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Allies

Look at this companionable couple: “Allies”. F.D. Roosevelt and Churchill sit chatting on a bench in Bond Street, London in Lawrence Holofcener’s 1995 bronze sculpture, erected to mark 50 years […]

Flowers on Park Lane

These flowers attracted me from behind the iron fence of a small garden on Park Lane in London. . Part of Friday Flower Festival.  

British Phone Box Mural

This fun mural is in the Northern Quarter in Manchester.  D7606 loves phone boxes and post boxes.  For more of their art, take a look at their website. Related articles: […]

W is for… World Camel Day

Today, 22 June, is World Camel Day. This even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back. The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, […]

Ripples in the Thames

The Thames in London has plenty of ripples. . The ripples are more gentle in this peaceful spot in Berkshire: . Posted as part of Ailsa’s weekly Travel Theme: Ripples.

Lego on the Underground

To mark the London Underground’s 150th anniversary, celebrated in January 2013, LEGO have created five Tube maps with LEGO bricks. These maps illustrate the evolution of the network between 1927 […]

Hotel with Cake!

This post is dedicated to my new friend and fellow blogger, Lady of the Cakes.  I have been remiss in my recent travels and just haven’t found any cakes, but […]