Winter in the Oregon Wine Country

 

A winter scene looking over a vineyard in the Willamette Valley.

Willamette Valley Oregon

Centre Pompidou

 The Pompidou Center or it's full name Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou.  It is an art gallery, library and cultural center designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rodgers among others. It was the first example of what is called inside-out architecture.

Paris France 

A Grand Tomb

 

Napoleon's Tomb inside the Hotel des Invalides.  

Paris France

In the Garden

 

The garden wall at Villa Pisani, a late-Baroque mansion located on the Brenta Canal near Venice.

The village of Stra, Italy

Ob 8

 

A public art piece sculpted by Steven Gontarski in 2013. It's named Ob 8. 

London England

The Outernet

 

The Outernet is a mixed-use development focused on the arts, entertainment and culture.  It's the largest digital exhibition space with the world's largest LED screen.  There are multiple walkways and rooms where different digital shows are playing all at once.

London England

Christmas at Harrods

 

The Christmas shop at Harrods is brimming with all kinds of gift items.  

London England

Holiday Carousel

 

The holiday carousel in front of the Natural History Museum.

London England

Minerva

 

A statue of the Roman Goddess Minerva stands on the Karl-Theodor Bridge.

Heidelberg Germany

Tropical Sunset

 

A Pacific Coast sunset from Tamarindo.  A good place to go to get out of winter's brutal cold.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

Gift to the City of Chicago

 

This statue of Benito Juarez, the president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872 stands at Plaza of the Americas in Chicago.  The statue was a gift to the city to celebrate Latin Amerrican culture and solidarity.

Chicago Illinois

The Last Supper

 

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper can be found at the Basilica Santa Maria della Grazie in what used to be the dining hall for the former Dominican convent of Santa Maria della Grazie.

Milan Italy

William Shakespeare

 

Statue of William Shakespeare by sculptor Giovanni Fontana is the centerpiece of Leicester Square.

London England

Historic Bells

 

The sacred garden where the historic bells of Capistrano hang at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano California

Tombstone

 

The courthouse in the town too tough to die.

Tombstone Arizona

Plaza Espana

 

Plaza Espana is a colorful plaza decorated with Spanish-style tiles some depicting cultural scenes from both Argentina and Spain.

Mendoza Argentina

The Baptistery of Parma

 The Baptistery of Parm is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe.  The Baptistery is surrounded by reliefs of animals and other creatures on the lower part of the tower.

Parma Italy

Tide Pool Kraken

 

This sculpture of an octopus sits above Diver's Cove in Heisler Park.  It was created by Casey Parlette and put there in 2017.

Laguna Beach California

Buckingham Palace

 

Buckingham Palace from the garden.  Tours of Buckingham Palace exit through the garden.  It's a long walk to get out the gate. 

London England

The George

 

The George Public House dates back to 1723.  It's located on Fleet Street near The Strand.

London England

Natural HIstory Museum

 

The Natural History Museum.

London, England

Portoni Della Bra

 

Heading into the Piazza Bra through the Portoni della Bra or Gates of the Bra.  It leads into the largest public space in Verona.

Verona Italy

Buckingham Fountain

 

Buckingham Fountain is located in the center of Grant Park.  It's full name is the Clarence F Buckingham Memorial Fountain and it was donated to the city by Kate S Buckingham. It is one of the largest fountains in the world.

Chicago Illinois

Rosicrucian Park

 

One of the buildings belonging to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum at Rosicrucian Park.  The property contains several buildings and a number of Egyptian statues and monuments.

San Jose California

"The Woman's Bridge"

 

Puente de la Mujer (woman's bridge) is a rotating footbridge in the Puerto Madero commercial business district of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Clydesdale

 

One of the Clydesdale horses at the historic Budweiser Brewery.  These horses are some of the most pampered horses in the country.

St. Louis Missouri 

Royal Guard Band

 

The Royal Guard Band preparing to march toward Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard ceremony. 

London England

Iron Man

 

One of many Antony Gormley sculptures scattered in the streets of San Gimignano.  Part of an exhibit by Galleria Continua.

San Gimignano Italy

Buckingham Palace

 

Buckingham Palace on a wet, November Day.

London England

Tube Station

 

The underground station at Canary Wharf, a modern financial district in London.

London, England

V & A Rotunda Chandelier

 

The chandelier hanging in the rotunda of the Victoria & Albert Museum.  It is a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly that was installed here in 1999.  

London England

Beautiful Building

 A Beautiful and historic building located in The City was once the Worshipful Company of Cutlers.  Today it is called Cutlers Hall.  The terracotta frieze above the ground floor windows depicts the main facets of the cutlers craft.  You can read more about it here.

London England

Checkerboard Mesa

 

Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park

Zion National Park, Southern Utah

The Rotunda

 

Looking up at the Capital Rotunda.

Washington D.C.

The Old Pueblo

 

Located in downtown Tucson in the historic district are a lot of shops featuring local artworks.  This area also contains the Tucson Art Museum, historic homes and restaurants.

Tucson Arizona

Temecula Valley

 

Temecula Valley, the central California wine country.

Riverside County, California

Taliesin West

 

Entrance to the home at Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home from 1937 to 1959.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Architectural Variety

 

A street scene in London that shows a variety of architectural styles.  One of the many charms of beautiful London.

London England

Praying Man

 

Statue of a praying man found at the Maria Laach Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey.

Glees Region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Staple Inn

 

Staple Inn is a tudor building that dates back to 1585.  It was once the Wool Staple where wool was weighed and taxed.

London England

Nereid Monument

 

The Nereid Monument located inside the British Museum was probably built for Erbinna, ruler of Lycian Xanthos.  

London England

Sbandieratori

 

A flag throwing group preparing to perform for a historic celebration.  The performers are known as sbandieratori. 

Cortona Italy

Historic Neighborhood

 

One of the historic homes located in the Los Rios Historic District of San Juan Capistrano.  Many of the homes here date back to the late 19th century and many replaced much older adobe homes.

San Juan Capistrano California

City Hall

 

The City Hall of Bruges was built between 1376 and 1421.

Bruges Belgium 

Group Memorial

 

This is a unique tomb located in Recoleta Cemetery because it's not a family or singular tomb.  It's called a pantheon and is a kind of memorial to a very horrific war in Latin American history.  It was dedicated in 1913 to pay tribute to the soldiers lost in a war between Argentina and Paraguay that ended in 1870.

Buenos Aires Argentina

San Juan Capistrano

 

The central courtyard of the Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on November 1, 1776 in Colonial Las Californias by Spanish Missionaries.  

San Juan Capistrano, California

The Whiting Drinking fountain

 

It's called the Whiting Drinking Fountain located in Guilford Place in London.  It was built in 1870 by the two Whiting daughters to commemorate their mother Francis Whiting.  

London England

Weathervane

 The Santa Maria Weathervane sits atop 2 Temple Place, located in the center of London and overlooking the Thames River.  It is a Neo-Gothic building that is now used as an event space. 

The building itself is only open on occasion but the weathervane can be seen all the time.

London England

Crossing the Tiber

 

The Sant'Angelo bridge completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian. It was built to span the Tiber river.

Rome Italy

Wind Farm

 

Located at the San Gorgonio Pass in the San Bernadino Mountains is one of the largest wind farms in the U.S. It's located just off of Interstate 10 near Palm Springs California.  Anyone driving from Phoenix to Los Angeles on the interstate will pass this group of wind turbines. 

Palm Springs California