I’ll bring you diamonds bright

Valentine’s Day is an occasion to give a loved one diamonds. I’m almost sure that’s a thing. The real rocks are expensive but if you look around there are all sorts of diamonds waiting to be noticed and acknowledged. image

Admire this solitaire in a beautiful setting over a window on Barrington Street in Halifax. Or these strings of diamonds once under a veranda in Windsor.

image

You get the idea. Diamond shapes are all over the place once you start looking. Actually many diamonds in this collection are just squares turned sideways, like the window in a fish shed door on Digby Neck.

image

A sweet little house in Yarmouth has a necklace of diamonds around its veranda.

image

Diamond porch windows in a setting of diamond-topped fence pickets.

image

Also on a fish shed were these asphalt shingles, making a grid of diamonds.

image

This diamond pattern glass was in the Anglican Church hall in Annapolis Royal.

image

Cast iron cemetery fence.        image

From the 1960s some ingenious  concrete blocks on  the side wall of an architect’s office on College Street in Halifax.

image

We know that diamonds are strong, as demonstrated by this structural wall on the dining building at the Ross Creek Arts Centre.

image

Cut-outs in shutters are a special treat to watch for so I was particularly happy to find these little settings in the west end of Halifax.

image

Diamonds last for ever so it’s appropriate to end with this little band on the base of a tombstone in SW Nova Scotia.

image

 

About the author

Stephen Archibald

It’s Stephen Archibald doing the noticing. I’m a huge fan of Nova Scotia’s material culture and cultural landscapes. Twitter (@Cove17 ) made me realize I could share what attracted my attention (perfect for my very short attention) and I’m gratified when folks enjoy my content. Pleased to meet you on the internet.

Twitter