FOWC with Fandango: Family
Tag: UK
Stonewalled
From Pyrenees to Pennines is Margaret’s blog and she has set the theme for today: Walls. If you have some monochrome photos you’d like to share you can link directly to Margaret’s site or to Leanne’s blog: Monochrome Madness. Some walls are more famous than others. … Continue reading Stonewalled
Sir William Chambers
I’ve been digging around in my archive. This statue of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh stands in front of the National Museum of Scotland. The most amazing thing about this photo was the reaction of KI. I asked google who this was (photo search). The answer was a description that it was the photo of a statue of a man, possibly in Edinburgh, “but no guarantees”. When I confirmed the information about the location in Edinburgh it stated that the man depicted was Prince Albert. First KI was humble, then with more information it was confidently wrong. A bit more searching and looking at various sculptures, I’m pretty sure that KI is wrong and I am right: it’s Sir William Chambers (incidentally in Chambers Street).
Monday Portrait
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From Utility to Art
Ten years ago we visited the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, in the Northeast of England. This is were Pyrex glasswares were invented and made. As interesting as this part of the Centre is, I much preferred the glass blowing exhibiting (which I’ve shown before) … Continue reading From Utility to Art
Genius
“Beauty is a form of Genius–is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is one of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in the dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those who have it.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Night-time in Black and White and more Black
Welcome to the first time that I’m hosting Monochrome Madness. For more information on the challenge, please visit Leanne’s site. The theme I’ve picked for this week is Night-time (or possibly, nighttime, or night time, depending on your dictionary of choice). Night-time photos can be … Continue reading Night-time in Black and White and more Black
I’m a Fan of Gulls
I know that gulls have not the best reputation yet I have no bad experience with them. I watched out for them at the French Mediterranean coast. They just watched. Didn’t even watch me, just watched in general. Then I tried to remember my encounters … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Gulls
Rugby World Cup 2015
Nine years ago I travelled to the UK in the wake of my husband who wanted to see the Springboks play live in the RWC. We got tickets for Birmingham and Newcastle, Springboks vs. Samoa and vs. Scotland. It was a really, really wonderful experience … Continue reading Rugby World Cup 2015
An Unexpected Quote
“I’m a Springbok fan. I came to love the game of rugby after I had left South Africa.”
German rugby fan, talking to the SABC.
Nine year ago a South African tv crew stumbled across a German who had travelled to Newcastle to watch the match between South Africa and Scotland. The interview (all of the 30 seconds) was broadcast in South Africa.
Double dipping for
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Interview and FOWC with Fandango: Quote
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