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Debbie Smyth

E is for… Emerald

Follow the emerald stone road… Linked to Texture Tuesday, ABC Wednesday and ABC Project.

Pugs Might Fly

“You can have your own set of wings, With your feet on the ground” -from the lyrics of Let’s Go Fly a Kite I came across this delightful mural by […]

-Marseille

Notre Dame de la Garde at Eight Hundred

This 11.2 metre tall statue of the Madonna and Child, created from copper gilded with gold leaf, stands atop Notre Dames de la Garde, overlooking the city and port of Marseille. To […]

Zambia

Faces

Part of Wordless Wednesday.

Graffiti and Street Art

Orange Salamander Part II

This forms part of the One Four Challenge, in which Robyn invites us to take one photo and produce four different images, over a period of four weeks. This week, […]

-Netherlands

Amsterdam Bench

This smart wooden bench had the added benefit of two unusual hanging flower pots. Linked to Benches.

-Madrid

This well known establishment has turned darkness into cool. The stunning mural on the front of this popular Madrid blues bar depicts its name perfectly: Blues Oscuro Casi Negro (dark blues almost black). The name, […]

Landscape

Hazy Heights

On a sunny, hazy morning on the Malvern Hills you can just make out the snowy caps of the Black Mountains. Linked to Scale, View, Our World Tuesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Cafe

Palace in Wool

This knitted version of the famous Royal Pavilion takes pride of place in the window of a fun cafe in the North Laine area of Brighton. The owner of the cafe is […]

Wordless Wednesday