Civility . . .

They are ever so polite in England. A simple "please" often works wonders.

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Complementary colors . . .

Bike against a college campus wall in Cambridge, England. Naturally, it was the red box and the green grass that caught my eye first, dramatic spots of color in an otherwise monochromatic scene.

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National Bike Month continues . . .

In celebration of National Bike Month, I'm posting bicycle-related pictures every day this week.

This is a sign I found in Cambridge, England a few years ago . . . Apparently there are a few anti-cyclists here and there.

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National Farmers' Market Week, Day 6

Artisan breads for sale at the outdoor market in Cambridge, England. ©Carol Leigh

What to do, what to do?

In Cambridge, England, if you find your car's been given the "boot," I guess there's nothing to do but buy yourself a Big Ass Burrito! ©Carol Leigh, (still) wading through pictures of England...

Yes, more from Cambridge

Everything I've posted in this blog so far from Cambridge, England was taken on day one. And there are lots more! So I shall cease and desist, posting new ones just every so often. I'll be creating individual galleries on my Flickr site, however, and will post a link to them here once I've set them up.

I concentrated a lot on bicycles, since that (and architecture) seems to be a HUGE theme in Cambridge, and here are three examples. Signs, too, were fun to shoot, including the IN/OUT signboard at St. John's College. A bit of brick and stone architectural detail (I like the contrast in texture and the diagonal triangle), and a blue porcupine gracing an arch at Sidney Sussex College finish out the mix.

For me and Chris, this was a special trip, and we're grateful to have had the chance to see and experience a different way of life. ©Carol Leigh

Spring

Spring in Cambridge looks remarkably similar to spring in Oregon: soft light, brilliant greens, and lovely clematis. ©Carol Leigh, celebrating spring here and there

Architectural detail

Everywhere you turn in Cambridge there's architectural detail to be photographed. If I were a black & white photographer, I'd be in heaven. If I weren't a black & white photographer, and I lived in Cambridge, I would BECOME a black & white photographer. Even something as humble as a downspout becomes a work of art as it undulates down the side of a building.

There's an entire portfolio of work to be done in just this one city. And one would need more than a year (or a lifetime) to accomplish it. ©Carol Leigh, longing for another lifetime

Minimalist attire

Getting ready for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Huzzah! ©Carol Leigh

Doorways

Doorways in Cambridge, England, day 1. Clematis and wisteria were in full bloom, light was overcast, colors glowed. No jet lag at all and I was out at 5 a.m. seeing what I could see. ©Carol Leigh