I am often greeted in the morning by a heavy pigeon landing on the skylight above my head My morning alarm on a frosty day, January 2021. (iPhone) And some […]
Rising with the birds is not part of my normal daily routine, but some places simply demand this early start; I comply and the place gives an appropriate reward. How […]
Peeping through the windows of the Waterlily House, Kew Gardens, London, October 2020 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 January 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s January SquareUp …
View from Innside Nomad Hotel, Chelsea, Manhattan, February 2017 And this called for some music, with an obvious title. Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, it was first released in […]
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, December 2020 And here’s some music – matched by name, not necessarily by the mood of the image. – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 January […]
The skywalk above Hallstatt, Austria, May 2018 This viewpoint allows you to walk 12 metres out above the lake and gaze down at the waters that lie 360 metres below. […]
Emirates Air Line, London, March 2017 From down to up to down takes about 10 minutes when you’re crossing the Thames by cable car during the day (faster in morning […]
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Baku, March 2017 Carpet weaving is an important part of Azerbaijan’s heritage and this was recognised by UNESCO in 2010. A tour of the museum reveals […]
Gazing up, rather then walking up, on a cold and frosty day Bridgewater Monument, Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire, January 2021 This monument was built in 1832 in memory of the third […]