@ 2008-10-15 – 21:49:19
After reading one of LaSpice's posts where she wrote and posted pics about the sunflower crop in France it reminded me of a couple of photos I took in the market place in Valladolid, Spain.
They were huge, much bigger than the biggest human face.
They would keep a parrot in food for quite a long while 
@ 2008-10-06 – 19:21:55
It was begun by Juan de Herrera in 1580 on an ambitious scale and his design for Valladolid Cathedral provided a model followed by many churches in Spain and its South American colonies. It was continued by Alberto Churriguera from 1730 onwards but never completed. its plain and massive architecture marking a break with the elaborate ornament of the Plateresque style. Of the four corner towers which were planned only the south tower was built (restored in 1885 after its collapse in 1841)
These are photos I took of the Cathedral and its doors in Valladolid.
The Cathedral is being restored once more , this time the wonderful great doors are the object of the restoration
When you look at the side doors, a different picture is displayed...modern day graffitti? or maybe we should call it ancient grafitti .....hieroglyphics has a lot to answer for 
Click on photos as usual for big pic.
@ 2008-10-01 – 22:39:41
Snapshots taken whilst on a break in Valladolid Spain.
I have a thing about snapping 'men at work'.
here are some (men) putting the finishing touches to a carpet of flower petals
The last one above is of the completed carpet..it took days to create and the following day a civic and religious procession was held where they walked solemnly upon and through the carpet.
Individual emblems
ps
It wasn't easy getting these snaps as I had to 'battle' with a lot of other photographers who were trying to take pictures of the petal carpet before it was dishevelled..
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