Repetition (day four)

circle window

Black gate

Stairs

Housing

LDS Church

blue gate

What did I decide to do on my first free day in London?  Well, I started out attending church, which happened to be right around the corner, well basically.  Some find the simplistic building where the services took place ugly, but I found it a breath of fresh air.  The buildings in London are beautiful with complex and intricate details.  I think I have been on detail overload this week!  The church was a more contemporary building outside and in.   The repeating vertical lines on the front of the building draw your eye upward to a beautiful gold spire that takes your eye to the sky. 

After taking a much needed nap a few of the girls and I went to explore the neighborhood we live in.  This posh area is full of amazing and unexpected pops of color as well as wonderful architecture.  One color that I have found repeated all over London is the blue, like in the above picture of a gate.  I have seen this color used for many doors, gates, and even shudders and window frames.  It is a fun punch of color!

The black gate photo I love because it shows the corner coins in a way I haven't seen before.  They are subtle yet defined.  I also love the simple beauty in this gate’s repeating lines.  

The picture of repeating porches makes and everlasting effect. It seems like the building will continue forever. Corbel after corbel, column after column. And so forth.

Stairs.... I walk up four flights of stairs to get to my flat.  It is good and bad all at the same time.  I feel so accomplished when I have reached the top of the stairs and gaze back down to see the blue unevenly sized stairs.  

If you haven't caught on yet, I decided to focus this blog entry on repetition.  The only problem is that one of my favorite pictures is not a great example of repetition.  The picture of the round window contains a reflection of the arts college.  I love a good reflection so I included it anyway.