Here’s another of the puffin portraits from my trip to Scotland back in July 2014. We spotted them on the island of Lunga in the Treshnish Isles,...
A cobbled backstreet in the city of Pula in northern Croatia. Pula is the largest city in the county of Istria and is famed for its extremely well-preserved...
The Fenchurch Building in the City of London, commonly known as the “Walkie Talkie”, gained notoriety shortly after it opened when it was discovered...
This eye forms part of a rather excellent steampunk sculpture called “The Navigators” which takes pride of place in the centre of Hay’s...
I’m not including this in my London Eye series as such since you can’t see any part of the wheel in this shot but it seems reasonable to end with...
This is the last of my series of London Eye images. I took this from the passenger capsule close to the highest point in its travels. The views, on a clear...
The London Eye features 32 passenger capsules numbered 1 to 33 with 13 missing for superstitious reasons. The capsules, each representing one of London’s...
A view from one passenger pod to another on the London Eye. The Eye’s rim is constructed of steel sections built in the Netherlands which were floated...
Let’s cross the Atlantic for another series of city images. In June 2014, we traveled back to the UK and spent some time in London. While there,...
I mentioned yesterday that Hot Springs, Arkansas contained quite a few either derelict, demolished or poorly maintained hotel buildings. One that bucks...
A red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) seen in the Rainmaker Forest Preserve near Quepos, Costa Rica.
There are three main species of monkeys in the areas of Costa Rica we visited and two of them don’t appear to be particularly wary of humans. The one we saw most...
The much-beloved Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has become a symbol of Costa Rica and you see it portrayed all over the country in tourist...
We’ve woken to our first frosty morning of the year here in Austin so this picture from my recent trip back to Scotland seemed appropriate. This...
A view of Lanark Loch in Scotland taken on a cold, frosty, November morning.
Our boys looked forward to meeting this lady as we walked from our hotel into town during our trip to Cozumel last year. Her “cocos frios”...
A view of part of Royal Caribbean’s “Independence of the Seas” seen as we left the port of Cozumel aboard Carnival Triumph a couple of weeks...
Looking north along the west coast of the Mexican island of Cozumel as the ship left port during our recent spring break cruise. We’ve spent a couple...
Passengers watch from the deck of a cruise liner as it passes another ship on departure from Cozumel, Mexico.
The ceiling of the British Columbia Legislature building in Victoria, Canada.
