Asia

In praise of shadows

Junichiro Tanizaki in shadow “We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates… Were […]

A Coffee and a Book

Fishing with Moominpappa

I promised the appearance of yet another Moomin in this #acoffeeandabook series, but I hadn’t realised we’d also be returning to Yemen. Mominpappa and Salmon Fishing in Yemen by Paul […]

-Vietnam

Hilltop view

Northern Vietnam, September 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 April 2020 Posted as part of Squaretops

-South Korea

Enjoying a book with Moomintroll

Momintroll and Comet in Moominland I don’t buy many souvenirs on my travels, but I can never resist a good book. My Korean isn’t up to reading the whole novel, […]

A Coffee and a Book

Time for a coffee

Time for a coffee! Settle down at home, put your feet up, and take a virtual trip to the home of coffee, Yemen. I’ll warn you now that you may […]

-Azerbaijan

Mud-luscious

“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful” – E. E. Cummings Mud volcano, Azerbaijan, March 2017 It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy […]

-Germany

At the bus stop

Kam Tin, New Territories, November 2018 Kam Tin Copyright Debbie Smyth, 31 March 2020 Posted as part of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

-China

On a tandem built for five

Fun statue on the Huangpu riverside, Shanghai, May 2018 And for some musical accompaniment: Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 March 2020 Posted as part of Saturday Sculpture

-Japan

Connecting with the outside

Tokyo, May 2018 Windows are a great means of connection, but even they can sometimes distort the view. London, February 2020 Tokyo, May 2018 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 March 2020 […]

-Vietnam

Connection with the other side

Northern Vietnam, September 2017 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 February 2020 Posted as part of Norm’s Doors