Brighton’s roofs

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Lunch in Brighton was in a lively large Italian restaurant. We were seated upstairs in a bright room next to large windows that looked out onto rooftops. The roofs and chimney pots in London (and even later in Paris) fascinated me. So here in Brighton was a perfect opportunity to grab some photos while waiting for dessert (tiramisu if you want to know). I was given permission to go out on the small landing, a perfect vantage point.

What an amazing patchwork of textures, shapes, colours and patterns, don’t you think? Times like this I wished I’d taken along our better but heavy SLR camera, but I still hope I’ll be able to use some of these in future prints! More photos to come….

London: details #3

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Continuing my photo series of details that caught my eye in London…

The earlier ones are here and here. More still to come.
UPDATE: details #4

empty nest

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About the size of a strawberry, this looks like an incomplete yet incredibly intricate paper wasp nest. What do you think? Isn’t it amazingly beautiful and intricate when enlarged on the scanner?

I found this on the floor of our solarium while watering some plants. I’d noticed it over the winter attached to the frame of the openable skylight, far out of reach. It probably got knocked down when the skylight was opened during last week’s heat wave.

Compare this to the pieces of another kind of wasp nest.

London: details #2

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When I did take photographs, it seemed to be mostly when I was captivated by interesting or unusual details. In London’s Muswell Hill neighbourhood, I was amazed at the great variety of utility covers underfoot on the sidewalks and roads. Here are a few of my favourites, more to come!
See also:
London: details (#1)
London: details #3
London: details #4

Paris: details

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Throughout our trip to London, a few parts of England and now Paris, I’ve been constantly looking, seeing, feeling, soaking in everything and letting my husband do most of the photography. Now and then I feel the urge to capture some small details such as this, as if the big pictures are too overwhelming to process yet.

This time in Paris is a way of celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and it’s been memorable indeed. Yesterday’s many hours in an art museum, then hours and hours of walking left me exhausted so this Tuesday morning I’m taking it easy while my keen cyclist husband has gone to try out Paris’ fantastic Velib bike rentals. A week here is not enough! We’ll be on our way home in a couple of days and then I hope to sort through numerous photos and scribbled notes and begin to share my thoughts and impressions.

London: details

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See also:
London: details #2
London: details #3
London: details #4

emergence

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I love this: from Latin emergere ‘bring to light’

old leaf

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stinking rose

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This sometimes affectionate nickname for garlic probably didn’t refer to its subtle beauty but these images do, don’t you think? Joining onion skin and cabbage leaves, it seems that there may be a series emerging… kitchen art?

from the inside

looking out…

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