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....

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Season's End/Beginning....

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Last day of my holiday, and with horse chestnuts conkers already visible on the trees it feels as if Nature is slowly slipping towards a ...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Purple in the Parks...

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Way back in May, I admired the beautiful flowers in Hyde Park - especially the arrangements with all the delicate shades of pink and, abo...

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Notre-Dame de Paris...

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The year here has been one scorched by searing heat and tensions reaching boiling point. The full force of rage and frustration explode...

Monday, July 22, 2019

Lions in London - The V & A Museum...

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A bashful-looking lion with its cub. With a large back-log of blogs that have not materialized, I need to make a move! Here are some of ...

Monday, July 15, 2019

A Prime Day for Reckoning...

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One of my favourite sections from the façade of Reims Cathedral... Despite appearances, I am not on an Amazon-bashing mission! However, ...

Sunday, July 14, 2019

They Shall Not Grow Old....

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Ever since hearing of Peter Jackson’s 2018 documentary film of the life of the British soldiers on the Front in WW1, I had been very keen...

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Free Trade...

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Here is part of another piece of work by the street artist Levalet - this time taking the form of an extensive installation set in the fo...

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