Joseph Banks in the British Museum

While hanging out in the curiosity cabinet room in the British Museum, I spotted the bronze portrait bust of Joseph Banks, who is a central figure in The Age of Wonder, which I spent pleasurable month or so reading.

Turbine Hall

Visitors enjoying the sun in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.

Oggsford Graduation, Part 2

The doorway I most identify with in the Bodleian quad.

View of the Radcliffe Camera from the Old Quad at BNC.

View onto Radcliffe Square from inside BNC.

Oxford being exclusive, in this instance at Merton College.

Merton's dining hall serves one of the better english breakfasts in Oxford on Sundays.
Merton gardens and playing fields.

Broad Street in summer rain.

Oggsford Graduation, Part 1

The Bodleian.

Waiting to reenter the Sheldonian, outside the Divinity School.

After the degree ceremony, standing around outside the Sheldonian, with the Bridge of Sighs in the background.

A bulldog.

Melody and I went to Oxford last weekend to receive degrees that we completed almost ten years ago, and to eat some Ben's cookies from the Covered Market.

Pont des Artes

Around 10pm on the Pont des Artes.

Château Cerisy-la-Salle

Buildings and grounds at Le Centre Culturel International in Cerisy-la-Salle, Normandy. We just completed a massive, week-long conference at the Château on "Meaning, Context and Implicit Content" with around 60 participants.

The Tower

There's a sign in the Eiffel Tower elevator that says, in English, "Beware of the pickpockets".

Les Colonnes de Buren

Yesterday we stumbled across Les Colonnes de Buren, Daniel Buren's striped columns in the Palais Royal.

Quai de Jemmapes

Twilight on the Canal Saint Martin. This time of day, when the sky is still light, but lights are on, always reminds Melody of Magritte's The House of Mysteries.

Butts Wynd

Greetings from St. Andrews.

Lancaster, Hurricane, Spitfire, Tornados and Typhoons

Flyovers by the RAF at the Royal Wedding.