Thursday doors – 9 February 2023

Doors 208 – Croatia doors (part 4)

The next instalment of doors from our family trip to Croatia last August. Before leaving Zaton, we took a trip to the Krka National Park, which even though crowded was spectacular, and the boardwalk through the woods and waterways will remain long in my memory. The first door this week was in the park on a small out building and had been coated in stickers. It felt like this was the one place in the entire park where people could express their subversive selves, and it made me laugh.

Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022
Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022

Our next destination was Pula where we spent a few nights, and I have to say that this city was the highlight of my holiday. Probably because the Italian influence in the Istrian Peninsula is very strong. Italian is spoken, the city feels like a suburb of Rome, shops have bilingual signage, and the Roman ruins are to die for. Here is a small selection of ancient and less ancient doors/doorways, with a promise of more to come soon:

Pula Amphitheatre arches and tourist entrance door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Pula Amphitheatre arches and tourist entrance door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Old door with heavy balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Old door with heavy balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Blue-grey door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Blue-grey door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Time has caught up with me and cut my commentary a little short (mercifully, perhaps). I will have more for you next week.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 2 February 2023

Doors 207 – Croatia doors (part 3)

This week, I return to doors of Croatia, after a week of absence skiing in the French Alps (I thought I’d just slip that in). These doors are from the magnificent city of Zadar, at one time an immensely important trading port in the Adriatic, and its former affluence is very impressive indeed. I would thoroughly recommend it as a place to see if you choose to visit Croatia. So, no more flim flam, here are the doors:

Land Gate to the city, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Land Gate to the city, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022

The Land Gate, as it is known, is an impressive entrance to the old city, which has very thick fortified walls. You will note the strong Venetian influence with the lion of Saint Mark over the archway.

Gateway, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Gateway, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Slim door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Slim door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Door with stone surround and arch, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Door with stone surround and arch, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Ancient doorway with less ancient door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Ancient doorway with less ancient door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022

I am enjoying reliving our family holiday to Croatia in August 2022 through these pictures. Next up, I will take you to the city of Pula on the southern tip of the Istrian Peninsula.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 19 January 2023

Doors 206 – More Bristol (and France) street art and graffiti doors

I have found myself, once again, with very little time to sort out Thursday doors this week, so I am rummaging around in my archives for some more street art/graffiti doors, all of which have appeared on Natural Adventures before in posts about street art. These doors were originally posted in February and March 2022, although the photographs range from April 2016 to March 2022. Enjoy.

Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016
Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016

Hazard, Jamaica Street, Bristol, March 2022
Hazard, Jamaica Street, Bristol, March 2022

Bogat, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2022
Bogat, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2022

Maybe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2022
Maybe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2022

3Dom, The Carriageworks, Bristol, March 2022
3Dom, The Carriageworks, Bristol, March 2022

Unknown artist, Franklyn Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Unknown artist, Franklyn Lane, Bristol, February 2022

Graffiti and doors in the mountains, Alpe d'Huez, France, February 2022
Graffiti and doors in the mountains, Alpe d’Huez, France, February 2022

I won’t be posting any doors next week as I will be enjoying the snow in France once again, but I will, of course, be thinking of you all. Have a fabulous weekend.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 12 January 2023

Doors 205 – Croatia doors (part 2)

I am leading and facilitating a workshop inWorcester today, so have prepared this Thursday doors post a little in advance. This post is the second instalment of Croatian doors from our family summer holiday last August. The photographs were taken in Zaton, where we were based, Nin, a little town nearby and Zadar, a larger and historic town on the coast. Enjoy:

Three doors, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Three doors, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Gate, ballustrade and old door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Gate, ballustrade and old door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

A modern door on a modern building, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
A modern door on a modern building, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

You might be able to spot the unintended doorfie…

Gateway to Nin, Croatia, August 2022
Gateway to Nin, Croatia, August 2022

Museum entrance and door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Museum entrance and door, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022

A modern door on an older building, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
A modern door on an older building, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022

Church door with a pediment over it, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022
Church door with a pediment over it, Zadar, Croatia, August 2022

There will be more to come from this trip soon, but I might be pausing from posting Thursday doors for a couple of weeks, so make the most of these. May I wish you a very happy weekend.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

Todoaciem

A gallery of outstanding calligraffiti, from the Bristol-based, Spanish writer Todoaciem, aka Ciem1

Instagram: @todoaciem

All photographs by Scooj

Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, April 2023
Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, April 2023

Todoaciem, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2022
Todoaciem, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, October 2022

Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, May 2022
Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, May 2022

Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2022
Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, March 2022

Todoaciem, Alfred Street, Bristol, September 2021
Todoaciem, Alfred Street, Bristol, September 2021

Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, May 2021
Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, May 2021

Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, November 2020
Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, November 2020

Todoaciem, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2020
Todoaciem, Brunel Way, Bristol, December 2020

Todoaciem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2020
Todoaciem, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2020

Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2020
Todoaciem, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2020

Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, September 2020
Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, September 2020

Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2020
Todoaciem, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2020

Thursday doors – 5 January 2023

Doors 204 – Croatia doors (part 1)

Happy New Year, doorsters.

Although it feels like a distant memory now, it was only a few months ago that we had a fabulous family summer holiday in Croatia. It was our first visit to the country, and I am certain that we will return together or individually in the future.

