Water Lily Pond Claude Monet knew how to create a garden as well as he knew how to paint. It was his garden and water-lily pond in Giverny, France where he created so many of his famous works. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/water-lily-pond/

Waiting for Retirement These naval aircraft are “out back” on the tarmac behind the National Naval Aviation Museum at the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Pensacola, Florida. They are waiting for the day when a little elbow grease and polish can put them back in shape as if ready for another mission. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/waiting-for-retirement/.

The Day the Wall Came Down The essence of freedom can be a hard concept to show symbolically, but the sculpture “The Day the Wall Came Down” depicts it well. This statue of a stallion and four mares are shown running through the rubble of the collapsed Berlin Wall. Read more at http://www.timstanleyphotography.com/2013/07/the-day-the-wall-came-down/