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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]