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-Berlin

Banging His Head Against A Brick Wall

banging your head against a brick wall English informal saying: to attempt something repeatedly but always without success e.g. I’ve tried several times to cure my addiction to blogging but I’m banging my […]

-Hertfordshire

Gathering Lavender

A colourful note:  Blue violet became a Crayola colour in 1934.  Interestingly, they use a plant name for most of their shades of purple Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 January 2016

-Ireland

Symmetrical Views

I enjoy reflection! Well, that’s to say, I do enjoy mulling things over while I’m out walking or in the shower in the morning, but the fact I mean to share […]

-London

Tower Reflection

  Hex colour reference:  #199ebd A colourful note:  the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930.     Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 January 2016    

Graffiti and Street Art

No Feeling Blue

I’ve shared a walk around part of Vienna and its canal before, but I thought I’d show you some more of the murals that decorate the walls alongside the Donau Canal. Hex […]

Photography

Let’s Print Our Photos!

I tend not to make New Year resolutions – probably because I have made them in the past and failed to achieve them!  But this year I have resolved to actually […]

California

Pantheism in Full View

This giant mural was conceived by Perry Rod, founder and Chairman of The Paradise Project, a group that promotes and supports the philosophy of pantheism.  They launched a competition for the design of […]

-Scotland

Black Castle

Black Castle stands on South Queensferry’s High Street.  The sea-captain who had the house built in 1626, was lost at sea. His maid was accused of paying a beggar woman to cast […]