From Two Symmetries to Thirty Pieces of Silver
In our last post, we looked at a couple of Victorian symmetries. Our eyes love and are attracted to the symmetrical. We’re symmetrical creatures, so why not? As we walked […]
Category Archives: Architecture
Two Victorian Symmetries
From an evening walk in Oak Bluffs, a town whose first years encompass the second half of the nineteenth century. “Carpenter Gothic”, and “Gingerbread” are names often associated with domestic […]
Dawn Stroll, California, May 2017.
First light often wakes me. Having flown suddenly three thousand miles west, a more easterly time habituation wakes me early here. As happened yesterday at dawn. Not wanting to stay […]
Azulejos (Tiles) 2017
Tile is found throughout Costa Rica. Tile that particularly fascinates me is often in and around houses. Here’s some tile from a house entry area in San José. Some tiles […]
On the Street in San José
Street views of San José, taken on an afternoon walk from the Jade Museum back to our hotel. The signmaker noticed a distant billboard. And the flag. The architecture. It’s interesting. […]
Chips off the Old Chepe
We have moved our base of operations to San Jose. San Jose is “El Chepe” to some, especially to those distant from the city… Now that the internet is better, we’ll be […]
Getting Ready to Go, February, 2017
At home, Wishetwurra Farm was snow-covered. We left for the airport, to visit family in the far south. We went to the airport with signs on the ceilings. Dawn began […]
