

Steps in the City.
Steps in the City. Monochrome images of Valletta, Venice and Manchester. Continue reading Steps in the City.

Mid-Week Monochrome: Balconies in Valletta.
Image ©HelenBushe Fuji x100s. f5.6. 23mm. ISO200 1/1100sec. Taken in colour and processed using Lightroom on iPad. Thanks to Bren for her Mid-week Monochrome Challenge #51. Continue reading Mid-Week Monochrome: Balconies in Valletta.

Square Numbers.
A gallery for Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Numbers are all in Square Format. Continue reading Square Numbers.

Down on the Farm.
Sheep-Farming in Borrowdale, September 2020. These images were taken on our last trip to Borrowdale in England’s Lake District. Going there on a warm and sunny day shows the rural idyll at its finest. However, this part of England experiences the harshest of winters and both farmers and animals have to be very hardy to survive. Herdwick sheep are a strong and robust breed and … Continue reading Down on the Farm.

Vanishing Points.
Vanishing Points. Continue reading Vanishing Points.

Square Challenge: Old Friends Enjoy a Catch-up.
Old Friends and Good Neighbours always enjoy catching up on the latest gossip. Street Photography. Valletta 2014 Continue reading Square Challenge: Old Friends Enjoy a Catch-up.

Cheer Up: Happy Pills and Happy Coffee!
Cheer Up! Happy Pills and Happy Coffee? Continue reading Cheer Up: Happy Pills and Happy Coffee!

Square Challenge: Sweeping Up
We have these people to thank for keeping our city streets clean: Valletta: Barcelona: Barcelona: If careless tourists didn’t drop so much litter, there would be less to sweep up! This post was inspired by Becky’s January Challenge: Square Up. Continue reading Square Challenge: Sweeping Up

The Bishop’s Best Shoes and other Footwear.
These shoes were displayed in a glass case alongside a Bishop’s lace under-gown in the museum of Ciutadella Cathedral. They are made of silk and are hand-embroidered. He seems to have had small feet. I found more up-to-date footwear in an independent shop in the Yorkshire village of Hebden Bridge: I wonder if the owner of this well-used walking boot ever came back to Borrowdale … Continue reading The Bishop’s Best Shoes and other Footwear.

A Dragon at the Gate.
The Dragon Gate. This magnificent wrought-iron gate designed by Antoni Gaudi was his first commission for Count Güell. Continue reading A Dragon at the Gate.