I had to get people visiting from Canada to bring me maple syrup when I lived in Spain. I know how you feel

I've always liked modern office blocks- there are very few groups of them over here until Canary Wharf went up in the 2000s, but Uxbridge here and Croydon more so are the minor versions at least.

A llama plotting revenge...

And here I present Mr. Gibraltar



The Barbary Macaque from Gibraltar is the only monkey native to the European continent, it is Gibraltar's national symbol and they are thriving, there are more than 250 of them living in the Upper Rock area, although occasionally you will see some roaming around town. They are very friendly, and not afraid of people, and they are great thieves and sometimes can create a bit of havoc.

One of my most welcome garden visitors is the New Holland Honey-eater.

More sculptures by the sea.

And after you whacked me so thoroughly in Knockout yesterday, we all know on whom revenge will be exacted!

Freshly plucked carrots

After my score today, the Llama's Revenge probably happened :-(

Racing in the Solent...

Another newly discovered park only a couple of miles away in Queensbury (it's nothing to do with Kingsbury, they opened a station there and had a competition to name it, it was actually part of Stanmore till then). The poo bin is a necessary evil for photography and better getting in the way than treading in it without them.

This is a view of my sister's back yard at about five o'clock this afternoon. Most of the snow had been gone, then it snowed all afternoon...

great photos! I thought you'd be out of the snow by now, Liz? Can't be long before the summer!

So did we! It has turned to rain now as it is quite warm (i.e. above freezing).

2007 - and the French advertise the World Cup with some nifty trompe-l'œil on the buildings around the city...taken from the Arc de Triomphe IIRC...

This sculpture is not attached to the building - it's an optical illusion created by the angle at which the photo was taken.

lol - a great effect though!
Love the Union ad too

I discovered another brook yesterday in Queensbury

Great picture Mothergoose



Newcastle City Walls and Moat. The moat I think is a bit of poetic licence by the council when they cleared the building around the walls

The children seemed especially drawn to this sculpture. I had to wait for ages before I could get a clear shot without kids in the picture.

These sculptures are amazing, Carole!

A detail of the Colosseum at El Jem, Tunisia. I love that country, and am very sad at what's been happening recently...

Straight roads are the norm elsewhere but very much the exception in the UK. As a result of liking the view over a long distance as well as the improved efficiency of getting around I appreciate and take photos of almost every one I happen to come across. This is today's example in St Albans.

A local dog that joined in the Shave/colour day

Poor thing looks embarrased.

A view of Golden Gate Bridge while on the way to my imprisonment at Alcatraz....

A car rather spectacularly on fire outside my flat being dealt with by the Fire Brigade...

At least it did not get shaved

Ducks Out of Water

Two geese and a moorhen... I think the ducks must have flown away. They do that; pesky things, ducks.

More sculptures by the sea.

The outside pots are looking quite Springy at last.