H is for… Helix
Attractions and Activities
In the gardens of the Dali Museum in St Pete, stands a Wish Tree, a brightly decorated ficus tree. Visitors and locals alike are invited to tie a ribbon to […]
Florida
St Petersburg has a strong reputation for its art galleries and public art displays. The gorgeous glass hues above are part of a large public art piece on the seafront. […]
Florida
It was a joy to see beautiful flowers like this in bloom in Florida last week – it is all puddles and mud here in Britain. Linked to Foto Friday, Floral […]
-Madrid
Following on from last week’s Black Holes, I thought I’d go with the colour pink this week. From Madrid: From Montmartre: From the English seaside resort of Margate: And finally, […]
Buildings
Back in 1997, I was lucky enough to visit the Dali museum in Figueres in Spain. This Theatre-Museum was built upon the remains of the former Municipal Theatre of Figueres. The […]
Alphabet Challenges
Gymnosophist is defined as “going nearly naked” according to my erstwhile Oxford English dictionary – from the Greek gumnos meaning naked, don’t you know. On a balcony above the Chihuly […]
Fine Art
Dale Chihuly is world renowned for his glass art. In fact, he has been at the forefront of the development of glass as a fine art. As a result, his […]