Pirates Archive

After the Rain Comes the Sun

Spotted at Achill Secret Garden and lovingly tended by our friends Willem and Doutsje.
Photo: Annie

Every House Needs a House God...

... and here at the Pirates' house in Ireland she's called Agnes Dei.
Photo: Annie

Ancient Kingdom...

...discovered on Irish beach.
Photo: Annie

Never a Dull Moment...

... in a quiet Irish seaside resort!
Photo: Annie

Just Another Day at the Office

Pirate guest Mar de Hoog working on her photos of nearby Achill Island
that were published as a book in October.
Photo: Els Joie de Vivre

A Hungry Heron...

...looking for its breakfast. Its attempts to catch a fish ended in dismal
failure and it stalked off in a huff.
Photo: Annie

Stylish Seaweed...

...just the thing for a Pirate shower curtain.
Photo: Annie

Land, sea and sky...

...at Mulranny beach.
Photo: Annie

Pirate Annie...

...wondering what object of beauty will conveniently pass in front of her lens.
Photo: Bertje

Every Morning and Evening...

...Pirates silently commune with this wondrous creature.
PS She's an Irish hare so her coat will turn white in the winter to
blend in with the landscape.
Photo: Annie