Casa Rosada

 

Casa Rosada (or pink house) is the Presidential palace in Buenos Aires.  Its official name is Casa de Gobierno.  That balcony to the left is where Eva Peron delivered her impassioned speeches to the crowds below.

Buenos Aires Argentina

The World's Tallest Kachina

 

The world's tallest Kachina was originally constructed to welcome people to the residential community of Tonto Hills.  It was designed by Phillip Sanderson and inspired by a corn maiden dancer Kachina.  

Cave Creek Arizona

A Beach Proposal

 

An elaborate set-up for a marriage proposal on a Pacific coast beach.

Laguna Beach California

Grand Villa

 

One of the villas overlooking Lake Como. This one is in the village of Varenna. 

Varenna Italy

Duomo di Sienna

 

The Cathedral of the city of Sienna built between 1216 and 1263.

Sienna Italy

Agriculture

 

One of four allegorical statues found on the Holborn Viaduct Bridge.  The statue represents the importance of farming in the Victorian era. Other statues represent Science, Commerce and Fine Arts.

London England

From the 2012 Olympics

 

The cauldron created for the 2012 Olympics is now housed inside the Museum of London along with the story of how it was created and videos of its lighting during the opening ceremonies.  

London England

St. Pancras Station

 

St. Pancras Station was saved from the wrecking ball by a dedicated team of historians.  After an 800 million pound restoration, the station was transformed in the 21st century and now is the hub for the Eurostar services to points in Europe. 

London England

The Chapel

 

The chapel on the grounds of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun.  The gallery and the chapel were designed by the artist Ted DeGrazia. The gallery displays his artworks and the chapel is a place of meditation.

Tucson Arizona

Grady Gammage Auditorium

 

Grady Gammage Auditorium is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed building located on the campus of Arizona State University.

Tempe Arizona

Entering Middle Temple

 

The walkway from Victoria Embankment through this gate and into the Middle Temple area.  

London England

A True Western Town

 

The Wickenburg train station.  It isn't used very often any longer.

Wickenburg, Arizona

National Treasure

 

The central hall of the National Gallery of Art dressed in holiday colors.

Washington D.C.

Calf Creek Falls

 

It's a 6-mile (round trip) hike to get to the falls and back but as you can see, it's worth the walk.  It's located in the Escalante Nation Forest between the towns of Escalante and Boulder Utah

Mission Style Chapel

 

The mission-style chapel that sits on the grounds of the Tubac Golf Resort. It's part of the history of the Otero Ranch that has now become a golf resort. Today it's used for weddings and other ceremonies. 

Tubac Arizona

Asian Art

 

One of several Asian Art Plaques that are embedded into the walls at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West.

Wright especially loved Asian art.

Scottsdale Arizona

Ancient Stones

 

Stonehenge, a mystical place.  I've visited twice and given the opportunity, I'd go again.  

Near Salisbury England

Art in the Desert

 

Inside the Palm Springs Art Museum. It's a beautiful museum brimming with wonderful art.

Palm Springs, California

A Crowded Beach

 

A weekend crowd on the beach at Crystal Cove State Park.

New Newport Beach California

Duomo di Firenze

 

The Florence Cathedral and bell tower.

Florence Italy

The Royal Mews

 

The Royal Mews circa 2002.

The Royal Mews in August of 2025.  The Royal Mews houses all the horses and coaches for the Royal Family in London.  It is located adjacent to Buckingham Palace.

London England

The View at the Top

 

The view from the top of the London Eye, that huge ferris wheel sitting on edge of the River Thames.

London England

River Rafting

 

A view of a pair of red-breasted whistling ducks on a Costa Rican river raft trip.

Near Tamarindo Costa Rica

Fortitude

 

Last September, I posted a photo of the other side of this memorial statue.  

This side of the Edith Cavell memorial bears the words "Faithful unto Death" along with "Fortitude" and a regal lion.  

Edith Cavell was a British nurse during WW1 and her accomplishments and fortitude are well worth memorializing.  

London England

Looking at the Crowds

 

Standing on the steps of the British Museum and looking out at the crowds of people coming and going.  Imagine living in that building across the street.  You would have a great view of the imposing museum but you would also see thousands of people coming and going from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM every day of the week.  

London England

IAIA

 

Walk in front of the Institute of American Indian Arts.  

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Musee Rodin

 

The Rodin Museum!

Paris France

A Chihuly Tower

 

A very tall Chihuly glass tower inside the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Times Square

 

Times Square in brilliant color!

New York, New York

The Cloisters

 

The Cloisters, a branch of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Located in Upper Manhattan and overlooking the Hudson River, this branch of The Met is all about European Medieval Art and Architecture.  

New York, New York

Open House Day

 

Open House Day at the Very Large Array draws crowds of people (me included) who are interested in this array of radio telescopes pointed toward the stars.

Near Socorro New Mexico

An Illusion

 

A massive overhead video screen creates the illusion of an opening to the sky at 120 Fenchurch Street.  Enjoy the tree branches overhead while waiting to take the elevator to the rooftop gardens.

London England

Paternoster Square

 

Paternoster Square next to St. Paul's Cathedral.

London England

 Hodgson Water Mill

Dora Missouri

A Villa Full of Antiquities

 

The Getty Villa is dedicated to the art of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria.  It contains over 44,000 Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD.  

Pacific Palisades area of Los Angles, California

Eurostar

 

Three Eurostar trains lined up at St. Pancras Station.

London England

An Aging Mansion

 

An aging mansion found on the island of Isola Madera.  It looks a bit tattered on the outside but there is beauty inside.

Isola Madera on Lake Maggiore Italy

Mountaintop View

 

The view from the top of Sass Pordoi, one of the tall mountains in the Dolomites Range of Norther Italy. 

The Dolomites, Northern Italy

Progression

 

A sculpture by Native American artist Dan Namingha called Progression.  It sits on the grounds of the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Flagstaff Arizona

A Merchant's Mansion

 

Fuggerhaus, is a 16th Century Renaissance merchant's mansion in the medieval town of Donauworth, Bavaria, Germany

Tropical Bird

 

A turquoise-browed motmot bird found a long a trail.

Tamarindo Costa Rica

Carbide and Carbon

 

The top of the Carbide and Carbon building built in 1929 as the headquarters of the Carbide and Carbon Company.  It was built in the Art Deco style with black granite and green and gold terra cotta along with gold leaf and bronze trim.

The building now houses a boutique hotel.

Chicago Illinois

The Cloisters

 

The Cloisters looking into the courtyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

San Juan Capistrano, California

The Walt Disney Concert Hall

 

The Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by the late Frank Gehry.

Los Angeles California

All Saints Church

 

A hidden gem in busy London England, the All Saints Church sits on a quiet street in the Fitzrovia area of London.  The beautiful Gothic-Revival architecture is worth seeing. 

London England

A Famous Bridge

 

The Ponte Vecchio Bridge over the River Arno.

Florence Italy

EPCOT

 

Spaceship Earth is an amusement ride at EPCOT.

Bay Lake Florida

Romanesque-Gothic Church

 

The Limburg Cathedral sits on a rocky ledge overlooking the Lahn River.

Limburg Germany