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Taking Flight
Today, I’m bringing you another couple of looks at a very fine, feathered friend.
Read MoreSpanish Banks Stroll
It won’t come as a surprise to regulars that I enjoy much about local beaches, including the herons and eagles. In the past, heron have carried on fishing with me as close as 12 feet/just shy of five meters but…
Read MoreInside, Looking Out
While many flock to the Louvre, itching to get in and soak up the images, sculptures and – for me – tiles, ancient pottery and the architecture in general, I also enjoy looking out. Here are a couple of images…
Read MoreFire Sky
Those who have lived in an area in which wild fires have consumed trees and buildings may look at this and recall the thickness of the air, or again taste smoke in their throat. We lived in Kelowna during the…
Read MoreConstrained
… 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…
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