The annual growth rings of a tree, the petals of an anemone or the parachutes of a dandelion clock all grow in layers that are naturally circular (more or less). The rose window of a cathedral is painstakingly constructed in circular layers of mathematical precision. A circular pool reflects a perfect disc of sky and a circular porthole frames an unexpected view.

Here’s a scrapbook of circles (some perfect, some naturally irregular, others artistically approximate) in response to Cee’s challenge this week: Circles and Wheels

 

Rose window – Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris – January 2016
Dandelion clock – May 2016
Anemone – April 2016
Metro entrance – Palais Royal, Paris – November 2015
Sacristry windows – Basilica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona – June 2018
A circle of sky – Sceaux – November 2017
Waverley window – Edinburgh – February 2016
Metro porthole – Arts et Métiers, Paris – June 2016
Parisian reflections – March 2016
Knight and dragon by Poes – Butte aux Cailles – April 2017