*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2026.04.11 ***

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I messed around with this for ages trying to bring the light to life, without success, so I went full Nosferatu on it.

I’m glad you did....

Power of UWA!

Wonderful. Looks like the field is glowing from within.

Damson Day

Today is Damson Day in the Lyth Valley, with associated jam competions and blossom viewing walks. But not being fond of crowded walks I went out earlier this week. Damsons are the traditional crop in our little Cumbrian valley, with most old farmsteads having small orchards around the farmyards. This is the farm I walk past most days, now uninhabited but the barns are still in use for storing fodder for their long horn cattle.

The distant fells include Wetherlam and Crinkle Crags.

Storm Dave last weekend brought down a few trees locally, including this one full of blossom.

Woooh! Makes me dizzy! Great shot though.

San Giorgio di Valpolicella

I was near Verona for work, and when I finished, I visited a couple of sites for my Romanesque project. The Pieve di San Giorgio di Valpolicella, is a few miles north of Verona, in the foothills of the Alps. They also make a well known wine here, but I prefer the wine they make on the other side of Lake Garda.

It is a strange building with two Apse's as it was once a monastery and the Plebe and the Monks worshiped in a different parts of the church. It has a splendid little cloister attached. The inside of the church was nothing special, apart from a fresco in the western apse.

They were doing some gardening in the cloister when I arrived, and there was red and white safety tape in place. My first reaction was "shit a wasted trip" But when the guys saw my exaggerated photo gear, they were great and removed it, to let me take some pictures.

Time for another trip to Tuscany? The line of trees make this shot.

I like the feeling of tranquilly in this set. You were right to avoid the crowds, crowds in the countryside is a pet hate.

Great shot - did you splash out?

Good to know damsons are still in active use. Not sure how to use them apart from jam, maybe a sauce for pork.

This is just a beautiful little spot. Nice of them to help out.

Still a bit nervous about flying, given that if my eye problems recur, I'd be stuck for 6 weeks. So we're going to France by plane but I could get home by train if need be.

Entrance

Art Deco (1930) building (former iconic department store) in downtown Toronto was re-purposed for commercial & residential space recently. External walls and windows have been retained to preserve classic architecture of the period.
Results are rather encouraging...

There's an atmosphere here, drama. Great shot.

Beauty.

Classic country shot. Excellent.