Maize field, August 2025
Behind the maize field, in the distance, stands Slieve Gallion, near Moneymore.
Behind the maize field, in the distance, stands Slieve Gallion, near Moneymore.
Warm amber lights from the HERA boat ripple across the calm marina water, glowing softly as a dark winter evening settles over Ballyronan. www.ballyronanboatclub.co.uk
At the edge of the harvested wheat field on the warm August evening.
Toward the end of December, the sun was shining low, and the sky had a slight pink cast.
It snowed once in November this year. Slieve Gallion is a part of the Sperrin Mountains, near Moneymore, in the Mid-Ulster region.
Autumn is the time of the year when colourful leaves and weather show up, especially in the mornings and evenings. Coagh Riverside Park is a minimal riverside woodland; it takes just 5 minutes or so to walk around, but it is a lovely wood beside the large Ballinderry River, which heads out into Lough Neagh…
The autumn morning walk took place a day after a particularly heavy downpour on Sunday. The autumn season is a great time to go out, especially with its colourful weather and landscape.
Springhill, located on the edge of Moneymore, offers a delightfully colourful autumn walk. One of my favourite ‘sweet & short’ casual walks. There are plenty of intriguing footpaths to explore, as well as some fascinating trees and plants to view.
Wellbrook Beetling Mill is the only beetling mill in the UK that can be visited. Just behind the mill, there is a delightful stroll through the wooded glen. The workers at Wellbrook Beetling Mill used a form of sign language to communicate because the beetling machinery, which pounded linen with wooden hammers, produced loud, deafening…