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Avenues of the dead
The dead line up in rows, dowsed by flowers and accompanied on the long journey into nothing by lamps, a few lit, the long-dead lacking flower or lamp. They lie in floral avenues, fighting against annihilation with gleaming marble, crosses, … Continue reading
We apologise for any inconvenience …
Twice this week I’ve set off full of good intentions, and twice I’ve been confronted by a sign. On Wednesday Polin is closed for Yom Kippur: on Friday, the Orangery in Łazienki for a function. I know this before I … Continue reading
En route to a plan
A perfect sunny day after a week of dismal rain. Chilly after a light morning frost. Far too delicious to stay inside. Łazienki’s orangery with its collection of sculptures and light pouring in looks like a good compromise between outside … Continue reading
Vignettes from a morning walk 5
It’s been a while since I’ve been out for an early ramble. This one begins at 6 am. It’s a follow-your-nose-despite-plans ramble, in the course of which I make new discoveries in a place I thought I knew reasonably well. … Continue reading
Posted in parks, photos
Tagged amphitheatre, flowers, hints of China, palace, people at work, Łazienki
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As summer edges toward autumn
I can hear howls of outrage when I mention the “a” word! And here are fungi as well. Aren’t they supposed to be autumnal? And what about mellow fruitfulness? It will come, you know, and it will hold its own … Continue reading
Warsaw summer
A summer in the city. A strange thing for this woman who lives in a small village surrounded by bush and ocean. Strange too, not to be worrying about bushfires if there’s a hot day or a howling wind. Here … Continue reading
Have you seen this place before?
Off to Pole Mokotowskie again for my early-ish morning stroll. And guess what? It is in no way repetitive of my last stroll in Mokotów Field. I walk by a different route to start with, past a prison with rolls … Continue reading
Posted in iPhone photos, parks
Tagged colonnades, flowers, mural, Pole Mokotowskie, statues, the Happy Dog
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Edging into summer
Jude’s garden challenge asks us to capture the essence of summer. Visit her for a rose garden and other delights.
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