Beach-Combing Magpie

Far from the beach, but still surrounded by treasure of all kinds just ready to be found, looked at, gloated over, gleaned and swiped or simply created! Here are my latest finds....

Monday, August 15, 2011

Peacock iridescence to be proud of...

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Breast feathers With its apparently simple form given an incredible depth and complexity through its iridescent colours, little can e...

Friday, August 5, 2011

Serpent staffs, snaky goddesses and serpentine labyrinths...

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Caduceus - Façade in Reims Most of the interesting features of the older buildings here seem to be well-above eye level and so a large m...

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Louis Wain; Society cats, Lodestars, Symptoms of schizophrenia and a Sulky Siberian cat...

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Our sulky Siberian... The months of May, June and now almost July have come and gone, in an array of packed-up possessions as we finally...

Monday, May 2, 2011

May Day... marches and 'merchandise'.

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May Day again, associated with International Workers' Day and here in France of course synonymous with campaigning and demonstrations o...

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tattered tulips...

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The ornamental park has finally opened again after the long winter/early spring period so I decided to go and admire, amongst other things,...

Friday, April 22, 2011

Buds, bugs and beasts...

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Fern from the garden. Spring has come and gone, it seems, at an astonishing speed. We have flown from the stage of the early budding for...

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