Lens Artist Photo Challenge : Wonder

I have been fortunate to visit Saint Petersburg twice, once each in autumn and spring! I never fail to be filled with wonder by The Alexander Column, located in the centre of Palace Square.

The column is a single piece of red granite, 25.45 m (83 ft 6 in) long and about 3.5 m (11 ft 5 in) in diameter.

A contribution to the Lens Artists Challenge. More can be seen here

Weekly Photo Challenge : Glow

All that glitters is not gold, but gold certainly emits a warm glow. Sunsets glow, even on chilly evenings. There is a warm glow before a ballet performance. Saint Petersburg has it all!

For the weekly photo challenge, Glow

…. but does it work?

Not something one sees every day! A pedestrian crossing with split designated directions. There were no crowds of tourists at the time, so one is left to speculate whether it works!

….. and, does it work? This is also a test to see if an email notification of a new post is triggered, as none was sent in relation to the recent post “Windows”