Category: Unusual Observations
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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 isn’t so good at hiding.
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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 my birdhouse game – this fine creation looks like a bird hotel, rather than a…
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The Arrows in the Sky
Here are a couple of red arrows shots, taken last year but edited and posted here for the first time. What did these images teach me? The Royal Airforce Aerobatic Team, known as the Red Arrows, started demonstrating their formidable skills in 1965.
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Jug of Wheat
This is another one from the archives (as so many of my recent posts have been), a simple shot but one that pleases me. Has something of a “still life painting” feel to it. Hopefully. What did this image teach me? Photography is art.
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A Tower of 🦒 Giraffes
The collective term for a gathering of giraffes is a “tower”… and so I offer you a very small tower of giraffes (well, technically it’s several pictures of individual giraffes, but you get the idea…) what did these images teach me? The collective term for a group of giraffes, that’s what!
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To The Point
This rather sharp looking cactus spike was about an inch long. What did this image teach me? I’m not saying how I know this, but these spiny needles are surprisingly sharp to touch.
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The Grey Henge
102 years ago Cecil and Mary Chubb gave Stonehenge to the public (landing Cecil a title, First Baron of Stonehenge), and after some restoration in the late 1950s it stands today as one of the most famous world heritage sites ever. Almost one million people a year turn up to take a look. What did…
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The Red Eye
Here’s a pigeon. He has a red eye. There’s not much more I can say about it, I suppose. What did this image teach me? Never trust a pigeon. Just look how shifty he is!