Irish Landscape: Old Bridge at the Downings

Bridge at the Downings

I came across this small, old bridge in The Downings in County Donegal in Ireland. The flowers in the foreground really presented a chance to add colour to the scene. There was a mixture of rushes and wild flowers. If there was a stream still flowing under the bridge it was heavily overgrown. There was a marshy feel to the turf underfoot suggesting a bog and the trace of water which must have been here at some stage. The bridge itself looked really old. The stones had weathered creating textures. The background led to sandy dunes and down to a beach out of site of the picture…

Irish Landscape: Old Bridge at the Downings

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