Day 288 – But a view
“Life is but a view through a window. We are that window.” ~ Joseph Rain This was taken in stairwell between the two viewing platform inside the Shard. I just loved the light and the […]
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“Life is but a view through a window. We are that window.” ~ Joseph Rain This was taken in stairwell between the two viewing platform inside the Shard. I just loved the light and the […]
“Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them.” ~ John Lubbock This was taken in Covent Garden, London. There were a series of these […]
“Facts must be faced. Vegetables simply don’t taste as good as most other things do.” ~ Peg Bracken I am going to have to disagree with Peg on that one. Sure, if you just boil […]
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” ~ Albert Einstein I spotted this in the window […]
“There’s nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere.” ~ Vivienne Westwood I suspect this might be true of a few major cities in the world that are steeped in culture, history and iconic views […]
“London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady.” Except it is not. Well not anymore. Although it has a long history of being in poor disrepair. […]
“Construction is the art of making a meaningful whole out of many parts. Buildings are witnesses to the human ability to construct concrete things. I believe that the real core of all architectural work lies […]
“The measure of a country’s prosperity should not be how many poor people drive cars, but how many affluent people use public transportation.” ~ Michael Hogan When I see the streets of central London clogged […]
“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.” ~ Christopher Morley I love this city; London. It is all these things, mad, gallant, beautiful, grim […]
“Here’s to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald I am not a big drinker. A glass of wine or a cider now and then is about my lot. It is […]