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....

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Umbels, Florets and Flowers in an Art Nouveau Jewel... La Villa Demoiselle.

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Villa Demoiselle is one of the most perfect examples of art and architecture being brought back to life in full glory in a present-day th...

A Flower's Best Friend...NOT!

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Unfortunately, beautiful cut flowers do not last long in my flat, or to be more accurate any home inhabited by a certain character... He...

Beautiful Beasts and Beings at Sainte-Chapelle...

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On a bright Spring day, light flooded into Sainte-Chapelle through the blindingly beautiful stained-glass windows in a myriad of dazzling ...
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...
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