Old quay

Here's a nice place to wait for a ferry, even if it takes an hour or two to arrive. There's a bench (orf sorts) to sit on, the scent of overhanging trees and dazzling blue water to behold. The building on the other side is an old Venetian fort, but this side has an even older historical footprint –a whole ancient city going back to long before Roman times. It is likely that in times past its inhabitants would have waited to cross the water here too. I like the sense of tranquility and also the expectation that a quay always holds. It suggests both departure and arrival, depending on your direction, and I liked th way it was framed by the trees. A peaceful picture of a peaceful moment in time.

Location: Butrint, Albania

Well-dressed Bin

It's always pleasing to come across pieces of street furniture that make that little extra bit of effort to stand out. Here something as mundane as a rubbish bin (or trasj can if you are American) is turned into a "cup butler" no less! And as well as being rather fun it's a clever ploy –for by "humanising" the bin –giving it hands and a bow-tie– it probably has greater effect! It may not have the added feature of a bin I once came across in Washington DC that UTTERED "Thank you!" everytime you deposited a bit of rubbish, but this is surely the most smartly dressed bin around...?

Location: Berlin, Germany