Author Archives: Barbara

About Barbara

Born in Dublin, living in London with Peter, my two daughters, Wilson our Spaniel & Woordow our Malshih (Shih Tzu-Maltese cross)

The Walkie Talkie Building

Posted on November 28, 2014

One of the buildings that my dad wanted to see when he was here in London last week was the ‘Walkie Talkie’ building, because of its unusual shape This building has a major design flaw however, and it’s not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, London, Photography | Tagged Architecture, Building, Burnt Car, Converge, Jaguar, London, Melted, Mirrors, The Walkie Talkie, Walkie Talkie, Weekly Photo Challenge | 14 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Converge

Posted on November 28, 2014

Once again I feel like the daily Post has been following me around as I take photos! I took these pictures while I was walking around London with my Dad last week. The water running down the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, London, Photography, Water | Tagged Architecture, Converge, London, Tower Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 19 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Angular

Posted on November 21, 2014

Once again I feel like the daily Post has been following me around as I take photos! I took these yesterday!!

Quote | Posted on November 21, 2014 | Tagged Angular, Architecture, Lime Street, Lloyds Building, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

Under a Blood Red Sky……

Posted on November 19, 2014

The lines of a U2 song are ringing in my head after last night’s sunset! It was stunning!

Posted in Autumn, Photography, Sunset, Sunsets, Water, Weybridge | Tagged Blood red sky, new years day, Red river, River Thames, U2 | 3 Comments

Wilson looking for a stick

Posted on November 18, 2014

I put this video on You Tube because it was so funny watching Wilson jumping in the ferns trying to find his stick… BUT then we put on subtitles! They are hilarious!!

Posted in Photography | 4 Comments

Another Blue Monday: A Blue Chicken

Posted on November 17, 2014

Here is another of my collection of blue photos for Sally’s Blue Monday challenge This one I found on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, originally intended for a statue of William the 4th on a horse, but remained bare … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birds, London, Photography | Tagged Big blue cock, Blue, Blue Monday, Boris Johnson, Cock, Fourth Plinth, Hahn, Katharina Fritsch, Trafalgar Square | 9 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Achievement

Posted on November 16, 2014

Producing my ‘selfie‘ a few weeks back for my photography class was a major achievement. I was very proud of myself… but it is only when you look at the photos that ‘didn’t make the cut’ can you see how … Continue reading →