Among many ancient motifs, such as vase-and-tree, sun, and heart, the cock appeared as a protective symbol that might be set on roof ridges or carved on cheese molds.
"Dream of Light" (the Spanish title, "El Sol del Membrillo," translates more directly as "The Quince-Tree Sun") should be watched appreciatively and peacefully, in keeping with the tranquillity of the material.
1,583 miles, 30 hours' driving, 2½ weeks minimum 1 Fly into Albuquerque, good for buying jewellery and art, and full of gorgeous B&Bs with palm trees, sun terraces overlooking the desert and Native American folk art and blankets.
Blue skies, breezes, birds, trees, sun etc. Enough to make one genuinely thrilled to be alive – as might Li be in about an hour's time, if she still is.
· Mile End Road, E1; +44 (0)207 790 1005; www.bAr54.co.uk A two-tiered terrace with decking, palm trees, sun lounges, Moroccan themed tent, hot tub and beautiful people in bikinis, Kimonos and shades dancing to discerning dance music: it could be a scene from Ibiza or Buenos Aries but it's a summer scene played out 20 metres above a KFC on Brixton's most notorious street corner.
Amidst the palm trees, sun, and sand, there are so many things to see and do, it is difficult to decide where to begin.
HORROR movies are shown throughout the year, but never as often as during October, when dying leaves create skeletal trees; sun-filled days become long, dark nights; and Halloween, with its overall license to scare, brings its singular spookiness.
For me, Weston's black and white images of Point Lobos – its angular rocks, tangled seaweed, bent cypress trees, sun-scorched driftwood – possess an almost unearthly beauty that is both austere and sensual, somehow not so "heightened" through technique as his more famous pictures.
There are palm trees, suns, royal lions, gators, and sharks.
As I stand there holding the tree, the sun comes out and my mood begins to lighten.
