Scary Monsters and Museum Night Fever
An evening of scary monsters, strange objects, and a night out at several museums which have stepped “out of their usual context” for the evening.
Photo essay
Photo essay
Collects all my posts where the photos illustrate a short essay. (Or sometimes the essay explains the photos.) These posts are photo-rich but tend to have more text than photos. A lot also turn up under Stops and Stories.
Graffiti and frescoes in Florence
Florentine graffiti: some people like it, some hate it. Here are some examples that I liked and photographed during my visit at the beginning of November 2015.
Drawing the Bottom Line in Ghent
It’s very dull, misty, grey and monochrome in Belgium at present so we choose to visit the Bottom Line – an exhibition of drawing – in Ghent.
Stories from the sleeping place
A photo visit to the cemetery at Ixelles (aka Elsene), the sleeping place for many Belgian dead and the resting place of many stories.
Paris, photos and terror – a meditation
Paris: A look back to a visit Mrs SC and I made in May, a photo essay and some thoughts about the recent terror attack there.
Belgium’s national holiday – 21st July
In which we contemplate a series of photos taken during Belgian’s national holiday to celebrate independence on Tuesday 21 July 2015.
Photography – overcoming photo-block
In which we take a camera on a photography walk through Brussels parks Duden and Vorst and try to overcome an unexpected photo-block.
The Royal Greenhouses at Laeken
A stop in Brussels to visit the Royal Greenhouses at Laeken – crowded and tiring but fascinating and resulting in a satisfactory crop of photos.
An Easter walk in Hisingspark
A walk in Hisingspark in a short series of photos taken on Easter Sunday walk with our friend Lena and Aliz the border collie.
Literary photos
Literary photos, including John Betjeman at St Pancras and Sherlock Holmes on the tiles at Baker Street, from my recent visit to England.