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Thursday Special

-Sweden

Razed by the Snow

The beauty of Stockholm is undeniable on a sunny, snowy day, but as I wandered through the central park, Kungsträdgården, I was sad to see this poor, felled rabbit, overcome by wind and […]

-London

Tall Paul

At 111 metres in height, the current St Paul’s Cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, when it was overtaken by the Post Office tower (now known as […]

-London

Cats, Pharaohs and Tobacco

Carreras Factory (opened 1928), Camden, London, February 2016 These large black cats and Egyptian columns belong to a 1920s art deco building in north London; a cigarette factory, no less. […]

-London

Isaac Newton: Bigger than Life

This is an imposing depiction of Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726), an English physicist and mathematician whose achievements are many and varied.  He shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of […]

-Singapore

Silent Building?

I enjoy stripes in architecture and the one above gave me the impression of sound, along the lines of the object below.   Linked to Organised Noise Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 January 2016 […]

-Singapore

Cosmic Robot

“you just can’t differentiate between a robot and the very best of humans” ― Isaac Asimov Linked to Thursday’s Special Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 December 2016

South West

The Sun Came Out On Monday

We’re having a very warm but very grey winter here in England.  When the  sun made a rare appearance late on Monday afternoon, I was outside in a flash (literally) and recorded […]

-Slovenia

Canticle of the Creatures

This stunning mosaic mural, inspired by Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures, celebrated Ljubljana’s 850th anniversary in 1994. It provides a colourful contrast with the view of the spires of Trnovo Church. […]