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Splendid isolation
Posted on March 5, 2022
This larger than life statue stands in splendid isolation in the museum of the Vessuna Gallo-Roman archaeological site in Perigueux.
Disused Railway Lines
Posted on February 27, 2022
Possibly the most dreaded three words it is possible for any putative rail traveller to hear or see: ‘Replacement bus service’.
In this instance, the replacement is permanent, as the railway no longer serves the town of Chabanais. Although you can get the very occasional bus from outside the station…
Pointing the finger
Posted on February 18, 2022
This rock formation in St Andrews juts out accusingly into the North Sea.
Brrrr!
Posted on January 29, 2022
It’s been, as they say in northern England, ‘right parky’ for the past week or so, as these Queen Anne’s Lace seed heads testify.
The guitar
Posted on January 22, 2022
Cee’s theme for this week’s Black & White Challenge is anything to do with music.
My grandson is, though I say so myself, a very talented guitarist and this image is a detail of his electric guitar – or, more accurately, one of his electric guitars.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything to do with music
White swans
Posted on January 16, 2022
This week, I present a rare example of me multi-tasking. The image of these swans was captured by the lake next to Linlithgow Palace and it fulfils the criteria not only for Cee’s Midweek Challenge, where the prompt was ‘white’, but also her Black & White Challenge, for which the theme was ‘birds’.
Is this elephant wild?
Posted on December 24, 2021
Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is animals, either wild or farmed. We are encouraged to be creative, however, so here is an image of an elaborate wall hanging that’s on display in the Japanese galleries of the Victoria & Albert Museum (the V&A) in London.
Rough And Rocky
Posted on December 17, 2021
I would strongly advise against trying to negotiate your way across these rocks on the shore at Pittenweem. There are surely easier ways to break an ankle.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Bumpy or Lumpy
Matching Tiles
Posted on December 3, 2021
The white tiled background gives you a fair idea of which room in a Scottish hotel this particular example of decorative carrosserie is to be found.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Matching Things
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