Luminescence in Azure
When you walk into the Oceanogràfic de València in (guess where) Valencia, you’ll spot large glowing tanks of water. They’re underground, presumably to help keep them cool in the hot Spanish climate and unfortunately, most people just walked straight past them. Now, I’m not a huge fan of jellyfish, but they’re a beautiful animal to…
Classical Contemplation
Jaysus, I nearly dropped me phone when I spotted this scene in the Musée d’Orsay like. There’s your man on the left, pure glued to his iPhone, probably updating his Insta or whatever, and the other fella hanging on to some pamphlet or other. And there in the middle, this massive marble yoke, probably worth…
A Maritime Giant
A container ship dwarfs the pier where Spike Island tours have their office at Cobh.
A Thirsty Ostrich
An ostrich at the Valencia Bioparc, near where I photographed this rhino. Hey look! Another Ostrich!
A Rhino’s Reflection
A white rhino wanders near a pool of water in Bioparc Valencia, Spain. In 2023, two rhinos arrived in the zoo and in December that year, they had the largest group of this threatened species in Spain. The biggest threat to them is, of course, humans who want to poach the animals for their horns…
Parking Bay Oops
Looks like someone wasn’t that careful parking here. The poor parking sign is doing an imitation of the Leaning Tower of Pisa! Happy new year to you, dear reader. I’ve been posting photos here for twenty years this year. My first image, this yellow flower, is only 700px wide, but with the advent of high-resolution…
Follow the Fluffy Leader
A lady bringing her two dogs for a walk had to deal with one being more enthusiastic than the other. I don’t remember if I had Diego with me this day when I photographed them, but that lead dog certainly didn’t want to dilly-dally. He had places to go! Important things to do! 🙂
Between the Grey and Pink
I love to see colourful murals and walls around the city. They make for nice backgrounds, even if there are ugly grey drain pipes spoiling the mood.
Floating Beauty
A translucent jellyfish swims through a tank at the Oceanogràfic de València in Spain.
A baboon resting on ropes
A young baboon pauses for a moment in grooming. I saw him at Bioparc Valencia in Spain last year.
The movement of sunset
On a day when there’s a storm blowing outside and the sky is a white sheet covering the land, I like to look at the beautiful colours of the sunset.