Posted in Art & Design, Uncategorized, Words, tagged art, Cardiff, design, Sci-fi, Words on June 12, 2012 | 18 Comments »
Cardiff Central railway station mosaics, in Welsh and English
On most days I pass these two small green and gold mosaics on a concrete wall alongside Cardiff Central Railway Station. I feel sure that most people don’t notice them, as they are in such a grotty, neglected corner. But they catch my eye.
The railway station is (more…)
Posted in Art & Design, History, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, History on May 7, 2012 | 7 Comments »
The Olympic rings being raised on Sunday, April 22, 2012…
On the way back from Cardiff’s RHS Garden Show in the rain on April 22, I was surprised to see the Olympic rings being raised in front of City Hall. I guess it’s because Cardiff is the venue for some of the London 2012 football events.
As I had my camera with me, I snapped the rings, along with some general views of a few of the wonderful Edwardian buildings of Cathays Park.
Corinthian capitals…
And with the Olympics in mind, I got to thinking how Greek, how (more…)
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, Gardening on April 30, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Lilium Royal Sunset at the RHS Cardiff Show, April 2012
It has been over a week now since I went to the Royal Horticultural Society’s show here in Cardiff. But I took so many pictures that (more…)
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