Transport: Ways of Getting from Here to There
Planes, trains and automobiles. Not to mention bicycles, buses and boats. Planes. “Do we really want to get on a plane whose company logo is a flying white elephant?” I […]
Standing Stones From Around the World
I’ve been racking my brains for a topic that starts with S. At first the only thing I came up with was ‘Sketches of Stones’ but then I thought ‘Stonehenge’, […]
The Colour Red Around the World 2
A quick tour of reds from around the world. Mexico has red hot chile peppers! And these are habaneros which are the hottest of the bunch! And then there is the red […]
Chiles, the Spice of Mexican Life
Chiles, along with corn and beans, are the foundation of Mexican cooking. Once I discovered more about the various types of chiles, I started adding them to all sorts of […]
Chocolate, a Gift From the God Quetzalcóatl of Mexico
A legend (leyenda) from Mesoamerica tells us that Quetzalcóatl, the plumed serpent, stole chocolate from the gods and gave it to the people of the earth. Chocolate originated in Mesoamerica, and you […]
A Photographic Journey, 1973-1979
I had started my art college photography course with an ancient bellows camera but was soon coveting the other students’ substantially more advanced cameras. On a student budget it took […]
Artworks of Horses from Around the World
A collection of artworks of horses from around the world. A little revolutionary stands in front of a statue of Pancho Villa riding in on a galloping horse. The statue […]
A Photographic Journey, 1972
This wondrous Kodak is the camera I used for my first real travel experience – a trip to Denmark in 1965. You can read about that experience which includes my first […]
Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins
When the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 C.E. they brought with them advanced agricultural methods in addition to introducing many new crops including sugar cane, rice, ginger and saffron […]
2020 Photos in Review
Let’s face it, I have been somewhat of a Grinch this Christmas. All over the internet everyone was writing ‘Merry Christmas’ and I was thinking “What’s so merry about it?” […]
