I was saddened yesterday, along with tens of millions of others, to hear of the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the ripe old age of 96 years. After a reign...
A terrace of houses in the city of Windsor, England seen during the walk back to our hotel after an afternoon in the Great Park.
This eye forms part of a rather excellent steampunk sculpture called “The Navigators” which takes pride of place in the centre of Hay’s...
The beach outside the condo we rented in Pensacola Beach, Florida, last month was a great place to relax, read books or snap a few photos.
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 don’t usually post family pictures here but this one popped up as I was going through my Fiji trip folder and I figured it crossed the line into...
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...
Yachts moored in the anchorage at Savusavu on Fiji’s Vanua Levu island.
Our first couple of days on Fiji were pretty stormy but, when the weather began to clear, we saw some pretty spectacular sunrises. You can’t beat...
Since I’m wandering through my photos from our trip to Fiji last Christmas, here’s one taken during a walk along the shore. This rocky area...
Waitui Marina in Savusavu, Fiji, is the place to hang out in an afternoon after finishing your diving for the day. Not only do they have a well-stocked...
The famous Elizabeth Tower at London’s Palace of Westminster, home to the UK government. This well-known landmark was previously known merely as the “Clock...
One of the thousands of orchids at the Garden of the Sleeping Giant near Nadi on Fiji’s Vita Levu island. We spent the morning there during a one day split...
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...
