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Debbie Smyth

Friday Flower Festival in Berkshire

This week I am featuring colourful petunias: . Posted as part of the Friday Flower Festival.

English is no longer the Language of the Web

Here is a fascinating article on the linguistic diversity of the web. Although there is no definitive answer on the current internet lingua franca, it does seem that English is […]

-Japan

Vibrant Japan

Japanese temples are incredibly photogenic: bright, vibrant colours contrast with the surrounding nature, and strong use of pattern and striking characters adds further interest. Related articles: Y is for… […]

-France

Windows from Marseille

This week, I am sharing some window photos from Marseille. I hope you enjoy the views. Posted as part of the Thursday Lingering Look at Windows Challenge.

Challenges

Wordless Wednesday from South Africa

. Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. The idea is that the photo says so much that it doesn’t need […]

-Japan

Y is for… Yokohama

Lying on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. Yokohama was a small fishing village up to […]

-France

Yellows in Le Panier

. Posted as part of Monday Mellow Yellow.

-Ireland

Dead Meat

Conor Harrington is an Irish artist, now living in London. This is part of his Dead Meat series, where he blends classical art, history and current topics. In this work […]

-London

Lego on the Underground

To mark the London Underground’s 150th anniversary, celebrated in January 2013, LEGO have created five Tube maps with LEGO bricks. These maps illustrate the evolution of the network between 1927 […]

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