Archive for May, 2011

May 12, 2011

Cloisters, Mont St Michel

Black and white picture of the arches in the cloisters of Mont St Michel Abbey, Normandy, France

The cloister garden of the Mont Saint Michel Abbey is closed on four sides by these walls of arches, but open to the skies.

(See more pictures of Mont St Michel on Journey Photographic here)

May 12, 2011

Morris Dancers, York

Pictures of musicians accompanying Morris Dancers, York

Morris Dancers, York

A group of musicians accompanies a team of male Morris Dancers, while the female team takes a break. For those of you not familiar with Morris Dancing, it’s a… unique English tradition, involving a lot of bells, ribbons, hats, and leaping around, with roots going back to the 15th century. (Here’s an example on youtube, for those interested.)

May 11, 2011

Bon Voyage, Sydney

Picture of waving couple on cruise liner ship, Sydney

Bon Voyage, Sydney

This couple, waiting for the departure of their cruise ship, passed the time waving to the local harbour traffic.

May 10, 2011

Painted Sky I

Picture of clouds at 30,000 ft

Whoops!  Apologies for the silence, folks – seems my last week of autoposts haven’t been autoposted.  This is… slightly embarrassing.

Hopefully I’ll get that sorted soon.  In the meantime, here’s the first of a new series of cloud pictures for you to enjoy!

May 1, 2011

Bullring, Birmingham

Picture of clouds and the Selfridges building in the Bullring, Birmingham

Selfridges building, Birmingham

The distinctive Selfridges building in the Bullring, Birmingham, is a fine example of Blobitecture – it was designed to resemble the female form in a sequined designer dress.

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