At Birmingham SEALIFE Centre

Indian Leafwing Butterfly

Another take on a butterfly wing

Butterflies tucking into a banana

Butterfly wing

Experimenting with the iPhone close-up lenses

The butterflies are back in The Glasshouse at RHS Garden Wisley

Roger the Frog!

The Crab and Spoon?

Chameleon bar sign, Paris

Comic book shop

Another favourite place - Laduree with their speciality macaroons


Ladurée

Mariage Freres 'I have a Dream' window


Mariage Freres

Not more geology, but a close-up of tree bark using the close-up lens for iPhone.

In Aix en Provence

In Paris

In Paris

Trying out the wide angle lens for the iPhone

Strange geological formation - called Mourres, near Forcalquier, Alpes de Haute Provence

A jolly sculpture in Lurs, Alpes de Haute Provence

The ollie that got left behind

The little people of Provence - traditional figures, santons de Provence

It's no 'Bah, Humbug'!!



La Cure Gourmande

Stack of ginger biscuits.

La Cure Gourmande

Boxes and boxes of delicious biscuits

La Cure Gourmande

Calissons are the traditional sweetmeats of Aix-en-Provence, being made primarily of almond and fruit pastes. They have been made in the traditional way for centuries and even Fortnum and Mason sell them. But buying and eating them in their city of origin is a bit special.


La Cure Gourmande

Famous biscuiterie in Aix-en-Provence, La Cure Gourmande