“The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” – S. Brown It is that time again… these pretty pink Cherry Blossoms are in bloom now. For Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD
Month: August 2021
Partly closed Shutters
Like a window had been thrown open inside my head and my heart, where there had been closed shutters before. — Malorie Blackman This is the fourth and last of my series about Carcassonne. This is also for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge. Here we saw quite a number of old houses…some with widely opened windows and…
We are ONE
… We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We’ll share a dream and sing with one voice “I am, you are, we are Australian” – lyrics for I am Australian This is the work of British born artist Hayley Welsh. It used to be in one of the street…
Main Boulevard – Public Art in Carcassonne
On the La Bastide Saint-Louis or the lower town of Carcassonne, we immediately noticed some artistic treasures. Here are some sculptures scattered around the main boulevard, a testament of modern influence to the city. This Square is known as the Place Gambetta. For Photographing Public Art Challenge Sculpture Saturday and 6WS The Place Gambetta is…
Large …. Or is it?
“Our dreams make us large.” – Jack Kirby Went for a stroll in the Fitzroy Gardens in the heart of the Melbourne city. Here are some B&W “fun” images for Cee’s Black and White Challenge- CBWC – Large The size of objects can be subjective.This giraffe swing is large… Or maybe not… These owls may…
Doors & Seats in the Old Town
“If you like the fairy tales, visit the old towns.” – Mehmet Murat ildan Outside the ancient walled city of Carcassonne, France, hubby and I were surprised at how many beautiful doors we saw in just the main strip of the old town of Carcassonne. For Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge In some hidden corners that…
Lockdown 6.0
It is a sad day again… Eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state today, so after just about a week of freedom, Melbourne and the whole of Victoria is back into lockdown. We are now into our 6th lockdown from 8 pm (that’s less than an hour to go). The health ministers…
Into the field I go…
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir A few months ago, before the Delta virus invaded Melbourne, I was lucky enough to stay in a working farm in Castlemaine in country Victoria. It gave me a time to find peace and quiet and a time…
Shades of Blue
”She dreams in shades of blue…” – unknown This is a fun compilation of my BLUEs from my archives. Random shades of blue for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge CFFC – Blue … The mini tourist train in Pisa. The sky painting in Art in Island 3D Museum in the Philippine. Haha and do I stand…
Pink Daisies
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”– Frances Hodgson Burnett For Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD
La Cite de Carcassonne
La Cité in Carcassonne, located in southern France, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the whole country. Millions of visitors come every year to this huge fortified city on a hilltop. From afar, this medieval fort looks like something out of a children’s story book. This castle was decided to be preserved…
Postcards
“The postcard is sacred to me. It makes me sad that no one sends them very much anymore because of email and texting. I still like to buy them, but they’ve lost their original function and now just seem like reminders or mementos of what they used to be.” – Elaine Equi I don’t receive…
Trams
“A tram cannot discover every road! To discover every road, one must leave the predetermined roads!” -Mehmet Murat Ildan I am going on a different direction for this post and I am featuring some murals or designs on the walls of doors and windows of a tram. For Sami’s Monday Murals and for Ludwig’s Monday…