Literature
Today, 3 October, is National Poetry Day in the UK. This countrywide celebration of poetry has taken place since 1994. It is intended to bring poetry out onto the […]
Manhattan from Below – Look Up, Look Down, week 8
Photography Tips
The Travel Shots section of National Geographic features useful tips to improve our photography skills. This one on white balance is simple to follow and great for beginners. ****************************************************************************** Posted […]
Summer in the City
-Marseille
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Whimsical Windows, Delectable Doors.
-London
Anthony Gormley, a British born and educated artist, is known primarily for his sculptures of the human body. These 2 are placed either side of plate glass windows at Regents […]
Challenges
Strolling around a Wiltshire hotel garden , I came across an oversized pea pod: This month’s CBBH Photo Challenge called for a pair of something. I think you’ll have to agree that […]
Festivals and Holidays
Red wagon wheel, red grapes, red stripes on the Catalan flag. Definitely reddy! . Linked to Ruby Tuesday.
-Botswana
Part of the new weekly challenge, Festival of Leaves. Linking to Ruby Tuesday.
-Barcelona
La Boqueria Market in Barcelona (official name Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria) is the best known of the city’s markets, attracting tourists of all nationalities by the shopping […]
Blue Monday
I love the feel and the architecture of Marseille and its old streets. Its mix of cultures, bridging the Mediterranean and North Africa, is reflected in its people its buildings […]