Shadow of the evening
“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life” – Jean de la Fontaine Ailsa’s new theme brought to mind immediately, Josep Llimona’s statue of […]
Weekly Image of Life: Places – going places with Vaca de Gama
Lisbon is one of my favourite European cities, and who […]
E is for… Edible cow
This edible-looking, chocolate cow was part of the 2006 Cow Parade, held in Lisbon that year. I’m a big fan of these public art parades: the artists somehow manage to capture a lesser-known element […]
Love and Luck in Japan
At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a […]
Walls in London
There is always something new to discover in London: these painted walls, for example, The mural below is set back from the street on the west side of Tottenham Court […]
F is for… Fallen
Linked to Sunday Stills and Alphabe Thursday.
Snouts in the Snow
We’ve just had a week or so of snow in England and it was impossible to resist getting out there and taking photos. I love these colourful pigs in the […]
Christmas Windows 2012
If you wander around central London in the late afternoon or evening, you’ll be left in no doubt that this is the Holiday season. The Marmite lights on Oxford Street might not be […]
Up High in Catalonia
In Catalonia, they love building castles. Human ones. This is particularly popular at festival time. Go to any Catalonian town’s festival amd there’ll be a passionately fought competition between the […]
Beyond the Obvious
This certainly makes you look beyond: The girl is real. The rest, however, is a trompe l’oeil painted on a plain, flat wall! . Posted as part of the Weekly […]
Travel with Intent 