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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Constrained
… and yet exploding with nicotania and other vibrant florals that might be found in any gardener’s beds – although perhaps not on the same scale as found here in Versailles!
Read MoreNooks and Crannies
… abound here in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, and one can only imagine trysts past and present. The grounds are striking, both for their grand designs, but also for the simplicity of flower choices to be found…
Read MoreHistorical Drama
It would be lovely to wander the halls of the Palace of Versailles without an accompanying throng of visitors and, in approaching this staircase, it was a treat to soak up this vision of stonework and light sans fellow travellers….
Read MoreLandmark
San Francisco, on the west coast of our continent, is home to many memorable sites, including the Transamerica Pyramid, dressed to kill in crushed quartz and seen here from the waterfront. The building was designed with both environmental and architectural…
Read MoreOld Montreal
We’re back to window shopping and playing with reflections today, with a visit to Old Montreal. My visit to Montreal earlier this year coincided with a tremendous rainfall, and so I particularly appreciated the colourful images of birds in one…
Read MoreConcrete Giants
What might a pair of twins from Brazil do over the course of three weeks in the summer in beautiful Vancouver, Canada? Well, if they are talented artists Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, also known as OSGEMEOS (the twins), they participate…
Read MoreDistortion
Efforts to capture scale sometimes backfire in unintended, but interesting ways – as in this image.
Read MoreVintage
… charm and character, both of which are found in this old perfume bottle. Some women may recall, as do I, their grandmother’s dressing table with perfumes, jewellery box (we are talking a different era) and so on. The bottle…
Read MoreForest Lounge
No, not that kind of lounge. We’re back in the woods again, with ferns circling an old trunk that’s hosting new life. This image is from West Vancouver’s Lighthouse Park, which is home to old growth trees, fresh, clean air…
Read MoreGentle Skies
At day’s end in Sechelt, on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, I took this image with admiration for the incredible colours of these soothing, shifting skies.
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