While in Phuket, one year after the devastating tsunami, I saw several of these on the different beaches along the west coast of the island. A guide informed us that they were placed to protect people at night from the spirits of those whose lives were lost during the tsunami, who may still be wandering the beaches trying to return to loved ones.
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
Here are a couple of shots I took of a female Bald Eagle who was feeding her fledglings on the
Sarcee share a few winter photos taken in Calgary a few days ago featuring a Bohemian Waxwing eating berries off of a Siberian Crab Tree.
Sarcee shares a lovely scene of a sunset reflected in a pond