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Peveril of the Peak

I was lost for a word to describe the colour of this historic Manchester pub.  But then I found it – chartreuse!  I’m not sure I’ve seen tiles quite this colour […]

Eye-nigmatic Cockerel

This dramatic sculpture is one of several striking pieces that grace the public areas of the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in the former Free Trade Hall in central Manchester. The giant cockerel even has […]

Sunday Solution

Did you guess what the Wednesday What’s This was? Here’s the solution… …Catalan human castles under construction in London:  

Monochrome Papyrus

Discovering the shaggy, slightly fluffy, papyrus plant was one of the unexpected delights of last year’s trip to Botswana.  I particularly like this monochrome view with no colour to distract from the […]

A Story of Patience on Galata Bridge

Patience: Patience exhausted: Patience rewarded: “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau If you don’t have the patience to fish for yourself, you can buy instead from the […]