Patterns and textures

View of the Liston, from one of the restaurants lining this famous promenade. The magnificent buildings along the Liston were built during the French occupation during the Napoleonic wars, and the engineer was Mathieu de Lesseps (father of Ferdinand de Lesseps who went on to build the Suez Canal). During the subsequent British occupation, cricket was introduced by the troops and this continues to be played on the Spianada that you can see beyond the umbrellas of the cafe.

Corfu town, Corfu, Greece. And HFF!

Near the village of Pelekas. The island of Corfu is rich in old olive trees, many dating back to the Venetian era. They escaped the scorched earth tactics of the second world war.

TIDICEN PLEBEJUS, taken near the Maitland Monument in Corfu, Greece

On the Liston, Corfu town, Greece

At Cape Drastis, Corfu. Try the full screen view!

Hermanus, South Africa

Rondebosch Common, Cape Town

Hermanus, South Africa

I should have posted this one week ago for St Valentine's Day!

Hermanus, South Africa

Zeitz MOCAA gallery restaurant, Cape Town

Nieuwoudtville, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa

Cape Gannet MORUS CAPENSIS on Bird Island, Lambert"s Bay, South African west coast.

Sky-pointing is a ritual greeting between pair members