Category Archives: Photography

How green is my valley…again

Posted on May 14, 2013 by womanseyeview

The classic 1939 book by Richard Llewellyn (made into a movie of the same name) ‘How Green was My Valley’ was one of my favourites when I was young. It described the transformation of agricultural valleys and ancient, green rolling … Continue reading →

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History under our feet and all around us

Posted on May 9, 2013 by womanseyeview

My mother and I have made the trip to England for a reunion of her father’s relatives. Battling jet lag on our first day, we foray out into the English county of Kent and with a stunningly green British spring … Continue reading →

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Don’t cry for me Argentina!

Posted on March 27, 2013 by womanseyeview

I’m no amatuer when it comes to figuring our the ‘politics’ of a situation – be they partisan, gender, class or other. However a recent visit to Beautiful Buenos Aires had me a little perplexed on a number of levels … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires – a world class walking city

Posted on March 24, 2013 by womanseyeview

What makes a great walking city? Streets with unique character, lots of people, distinct neighbourhoods, parks to sit and cafe’s to refresh and people watch, good public transit…that would be my list and Buenos Aires would be among the top … Continue reading →

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A slower New York

Posted on March 12, 2013 by womanseyeview

There are some cities in the world that it is impossible to get tired of – London and Paris leap to my mind and so does New York. I admit I came to that feeling about New York later in … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Piedades

Posted on February 10, 2013 by womanseyeview

For a small country Costa Rica sure has a lot of mature Canadians and Americans living in condos – sometimes it feels like a hillier, less humid Florida. While the gated community lifestyle doesn’t appeal to me it certainly seems … Continue reading →

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Gifts around us

Posted on February 8, 2013 by womanseyeview

Maybe when you’re in a different place you look more closely at your environment and marvel at the gifts that are there if you just open your eyes. The tree out the back with its orange jewels glinting in the … Continue reading →

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Airport Art?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by womanseyeview

Ger was the first one to introduce me to the concept of ‘airport art’ – a faux handicraft made to appeal to tourists, that doesn’t represent the country or culture it comes from. Well in Costa Rica they’ve put a … Continue reading →

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Simple San Jose Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2013 by womanseyeview

A lot of people rush through San Jose on their way to the sexier parts of Costa Rica. Ger and I have always felt comfortable here though – shabby and decidedly non-gentrified as it may be. So on a Sunday … Continue reading →

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Spring in Bruce County, Ontario

Posted on May 6, 2012 by womanseyeview

Well it may not be Barcelona but its hard to beat a beautiful spring day in Bruce County as the trilliums wave in the breeze and the wild yellow fritillaries hang beautifully beside their crimson and green mottled leaves. The … Continue reading →

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