Stephen Branley's photos

One of my favourite shots of my girls...

The cherry blossom fell from the tree and we took a photo, thankfully we did because the wind blew it all away the following morning...

Spring is a lovely time of year and Wiggie loves her flowers...

The Zubizuri, also called the Campo Volantin Bridge or Puente del Campo Volantin, is a tied arch footbridge across the Nervión River in Bilbao, Spain. Designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, the bridge links the Campo Volantin right bank and Uribitarte left bank of the river. The bridge has also been accused of impracticality: it is locally infamous for the glass bricks set into its floor, which can become slippery in the wet climate of the city. The original design connects the bridge on the left bank to the Uribitarte dock and not to the higher street Alameda Mazarredo. In 2006, the local authorities authorized Arata Isozaki to erect a new footway from the bridge to the construction site of the Isozaki Atea towers. This action resulted in a court case brought by the architect...

Arriluze lighthouse, built in 1904, guards the entrance to Getxo harbour. It's been inactive for a number of years and is now a maritime rescue base...

Puppy, by Jeff Koons, has been a permanent installation since 1997. Twice a year, in May and October, all of the plants that make up the sculpture’s exterior are replaced with fresh seasonal varieties, including pansies for the Autumn and Winter, and begonias, impatiens, and petunias for the Spring and Summer. The task requires 20 people, and 9 days to complete, to freshened up Puppy’s coat for the summer with approximately 38,000 new flowers in hues of red and pink. This exterior hides a clever feat of engineering. Anchored to a concrete base, a colossal stainless steel substructure is covered by a layer of turf, wire mesh, and geotextile fabric that secures the turf and stimulates plant growth. The structure also contains five levels of scaffolding and a network of pipes that water and feed the plants every 24 hours.

Janice's great-grandfather's pocket watch. The firm of J.W. Benson was endorsed by an array of notables of the day, including the King of Siam, the King of Portugal, the King of Denmark, the Emperor of Japan, the Tsar of Russia and the King of Greece, JW Benson also supplied watches to Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales...

We're blessed to have a daily market where fresh fruit and vegetables are readily available...

I love this combination of books with the old fashioned candle holder. The books are poems by Thomas Hood dated 1876...

Wiggie loves the snow, so on her 8th birthday we took her up the mountains, past the village of Payolle until we found snow and she was a happy girl...