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Purple Patch

Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purple, Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, I Heart Macro and Macro Monday.

K is for … Kilt

Highland dress was initially associated with the Gaelic north and west of the country and, coinciding as it did with the emergence of an elite warrior culture, it became associated […]

Enlightened Inspiration

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” –Thomas A. Edison Thomas Alva Edison was awarded 1,368 separate and distinct patents during his lifetime, inventing many devices that are still […]

Loose Leaves and Mud

A sunny day last spring produced this perfect reflection in this beautiful shop window. Lady Tesla’s Loose Leaves and Mud sells loose leaf teas and a little bit of coffee. […]

Moody Sky

One good thing about the ever-changing British weather is that it’s worth going on the London Eye several times to get a different view and feel of London. Linked to […]

Spring Landscape

The main event at Kew last weekend was the Orchid Festival, but nature was also putting on a spectacular exhibition oustide. Linked to Cee’s B&W Challenge: Found in nature.

Orchid Festival at Kew

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 30 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]

The Tardis Lands in Glasgow

Police Boxes like this one used to be a common sight around Britain.  They predate our era of easy mobile communications; they were located in public places to allow the […]