Holy Water?

I just found the clash of a modern safety device and the beautiful stained-glass window in an alcove of a magnificent mediaeval cathedral too irrestible to ignore. The red fire-hose casing is glaringly ugly, and seems to be frowned upon by the holy figure in the window. I don't blame him one bit! But there's some nice light contrasts going on there with the yellow. Location: Norwich, England

Tram Stop

A tram stop in San Diego. A veteran in a wheelchair one side and a gleaming red tram on the other, almost like racers in a competition. I liked the lines of the tracks and platform, and the parity between the colour of the tram and the colour of the platform structure.Location: San Diego, USA

Striped Roofs

The striped roofs of an English city market seen from above. No spectacular story, I just liked the variety of colours contrasting with the white and stretching out into the distance, the eveness broken up by the string of lights –which should also have been coloured!

Location: Norwich, England

River Bikes and Dolphin Lamp

I adore London's South Bank, and like few things more than to walk from Tower Bridge to Westminster with the Thames flowing beside me. There is so much to see, experience, take in and photograph. Here, Waterloo Bridge stretches generously across the river and parked bicycles seem almost to form part of the ornamentation of the fence. Beside them one of magnificent Victorian "dolphin" lamps that line the whole embankment, and for me encapsualte "London" just as much as red double-deckers, Big Ben and the changing of the guard. It is a little dreadful to see their modern counterparts high above on the bridge -bleak and unimaginative; but down here, the lamp stands majestically and solidly comforting.

Location: London, England

A Question of Lights

I do not drive. But even I did I would not know what to think of this. A question mark on a sign is surely a muddlesome thing, creating confusion and doubt rather than clarity and direction. Well, apart from that I found the traffic lights reminded me of large lego bricks, so perhaps the dilemma here is just how one should go about putting them together!

Location: Halifax, Canada

St. Patrick's Day Joy

Sometimes a photograph doesn't turn out as well as one hopes –it may be out of focus, or badly lit or constructed, yet it nevertheless captures a moment well worth saving –like this snapshot of a joyous elderly lady on a float on St.Patrick's Day. There's something infectious about her total enjoyment of the moment, her laughter seems to spill out and enthuse everyone with life, and I am rather fond of the picture, despite its technical shortcomings.

Location: New Orleans, USA

Lifeguard Tower

I think anyone would instantly know that this picture says "Florida" -the colours and style of bright lifeguard towers on sandy beaches seem so typical a feature of that state..., well, it could be somewhere else, but it's not, and I for one amd very fond of these colourful little structures -as, I am sure, anyone who has had need of rescue is too!

Location: Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Resting Ties

Lots of glorious, vivid colour and a mixture of styles and textures in this jumble of dormant ties, each a little work of art on its own, and seldom appreciated enough in bunches.

The Guided Walk

Fort Sumnter –the site of the first shots of the American Civil War, and now a National Park site, accessible only by boat, but a popular day-trip destination for visitors to Charleston. Here a group of visitors listens to a park ranger telling the story of the fort. All but two are paying close attention (maybe you can spot them). I like the wide mix of bright colours, and the myriad ways people are standing as they listen, and how clear it is just who is in charge here.

Location: Charleston, SC

Tangle!

I get terribly frustrated by the tangling of a couple of headphone wires, but heaven help any telephone engineer who is called out to fix a problem at this spaghetti-like intersection -so thick that it almost obliterates the sky.

Location: Bucharest, Romania

The Face of a Cabin

I find I frequently see faces in things, buildings, patterns etc. and this little cabin in the Norwegian mountains has all the facial features one could want. I particularly like the way the light in the little windows makes the "eyes" come alive, and the way the step creates the mouth. It's quite a benign, sagacious face too, almost like a dozy cat!

Location: Valdres, Norway