Walking the dog

So I was walking the dog today and saw some poor little creatures that had lost their lives. I thought it would be a nice change to include these in my blog, there has been a lot of pleasant photographs and now it's time to face reality- stuff dies. alot.

BUT just to end on a nice note, here's another picture of nanny;

Sparklers

So we had some big ass sparklers and these are a few images from then, just 20 second exposures.

High Voltage

The new mural on the back of high voltage, the army is growing bigger! It's still a work in progress so I will go back to see the finshed outcome but it's looking great so far, I have high expectations for the final piece.






Here are a couple more images from Melrose Ave. some more graffiti I found interesting.

Hollywood Graffiti

I'm pretty sure this [above] was a nest for homeless, the pair of old trainers and smell of urine kind of gave it away.




The street art here was very impressive, in comparison to the stuff I see back home on the Wirral- well there is no comparison, it just gets blown out of the water. Anyone who has seen the work in Sheffield will probably get on board very quickly with the graffiti here. The first thing that came into my head when I saw all of it was 'propaganda', they all had messages within them but not in a 'know thy enemy' type, infact to me it was the oppposite. The graffiti is truely a representative of the people that live there- one big mix of culture, all expressing themselves positivily and creatively.

Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum

The minute I got there I knew I was in for a good day. There was a calm surrounding me, complete silence- the dead at peace, all was in a state of serenity. It got me thinking, the people that are buried here must really have been loved and/ or respected. The lengths their families have gone to, to have these massive works of art planted above them, protecting them is just incomprehensible to me. I hope maybe someday when it is my turn to return to the dust that the people I have left behind leave my shell in the protection of an ornate stone guardian.





The Giovinazzo grave was my favourite, even in death they are together- despite the traditional wedding vows that enable both to part in death.

This is Nanny, she is cute. Not as cute as my kitties but she'll suffice whilst I am away from home :)

Just a few images from Venice, I'd really like to go again- the first time was so overwhelming I need to go back and take more pictures.