Saturday, May 31, 2008

Between the car park and the Abbey

On the walk along the new car park and tearoom, an ancient statue-with-a-mask oversees the dribble of tourists making their way to see the Abbey and lode mill.
(The Abbey was recently renovated into a private home.  In 1609.)

Anglesey Abbey
Cambridgeshire, England
October 2007

Saturday, May 24, 2008

A matter of opinion




"The tropics are too goddam vivid."
Switters
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

"You may be right."
M. Harvey

Nassau, Bahamas
May 2004

The back of an angel's head


Why wouldn't a trumpet-playing angel statue, on the beach at a Caribbean resort, have wings on its head?

Nassau, Bahamas
May 2008