The swifts have flown south and the seagulls are heading out to sea, signs of the end of summer. I miss hearing the swifts squealing as they swoop, acrobatically overhead. The lack of a squawking seagull perched on every chimney pot comes as something of a relief. Now it’s the chattering of the house martins that makes me Look Up.
A break in the clouds – July 2017
Keeping watch – Paris – January 2016
Catching the light – Paris – April 2016
Clematis reaching for the sky – April 2016
Sunlight streams through the new roof at King’s Cross – January 2016
Stone vaulting at Reims Cathedral – June 2017
Glass art at Palais Royal metro station – April 2017
La Patrouille de France flies past Le Louvre – July 2016
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September 8, 2021 at 8:10 am
Fabulous sights here! Now our house martins had a sudden and explosive feeding bonanza in our garden about 4 days ago. They swooped and fed for maybe half an hour – perhaps a hundred of them. And then they went. Haven’t seen any since.
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September 8, 2021 at 9:41 am
Plenty of house martins here still but they are starting to spend more time in conference on the telephone wires.
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September 8, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Nope. All gone here, and we’re further south than you. Just.
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September 8, 2021 at 3:31 pm
We’re a full one and half degrees north of Ripon!
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September 8, 2021 at 3:46 pm
Wow! Less than I thought!
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September 8, 2021 at 9:19 am
Wonderful selection of photos, so varied too. I do like the Kings Cross one very much.
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September 8, 2021 at 9:40 am
Thanks for your kind comment, Sofia. Welcome to Beyond the Window Box!
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September 8, 2021 at 5:23 pm
Thank you!
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September 8, 2021 at 1:58 pm
Super looking up shots! Reims Cathedral looks stunning 🙂 I nearly included a Kings Cross shot myself but it ended up on the cutting room floor when I realised I had too many photos 😆
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September 8, 2021 at 6:43 pm
Great mix of photos. Looking up is always worth it, in a city or other places. My daughter Laura and I once spent an entire afternoon walking around downtown Philadelphia looking at the upper floors of the buildings. Many of the smaller older buildings in the downtown have storefronts on the ground floor, and all manner of architectural detail dating from when the building was somebody’s townhouse or mansion or from an earlier store on the ground floor. Our favorite was an old sign from a defunct restaurant chain, located on the first floor of a building that I think dates from the late 19th century. The storefront now houses a medical office. Only later did we learn that the sign is a landmark for urbanists and architecture buffs.
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September 8, 2021 at 9:56 pm
Yes, looking up is a great way to get to know the former lives of city buildings. It’s interesting to hear of your walk in downtown Philadelphia. I could have filled several posts on this theme with photos from my Paris wanderings.
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September 9, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Great perspectives. Well done.
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September 9, 2021 at 5:37 pm
Thank you, John.
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September 21, 2021 at 12:51 pm
Such a beautiful gallery!
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September 21, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Thank you, Manja!
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