Rolled up by design
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Baku, March 2017 Carpet weaving is an important part of Azerbaijan’s heritage and this was recognised by UNESCO in 2010. A tour of the museum reveals […]
One hundred and seventy two steps up
Gazing up, rather then walking up, on a cold and frosty day Bridgewater Monument, Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire, January 2021 This monument was built in 1832 in memory of the third […]
Beak up
It’s not often that you see a kingfisher looking up. Not so much beak up (chin up didn’t work) as eyes down, eagerly watching for the next meal to swim […]
Thumbs up
The Really Good Fourth Plinth by David Shrigley, Trafalgar Square, London, October 2016 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …
Up in the air
Winter sky, St Albans, Hertfordshire, January 2021 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …
Heads up
Inner courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville, Brussels, September 2012 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …
Uptown girl
It’s always worth looking up. Up high in Shoreditch, London, February 2019 And some accompanying music and video: – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 January 2021 Posted as part of […]
The bit that sticks up above the roof
The rooftop at Casa Mila, Barcelona, April 2017 And here’s s pot of music and a film clip of some other fans of chimneys, albeit in London not Barcelona: […]
An upside down bird
Black-headed weaver, Tanzania, January 2018 And some music to get you into the upside down mood: And to learn more about the black-headed weaver, pope over to Becky in Portugal […]
Up to see the world
Moon over St Albans Cathedral, December 2020 Moon over the River Thames, London, October 2020 Becky’s puppets yesterday reminded me of the wonderful puppet theatre that I visited regularly when […]
Up Pompeii
Pompeii, Italy, February 2010 And I couldn’t feature an upward view of Pompei without a clip of Frankie Howerd: – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 January 2021 Posted as part […]
