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....

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Exotic Facade Beasts...

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Invariably, visiting any city with older buildings and/or a historic centre involves gazing up in order to catch sight of any quirky detai...

The Marvel of Minerals... Ecole des Mines.

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A recent congress I attended was held in the Ecole de Mines , tantalizing close to the Jardin du Luxembourg to those of us not entirely m...

Cosmic Petunias...

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When Nature is made to imitate other aspects of Nature, the result can be stunning. Here the hybrid petunia 'Constellation' looks...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Eloquence of Hands and Eyes...

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Having waited a few years for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to open its doors again to the public after the long drawn-out COVID perio...

Pretty Petals...

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March and April offer us the early Spring flowers which emerge from the winter-hardened soil with such determination that their delicate ...

Coronets, Crowns, Knights and Chests.... Westminster Abbey.

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A whirlwind visit to Westminster Abbey saw me wandering around this historic site in a very haphazard way as I tried to immerse myself in ...
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