Patterns in Leaves and Flowers
Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining […]
Author Archives: Albatz Travel Adventures
It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)
I prefer to travel around the world but right now I’m going for walks around the city, and only to places I can get to without taking transit. The other […]
Urban Erosion in Vancouver
My COVID walks have been mostly along back alleys and busy thoroughfares, alone, just me and my camera. Anyway, alleys have potential for ‘urban erosion’ shots… Dumpster in front of […]
Seasons Expressed in Leaves
Each season turns a new leaf in the book of the year. Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Christmas. More of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees & Leaves.
Salmon Spawning / Healthy Water
Years ago I had to design a web site for Environmental Chemistry Courseware designed to promote environmental awareness supplemental to 200-level Organic Chemistry laboratories. The key concepts were: air / […]
Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World
Black & White Abstract. China News stand in Vancouver. An accidental landscape with a frozen lake appears in the black grafitti on a white panel van. (+ Grey). Two […]
Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts
Cracked wall with efflorescence. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo Challenge: Cracked.
Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi
I learned a new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I googled it I got a lot of images of interior design, all […]
Purple Flowers Throughout the Year
January: Hellebore, although the first ones out are mostly greenish white with red-purple dots. Spring brings out an array of purple flowers! February: Crocus. March: In Wales these purple Rhododendrons are […]
Found in the Neighbourhood: Sunflower Fading into Fall
A few blocks away from me is a Greenway converted from a disused rail corridor. There are community gardens all along the initial section, and this November I have been […]
