Where dark shadows lie
Bright is the earth where the dark shadows lie, Cast by the beams of a glittering sky. Praise for the shadows when earth days are done; For the darker the […]
Tree-tops overhead
Overhead the tree-tops meet, Flowers and grass spring ‘neath one’s feet; There was nought above me, and nought below – from Overhead the tree-tops meet by Robert Browning read more […]
Carpets of Tulips in Istanbul
It’s Friday, and time for a flashback to an old Travel with Intent post. Tulip Festival in Istanbul Originally posted April 30, 2015. All images Istanbul, April 2015, copyright Debbie […]
Haircut in Istanbul
Istanbul, April 2015 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 April 2021 Posted as part of Monday Washing Lines …
Shadows of today meet story of the past
Outside Haydarpaşa Station, Istanbul, April 2015 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 February 2021 Posted as part of Shadow Shot Sunday …
Coffee in Istanbul
Coffee with The Bastard of Istanbul Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series
Beauty in the shade
Suleimanye Mosque, Istanbul, April 2015 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 March 2020 Posted as part of Shadow Shot Sunday
Rooftops of Istanbul
Istanbul’s long history of mixed cultures and ethnicities is clearly visible as you wander its streets, but the most satisfying way to view this melting pot is to clamber up […]
Dawn Sky
I fell in love with Istanbul and its people when I visited last year, and I’m missing it. It is a beautiful, walkable, historical, modern, photogenic and very welcoming city. […]
Vivid Beauty
Hex colour reference: #8f509d A colourful note: vivid violet appeared as a new Crayola shade in 1997, a vary busy crayon year. The company introduced a fair number of new names and […]
Welcome!
Apologies to the very welcoming Istanbul, but the clouds on this dreary morning made a tempting editing exercise for a forbidding challenge! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 April 2016 Linked to Thursday […]
