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A Lingering Look at Windows #22

There are many ways to photograph the town of Ludlow from Whitcliffe Common – castle views, church views, town views framed by the trees or not.

Zooming in on the old town shows you the undulating rooftops, the multitude of chimney pots of varying shapes and sizes, and even a window or two.

This weekly challenge is hosted by Dawn from ‘The Day After’ who invites participants to post pictures of any windows that they find curious, inviting, photogenic, or in some way tell a story. Visit her blog to see more windows and/or to join in with the challenge.

A Lingering Look at Windows: In the Garden

Whilst visiting Stockton Bury Gardens in Herefordshire recently I also couldn’t help noticing some windows. The Tithe Barn obviously didn’t have windows, but does have huge doors. Now that it is used as a café new bi-fold windows have been added so that they can be open during good weather.

There is a window in the stable block, occupied by a pair of white doves it seems.

But difficult to spot them from the outside in May.

Budding wisteria in April

turns to dripping wisteria in May, and yes there is a window there if you look hard enough.

and a cute little window in the ladies loo.

A Lingering Look at Windows: In London

Office Building near Tower Hill

windows-2 — Reflection of St Dunstan’s church tower

More Modern Glass (and a black cab)

Reflections in the city

and finally The Shard – lots of windows in that building!

A Lingering Look at Windows: Week 16

Union Station in San Diego, California, much more commonly known as the Santa Fe Depot, is a train station built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace the small Victorian-style structure erected in 1887 for the California Southern Railroad Company. The massive arch of the front entrance is flanked by twin campaniles, each topped by a colourful tile-covered dome and displaying Santa Fe’s blue “cross” emblem on all four sides.

It’s quite difficult to get a good shot of the exterior of this building due to the numerous palm trees surrounding it, except from above.

The Spanish Colonial Revival style station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its architecture, particularly the signature twin domes, is often echoed in the design of modern buildings in Downtown San Diego. The magnificent complex was designed by San Francisco architects Bakewell and Brown as a “monumental reminder” of California’s Spanish heritage.

The grand interior space of the depot features natural redwood beam ceilings, highlighted by walls covered with a brightly coloured ceramic tile wainscot. Not forgetting the beautifully curved windows.

The glazed faience tile used in the wainscot was manufactured by the California China Products Company of nearby National City. Elaborate Hispano-Moorish designs are executed in green, yellow, blue, white, and black and the bottom and top edges are finished with a frieze of stylised ziggurats

The structure draws much more heavily from the architecturally distinctive Spanish, Moorish, and Mexican lines exhibited by the Mission San Luís Rey de Francia (located in the town of Oceanside in north San Diego County) than it does from the nearby Mission San Diego de Alcalá, some nine miles (14 km) away.

The historic depot is located in Centre City (Downtown San Diego) and is still an active transportation center, providing services to Amtrak, the San Diego Coaster, the San Diego Trolley, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus system.

And though the station is beautifully designed both inside and out, the warning on the door windows is somewhat frightening.

Source: Wikipedia

A Lingering Look at… ‘Cats’

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A Black and White Cat Snoozing in Cornwall

This week I am featuring a few windows where the subject was not in fact the window, but a cat. In the header photo the cat is perched beneath the open sash – a decidedly dicey option in my opinion.

maltese cat — A Scruffy White Maltese Cat

My blogging friend and expert photographer, Tina of Travels and Trifles, has been experimenting lately with textures and artistic effects. I have played around with a few of these before, usually to disguise a less than brilliant photo, but this time I thought I’d give it a go as these windows aren’t exactly exciting. Thanks Tina for inspiring me to play around with my photos.