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Debbie Smyth

Milan’s Grand Canal

If you think canals, you probably think first of Venice – Venice, Italy. Then, there’s a whole panoply of cities that dub themselves the “Venice of the North”, including Amsterdam, Bruges, Birmingham, Manchester, Saint Petersburg and Stockholm. […]

Venice House part 2

This week, I’m back at the modern houses on the canals of Venice, California. For week 2 of the challenge, I have muted the colours to give an aged effect, removed the cropping and […]

Oranges and Lemons

A selection of oranges and lemons from Tunisia and Spain. Linked to Sunlit Sunday, Mosaic Monday and OYGIF. Posted by Debbie Smyth, 8 March 2015

Orange Northern Quarter

The street art project in Manchester’s Northern Quarter keeps the area looking bright and cheerful, no matter what the hue; but I do like orange, it is such a happy colour. […]

A Grain of Pleasure

“…trying to extricate from the long day the grain of pleasure…” ― Graham Greene, Brighton Rock A beach, the orange glow of sunset and an atmospheric ruin – grain of […]