Countries

A Refreshing Point of View

Looking back over my recent photo collections, I notice that I rather like a refreshing point of view: glasses, with or without refreshment, often feature; sometimes as a focal point, […]

-France

Collioure’s Carousel

Linked to Pink Saturday.

-China

Forbidden City in Monochrome

Linked to Weekend in Black & White.

-Barcelona

You’ve been Framed!

I like to find something to frame my shots, and this lady in pink was there to help me in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter.

-Kenya

Buffalo Cooling Down

This buffalo in Kenya was enjoying the water, and possible posing for the photo! Linked to Weekend Reflections and Camera Critters.

Public Art

Casteller Heads

In Tarragona, on the Rambla Nova, there stands a life-size monument to the tradition of building Castells, or Human Towers. As you can see above, the castellers are lifelike, with […]

-London

Nelson Mandela

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela I am not going to attempt a biography of Nelson Mandela […]

Plant & Flower Challenges

Ivory Thistles

Here are some more beautiful thistles, from the same garden in Wiltshire as my previous thistle post. These are Eryngium, also known as Ivory Thistles or Sea Holly. Both are […]

-Botswana

Big African Sky

There is little to beat the wide African expanses and stunning skies. This photo was taken in Botswana. Linked to Skywatch Friday.

-Manchester

Silver Boughs in the Northern Quarter

These vine-adorned windows belong to Afflecks, a large store that is home to over 70 individual units. It opened initially in 1981 as Afflecks Palace but went through some troubled […]