Stormy Florida Sky
The wet and windy weather that hit Florida just as I arrived in February was mild compared to the ice storm that was terrorising most of the other states. I […]
Liliputian Library
Informal, ad-hoc libraries seem to be popping up all over. This one in Oakland, California, might be tiny but it is beautiful. **************************************************************************** Lilliputian Library, reblogged from Oakland Daily Photo. This little […]
Cheeky Sign
I spotted this cheeky sign in a pub window in Dunedin, Florida. Linked to Signs, Signs.
Proud Pelican
This beautiful pelican was sunning himself at the end of the now-defunct pier in St Petersburg, Florida. But he wasn’t too relaxed to grab a quick snack when it came […]
H is for… Helix
Dali, the famous surrealist artist of the twentieth century, was also passionately interested in the world around him, including topics such as quantum physics, biology and mathematics. He was particularly […]
Three Wishes with Dali
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 […]
Pink Wave
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. […]
Hibiscus in Bloom
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 […]
Pink Windows
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, […]
I Dillied and I Dali-ed in St Pete
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 […]
G is for… Gymnosophist
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 […]
Travel with Intent 