Keeping with the same theme / location as yesterday – this is another stone object that you can find at Coleton Fishacre, though this time instead of a sphere it’s a mushroom. There are Seders of them scattered around near[…]
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Category: Unusual Observations
The Stone Spheres
I found these large, impressive stone spheres flanking the entrance to Coleton Fishacre, one of my favourite National Trust properties (though sadly the house is closed during this Covid-19 era). What did these images teach me? There is an ancient,[…]
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Swallow (but no Amazons)
This boat puts me in mind of the eponymous Swallow from the Swallows and Amazons books… is that Wildcat Island in the background? What did this image teach me? The first Swallows and Amazons book was published in 1930, and[…]
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The Foxglove
I know I’ve posted a lot of flower photos recently, but I can’t help it – there’s something infinitely fascinating about the various colours and shapes. Foxgloves are particularly interesting… it’s as though they are perfectly (and intentionally) designed for[…]
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En-gauge!
Here’s a slightly odd shot, of some no longer functioning gauges found in a tin mine museum in Cornwall. What did this image teach me? Bourdon vacuum tube pressure gauges are quite common.
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The Silvery Thing
Here’s an unusual observation for you… it’s one of those odd, wind driven art installations. There wasn’t a scrap of wind around on the day I took this, but I made the most of it.
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Sadness in Stone
This is another statue from my trip to Cyprus several years ago. I think she looks a little unhappy, what do you think? What did this image teach me? That taking time to scroll back through the archive of photos[…]
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The Stone Face, Cracked
I found this ancient stone face in a museum on Cyprus. It was a small place, full of old stone objects. What did this image teach me? That even an old, cracked, crusty face is worth a photograph.
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Hide & Seek
We took Jerry on a safe, socially-distanced, open air walk – which included some time for hide and seek. What did this image teach me? That Jerry isn’t very good at hide and seek. He enjoys the seek bit, but[…]
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The Bird House
Not to put too fine a point on it Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet Make a little birdhouse in your soul They Might Be Giants (1989) What did this image teach me? That I need to up[…]
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