Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort in Wales
June 5, 2016. Castell Henllys is a recreated Iron Age village in the area that was inhabited by Celtic tribespeople over 2000 years ago. The Iron Age village was entered […]
Lit-up Lamps and Other Artificial Lighting at Night
A collection of lamps and other artificial lighting from around the world. An Art Deco light fixture in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Inside the Delirium Pub in […]
The Colour Yellow from Around the World
The colour yellow from around the world. In Hoi An, Vietnam, almost every building in the town is painted yellow. Saffron imbues any food dish with a distinctive yellow colour and a […]
Backcountry Roads on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales
May 31, 2016. A drive along a series of twisting backcountry roads on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. Leaving the collection of several medieval structures at Penmon, we passed […]
Horseshoe Falls and a Hidden Church in Llangollan, Wales
The Lens-Artists Challenge this week is ‘Getting Away’, and I realize that, although the restrictions of staying in our own region of the province (BC) were lifted June 15, we […]
Wild Flower Paintings at an Outdoor Gallery in Anglesey, Wales
At North Stack on the Isle of Anglesey there is an outdoor art gallery with paintings of many local flora. The yellow wildflower ‘Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil.I had seen this earlier […]
A Fantastical Ferry Ride from Sendai to Matsushima in Japan: 2003
NOTE: In March of 2011 a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck east of Sendai, creating a tsunami that wiped out most of the city and caused severe damage to the nuclear […]
Pathways of Earth, Dirt, Sand and Mud
Pathways made from earth, sand and mud. A rustic path leads upwards at Torr Head on the Coastal Causeway Route of Ireland. Formerly flooded pathway has turned into dried mud […]
Shadows and Shade
Sometimes I like to think about different words and describe with images what I think they mean. This week Leya has noticed that shade and shadow have different meanings in English, […]
Touring Death Valley in California
“Travel prepared to survive,” the National Park Service gives as advice on travelling through Death Valley. The name of Death Valley is a clue; it starts with the word ‘Death’. […]
