Two Marble Statues

Canada's National Gallery

Art Gallery in Rome

Canada's Parliament Buildings

Taken from the grounds of
The National Gallery

My Garden is coming into full bloom

I should paint the bench,,,starting to look a little drab.

Replacing Sodium Street Lamps

I noticed this truck across the street replacing a burnt-out bulb in the street lamp. One thing I really had not noticed before was the myriad of wires
we seem to require to maintain our lifestyles.

National Art Gallery

This exhibit has been in the Gallery since 1995. It represents one years medication of AZT taken by HIV patients to prevent the onset of Aids.
5 pills each day for a total of 1825.
The designers of the display died in the early 90's of  complications related to Aids.

Oriental Poppies

The Oriental Poppies in my garden seem to love this weather...they have been blooming profusely for over two weeks now.

June 6th 1944 D-Day

66 years ago 160,000 allied troops from 5000 ships landed on the Normandy coast of France marking the beginning of the end of World War ll