Following my dandelion-less trip to London ( Even after a two hour walk around Regents park - none!) I travelled this week to Leeds. As I was thinking about adding a photo of a grey colourless city scape to my quilt, I set off one evening to take snaps. The problem is that Leeds centre is actually quite an attractive place - either ornate Yorkshire stone or sleek gleaming glass. Setting the camera to black and white helped but as you can see, its not really the grungy look I was seeking.
I started seeking out yellow and realised that in cityscapes yellow is a warning, or attention grabbing colour...
Which got me thinking - what are dandelions for? Are they too a warning? That life is short and we should pay attention, perhaps? My goodness Diane - you have me coming all over philosphical!!
Wow. That first picture is stunning. The contrast in the architecture of the two buildings is so interesting.
ReplyDeleteI was born in Leeds but now live in New York. It's nice that you show some pictures. I hope they provide some inspiration for you.
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I love these pictures, and I love that searching for dandelions is what caused you to take them.
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