First Class Reflection
Linked to Weekend Reflection Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 February 2016
Night Sky over Horatio
Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, is commemorated by Nelson’s Column that towers over London’s Trafalgar Square. It was constructed between 1840 and 1843 at […]
Scottish Design in Kent
The Sun Foundry was established in 1858 by George Smith in Glasgow. It was an important company in the iron industry of the day, expanding quickly and moving to a larger site […]
No Shadow of my Former Self
Linked to Good Fences and Shadow Shot Sunday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 February 2016
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 […]
A Balanced Alien
I have featured this massive upside-down alien previously. He landed on his head in a London garden in early 2013, and was a feature that I would make a detour […]
Speeding through London
A colourful note: The first recorded use of lime green as a color name in English was in 1890, obviously named after the fruit. I don’t know when electric […]
Downtown Los Angeles
Wordless Wednesday and ABC Wednesday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 February 2016
Hot Work in a Caravanserai
The caravanserais behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar are home to many specialised workmen, including the following friendly metal worker who was slaving over the flames Linked to Hot Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2016 […]
Identity Crisis in Los Angeles
A colorful note: eggplant colour is a brownish-purpled, named after the purple variety of eggplant (or aubergine as it is called in much of Europe). Interestingly, eggplants come in […]
Saharan Sand
Sahara Desert, Tunisia, August 2006 A colourful note: the origins of the colour name desert sand are apparent when you observe how close it is to the Saharan sand. Interestingly, it was used […]
Travel with Intent 