Cybersecurity Specialist, podcaster, photographer, nature lover, keen cyclist, and open source developer.https://bsky.app/profile/bartb.iehttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mluufmlfnz2aThis perfectly straight contrail cutting through the wispy thin clouds caught my eye on my work to work this morning.15 May 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluufmlfnz2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlsv2vjo6f23A short-sharp May downpour approaching over the Carton House golf course near #Maynooth. It turned out to be hair rather than rain, so it literally bounced off me 🙂 14 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsv2vjo6f23https://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlji3dszf52aScots Pine cones in the making!10 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlji3dszf52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlifxolbxi2eContrary to popular belief, not all moths are dark in colour, and not all moths are nocturnal. This impressive Muslin Moth basking in the midday sun reminded me of that quite spectacularly yesterday!10 May 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlifxolbxi2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlefwli6cs2sA particularly big and pretty clump of cowslips on the grounds of St. Patrick's College in #Maynooth. #Bloomscrolling08 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlefwli6cs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlduobdeoc2qA fine example of the grandeur of a Horse Chestnut tree in bloom at the Moyglare entrance to the @maynoothuniversity.ie campus. #Bloomscrolling08 May 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlduobdeoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlbst57txe2uIndividual Horse Chestnut blooms are intricate, beautiful, and really quite impressive, but Horse Chestnut trees are stunning on a whole different scale too — at this time of year they're covered in foot-tall candelabra-like spikes of those delicate little flowers! #Bloomscrolling07 May 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbst57txe2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mlbczgqzch2lWhen the hawthorns explode into bloom the entire trees literally get covered in white flowers! #Bloomscrolling07 May 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbczgqzch2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml7exbahkf2zI had so much fun experimenting with different angles and shots in the field of dandelion clocks I found on a recent lunchtime walk that I just can't resist sharing one last shot — this is my most opinionated monochrome conversion from from that session 🙂 #Bloomscrolling06 May 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7exbahkf2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml67upu2d42lA perfect dandelion clock. #Bloomscrolling06 May 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml67upu2d42lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml4smfqevr23A field of daffodil seed heads in #Maynooth, literally! #Bloomscrolling05 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4smfqevr23https://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml4ays5qfs2mThe monthly category on glass.photo is "Black & White", so a cloudy day in Carton House near #Maynooth gave me an opportunity flex that photographic muscle on the beautiful Tyrconnell Tower.05 May 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ays5qfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml3zboe2qz2sThe first flush of Dandelion flowers are all going to seed now. There are seed heads on just about every bit of un-mowed grass ATM! #Bloomscrolling05 May 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zboe2qz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3ml2bq7e5yn2eLittle blue Germander Speedwell flowers hiding between the grass in the lawn in front of Carton House near #Maynooth. #Bloomscrollig04 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2bq7e5yn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkzri5ngmw2eEvery time I think I've seen all the cool Tulips growing around the streets of #Maynooth, I find another one! #Bloomscrolling04 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzri5ngmw2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkznqbd7zy2lA sea of yellow as the rapeseed bursts into bloom along the #RoyalCanal towpath in #Maynooth! #Bloomscrolling04 May 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkznqbd7zy2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkzct7jmhz23This Chilean Potato Vine along a #Maynooth street is putting on an absolutely amazing show at the moment! Very exotic looking for Ireland 🙂 #Bloomscrolling04 May 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzct7jmhz23https://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkxurz6xh42mImpressive Great Camas in bloom in front of the recently restored old house at the bottom of Parson St. in #Maynooth. #Bloomscrolling03 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxurz6xh42mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkx7kepw552vThe walls of Jackson's Bridge over the Royal Canal just west of #Maynooth are a vertical carpet of pretty little Ivy-leaved Toadflax flowers at the moment! #Bloomscrolling03 May 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx7kepw552vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkwrql5uhs2tHorse Chestnut trees add a spectacular splash of white to the Irish countryside this time of year — these large elegant trees grow foot-tall candelabras of frilly white flowers with coloured centres. #Bloomscrolling03 May 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwrql5uhs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkqakrtbup2uAnother #moon rise over suburbia!30 Apr 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqakrtbup2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkpolzgpoj2eSpring has arrived to the Linden tree (AKA Lime Tree) avenues around #Maynooth. The new leaves have a very light fresh green colour, it's almost a little yellow! In this case this is one of the avenues along 'the Graff' in St. Patrick's College. 30 Apr 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpolzgpoj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkniktmbrw2aThis little Mayfly grabbed a lift of my finger while I grabbed my lunchtime walk.29 Apr 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkniktmbrw2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkn6yaxzsx2aThe rising #Moon snapped from suburbia.29 Apr 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn6yaxzsx2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bartb.ie/post/3mkknoxlwj52aThose lovely red Holly berries we love to include in our Christmas wreaths at the end of the year start as tiny little white flowers in late spring! #Bloomscrolling28 Apr 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:c3py6h3gt2urfjfso7a3olnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkknoxlwj52a