Poinsettia is not just for Christmas
In many countries, these beautiful red flowers are synonymous with Christmas. They are, however, quite difficult to keep looking bright and healthy, and keeping one until the next year is […]
Author Archives
Debbie Smyth
Mother Christmas
Mother Christmas is busy making lace in a shop window close to the Grande Place in Brussels. Linked to Ruby Tuesday.
Work Complete
The latest murals in Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter are now complete. It was a typically damp Manchester day but I wasn’t the only one taking photos of this […]
Pretty in Ochre
In Toledo, it seems that even the satellite dishes are coordinated with the exterior walls. Linked to Monday Mellow Yellow.
Baubles and Reflections
One photo, no words for Silent Sunday. . . . Linked to Mandarin Orange Monday..
Tracks in the Desert
Linked to Word a Week Challenge: Track and Outdoor Wednesday.
From the Greatest to the Least
I’m not entirely sure whether this sculpture in Kew Gardens is something useful or whether it’s a device for torture, but it is certainly exquisitely made and very inventive. Linked […]
Lamp and Shade
I can’t resist a good wrought iron lamp, especially when it is casting a fancy shadow. This Madrid lamp was casting an elongated shadow in the early winter sun. Linked […]
Pink Titfer in Parliament Square
I loved the pink titfer (tit for tat = hat), but I admired his blue dolly mixture (= picture) even more. Sorry, couldn’t resist a bit of cockney rhyming slang! […]
Stilt Walker
I spotted this charming Black-winged Stilt in the Okavango Delta, though you don’t need to travel that far to see them; they are widely distributed around Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, and South and […]
Autumn Shadows
Linked to Friday Fences and Shadow Shot Sunday.
Travel with Intent 