For the first phase of our trip we were based in a small town called Zaton, situated on the coast between the Istrian Peninsula to the North West and Zadar to the south, and the doors this week are all from Zaton. Posting these photographs is filling me with nostalgia, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have on revisiting them:

Old doorway and newer door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Old doorway and newer door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Door and shutter, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Door and shutter, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Double door and windows, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Double door and windows, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Weathered door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Weathered door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Outhouse door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Outhouse door, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

Old door and window, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022
Old door and window, Zaton, Croatia, August 2022

It feels good to be back on the Thursday doors rails, and I look forward to sharing my and viewing your doors in 2023.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

Unnamed artist

A gallery of weird and wonderful alien creations from Bristol artist Unnamed

Instagram: removed at request of the artist

All pictures by Scooj

Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2023
Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2023
Mommynature and Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2023
Mommynature and Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2023
Mommynature and Nugmoose, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2023
Mommynature and Nugmoose, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2023
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2022
Nugmoose, St Werburghs, Bristol June 2022
Nugmoose, St Werburghs, Bristol June 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2022
Nugmoose, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2022
Nugmoose, Peel Street Green, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, Peel Street Green, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, M32 Spot, Bristol, November 2021
Nugmoose, M32 Spot, Bristol, November 2021
Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2021
Nugmoose, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, September 2021
Nugmoose and Slakarts, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2021
Nugmoose and Slakarts, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2021
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2021
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2021
Nugmoose and Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2021
Nugmoose and Mudra, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2021
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2021

Thursday doors – 15 December 2022

Doors 203 – My favourite doors of 2022 – a review

It is customary on the last Thursday before the Christmas break to present a selection of favourite doors from the last year. This is my selection, and I had some real beauties to choose from this year. I hope you enjoy them this second time round. I look forward to seeing other Thursday door selections too.

Green Hut door, Alpe d'Huez, France, February 2022
Green Hut door, Alpe d’Huez, France, February 2022
Green arched door, Filton, Bristol, March 2022
Green arched door, Filton, Bristol, March 2022
Red door, lilac walls and a temple, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022
Red door, lilac walls and a temple, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022
Ghost door at Phillimore Chambers, Westminster, London, May 2022
Ghost door at Phillimore Chambers, Westminster, London, May 2022
An extraordinary door and carved wooden surround and awning, Westminster, London, May 2022
An extraordinary door and carved wooden surround and awning, Westminster, London, May 2022
Three doors, including a tradesman's entrance, Westminster, London, May 2022
Three doors, including a tradesman’s entrance, Westminster, London, May 2022
Porto Tram with side doors, line 18, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Porto Tram with side doors, line 18, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Possibly my favourite door of the trip, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Possibly my favourite door of the trip, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Lighthouse with red door, Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Lighthouse with red door, Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Church, doors and tiles, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Church, doors and tiles, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Arched green door, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Arched green door, Porto, Portugal, June 2022
Old black door and steps, Bristol, October 2022
Old black door and steps, Bristol, October 2022
Pair of doors, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022
Pair of doors, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022

So that’s it for the year. 2022 has been a very difficult year for so many reasons. I guess it is fitting that the final pair of doors in blue and yellow represent the colours of a country that I hadn’t given much consideration before dictator Putin’s “special operation” and invasion this year. I dedicate this gallery of doors to the people of Ukraine, keeping them very much in my thoughts this Christmas.

May I take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy holiday season, and Christmas. See you all on the other side.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

 

by Scooj

 

Thursday doors – 1 December 2022

Doors 202 – Door pairs from the Bristol archive

Good morning – and another foggy start in Bristol today. This week I have done a quick trawl of my archive, and found these pairs of doors from around the city that I hope you enjoy. Although they are pairs, there is a degree of asymmetry about most of them that I rather like.

Garage doors in Cotham, Bristol, April 2020
Garage doors in Cotham, Bristol, April 2020

A pair of doors in King Street, Bristol, August 2019
A pair of doors in King Street, Bristol, August 2019

Doors in The Paintworks, Bristol, May 2021
Doors in The Paintworks, Bristol, May 2021

Pair of doors, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022
Pair of doors, Montpelier, Bristol, April 2022

Pair of gates, Bristol, April 2022
Pair of gates, Bristol, April 2022

Pair of doors, Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2022
Pair of doors, Jamaica Street, Bristol, May 2022

Pair of doors, Bristol, May 2022
Pair of doors, Bristol, May 2022

That’s your lot this time. Next week, I might have some doors from our summer trip to Croatia to share with you, if I can get organised enough.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors  from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

Tack Jucker

A gallery of fabulous character pieces by Tack Jucker

Instagram: @tack.jucker

all photographs by Scooj

Tack Jucker, River Avon, Bristol November 2022
Tack Jucker, River Avon, Bristol November 2022

Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022
Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022

Tack Jucker, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Tack Jucker, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2022
Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2022

Tack Jucker, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2022
Tack Jucker, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2022

Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2022
Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, January 2022

Tack Jucker, Catherine Mead Street, Bristol, November 2021
Tack Jucker, Catherine Mead Street, Bristol, November 2021

Tack Jucker, Cumberland basin, Bristol, October 2021
Tack Jucker, Cumberland basin, Bristol, October 2021

Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2021
Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2021

Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2021
Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2021

Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2021
Tack Jucker, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, October 2021