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Indigo Mosque

A colourful note: the colour indigo was named after the indigo dye derived from the Indigofera tinctoria plant.  India is believed to be the oldest centre of indigo dyeing in […]

-Venice

Hot Exterior

  Hex colour ref:  ff1dce A colourful note:  this shade of hot magenta was formulated by Crayola in 1990.  To add some colour confusion , there had been a Hot Magenta Fluorescent crayon […]
Hot Exterior

-Barcelona

Kiss Kiss

“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Linked to Life Imitates […]

-Sweden

Haphazard Torso Reflection

This reflection in some Malmö windows presents a challenge to the mind – why does it move from side to side between the storeys? If you’re a big fan of The Bridge TV […]

-Austria

Solar Time

Sundials, both old and new, pop up over the world, but Austria seems to be particularly fond of them.  They have a Sundial Data Bank and the 2000 figures report 3009 […]

-Turkey

Hot Work in a Caravanserai

The caravanserais behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar are home to many specialised workmen, including the following friendly metal worker who was slaving over the flames Linked to Hot Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2016 […]

-Denmark

Wacky Postal Employee

I have shared shots of this cute fella before, but today I thought I’d demonstrate what a hard worker he is – out there, guarding the post boxes no matter what weather […]

-Sweden

Dandelion and Cornflower

The Swedish flag is blue and yellow, or perhaps dandelion and cornflower – particpating in Jennifer’s challenge based on Crayola’s current 120 crayon colours has encouraged me to make wider use of […]