London is currently purple lilac, and not because of the Royal Wedding. Blossom season has been and gone and the wisteria is now bursting out everywhere you look. Because of the late arrival of Spring, thanks to the Beast from the East, it's later than usual, but still stunning. Take a look ...
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***Grand Central Station doesn't look much from the outside,but the inside?It's pure architectural loveliness.If you hop over to Journal of Curious Things, you can read aboutKirsty's tour of the station ... and note that we took near identical photos. You … Continue reading Snap #39 | Grand Central Station
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.*** Looking South from the Empire State Building. Looking North West from One World Trade Center Looking East to the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridgesfrom One World Trade Center. Looking North from the Empire State Building.***You can see more Snap images here.
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***New York City isn't all glass and chrome.A few steps off an avenue will bring you to the city that moviegoers around the globe will recognise instantly. The Upper East Side (around the high 70s) is full of elegant apartment blocks and townhouses.A … Continue reading Snap #37 | New York City’s Streets
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***The 9/11 Museum in Lower Manhattanis humbling, emotional and truly inspiring in equal measure. Most of the museum is underground and under the actual footprints of the Twin Towers. The external access of these stairs saved scores of lives that day in September 2001. … Continue reading Snap #36 | The 9/11 Musuem
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***The Chrysler Building in Manhattan is my favourite buildingin all of New York City.From ground level, however, it's never viewed at its best.Get up high and use a long lens, that's my advice. You can see more Snap images here.
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***The light in our local park was so inviting yesterdaythat The Boy Child and I made a detour to walk home that way.You can see more Snap images here.
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***Last weekend, we attended our first Autism friendly eventat the Natural History Museum in South Kensington.In order to make the 8 am start time, we actually got up earlierthan we do for school/work.It was worth it though.That huge space and … Continue reading Snap #33 | Dawnosaurs
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***The twenty seven acres of Common at the end of our roadplay a big part in our daily lives.It was, until fairly recently, where we walked the pooch.Sadly, after a long summer of day trippers, a visiting fairground and squatters,the … Continue reading Snap #32 | Dog Walking
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016:Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***Visits to the local library tailed off over the Summer holidays.As in, we didn't visit the library at all.In trying to rectify that, I have designated Tuesdays after school as library afternoons.It seems to be working so far.You can see more Snap images … Continue reading Snap #31 | At the Library
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