Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester

Been away for almost a month touring round a few parts of England and Ireland, and finally got round to doing a bit of a Thomas Hardy pilgrimage in and around Dorchester, Dorset.

Had to get a few shots of the Thomas Hardy statue in Dorchester from several different angles.

For me, the greatest ever British novelist is a toss of the coin between Hardy and DH Lawrence (who, in terms of the male-female polarity theme, may be viewed as something of a continuation of Hardy's work).

Love the tragedy and malevolent fatalism in Hardy novels such as 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' (for me, one of the greatest books ever written); 'Jude the Obscure'; and 'The Mayor of Casterbrudge' (set in Dorchester, of course).

Corsica: Bonifacio Harbour

A mobile shot of the boats in Bonifacio harbour.

Warsaw: Great Artwork

Not really a fan of (post-) modern art, but this piece of 'strange art' on the side of a bar in Warsaw city centre really caught my eye.

Tempio Pausania (Sardinia): Cork Trees

Couple of shots of the famous Sardinian cork trees near our hotel in Tempio Pausania:

Sardinia: Church Shot from a Coach Window

Not often that a mobile shot taken through a coach window turns out well, but I was more than happy with this one.

Bosa (Sardinia): Cryptic-Looking Door

Found this door in Bosa really cryptic-looking.

Sardinia: Santa Cristina Church and Pilgrim Houses

My final shots from the Santa Cristina holy well site are of the church and Christian pilgrim houses:

This poster from the toilets intrigued both me and my wife:

It had us speculating that some Bronze Age, Nuragic religious ritual might be being re-enacted at Santa Cristina some time soon.