Category: Fotoutmaning
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CoLor ColoUr…
I love color, color makes me happy! Being surrounded by colors affects how we feel, even though we don’t always know about it. “We live in a rainbow of chaos” – Paul Cezanne “Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it” – Danny Kaye Pre-Moving Checklist: Today all our […]
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Flower of The Day
Greater Snapdragon. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day Pre-Moving Checklist: Has found out what requirements apply to bring our dogs into Cyprus from Malta. Passport / Rabies vaccination date / Microchip Number etc. Sixteen days left…
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Malta Doors
Have you ever thought about how many doors there are? Doors can really look different depending on where in the world you are. I’m from Sweden, live in Malta and will soon move to Cyprus after twenty years on this small Mediterranean island. Here I have chosen to show a selection of traditional Maltese doors. […]
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Another Wild Plant
Here’s another interesting find within the huge kingdom of plants.What do you think is so special about this one? Does it produce something edible? This very special plant is considered to be one of Malta’s most beautiful flowers! Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flower of The Day
Maltese name: Ħalib it-tajr kbir English name: Large Star of Bethlehem Flowering time: April-May Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Yellow Mellow
Above are some trifling knowledge, a couple of quotes and some flowers from yesterday’s walk with my doggies. I chose the yellow ones, there are plenty of them now. Don’t forget to click on an image to enlarge. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day By the way, we’ve moved from Sliema to Rabat! Nature […]
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Poppy- Flower of The Day
Yesterday I saw the first poppies of the year, one of my favorites when it comes to wildflowers. “The earth laughs in flowers.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson” The purple is not as common as the red ones. Sure, they’re all beautiful!“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” […]
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Gladiolus – Wild plants of Malta
This is one of many colorful wild flowers that can be seen here on the island right now. The beautiful gladioli are sometimes called the sword lily because of the sword-shaped leaves of the plants in this genus but the most widely-used English common name for these plants is simply gladiolus. This lovely flower appear […]
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Almond trees, Flowers & Nuts
Species name: Prunus dulcis Maltese name: Siġra tal-Lewż English name: Almond Status for Malta: Non-native species, but introduced in Malta before 1492 when Columbus discovered the New World. Flowering Time: Dec-Feb. But they are still in bloom here in Malta, even though we are in the middle of March. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The […]
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Flower & Color of The Day – Mimosa
Malta’s Countryside in March 2021 Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flower & Color of The Day
I still have some pictures left from the bouquet of tulips that I bought in early February. In a previous post, I showed the pink ones while these have shades of orange, red and yellow with hints of green. Please click on one of the images above to enlarge, then it will be more colorful! […]
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Gerbera – Flower of The Day
Gerberas are believed to symbolize Beauty, Innocence, and Purity. “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions” – Pablo Picasso “Whether the flower or the color is the focus I do not know. I do know the flower is painted large to convey my experience with the flower – and what is my experience […]
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Letter S
Silhouette by the Sea Sun & SkySolitude Smart Small & Satisfied DogsSpectacular Steep Scenery Seaweeds on the Shore Simplicity Silence & Serenity Splendid Surroundings Għajn Tuffieħa, Riviera Bay, Malta February 2021 Lens-Artists #136 – “Subjects Starting with the Letter–S”.
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Wild Plants of Malta – Narcissus Tazetta
The beautiful wild flower Narcissus Tazetta has flourished in diversity here on the island of Malta since time immemorial. Today, there are significantly fewer of these beauties seen in nature, mainly due to its attractiveness and delicious scent which leads to man being tempted to pick them. It may be easy to be tempted, but […]
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Tulips – Flower of The Day
I bought a bouquet of tulips, in two different colors, three pink and four red. That was then, now they have begun to fade. But my images do not wither, they remain as long as I choose to keep them, I can keep them alive. “You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t […]
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Almond Blossom – Flower of The Day
Almond trees are now in full bloom on the island of Malta. “Almond blossom, sent to teach us, that the Spring days soon will reach us” – Edvin Arnold Malta 01 February 2021 Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Saturday’s Flower
“May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary” -Xan Oku Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Make Life Beautiful
“A good life is a collection of happy moments” -Denis Waitley“Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful” – Unknown Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day And for those who may be curious about Fanny’s pregnancy. Fanny is always […]
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Lens-Artists Challenge – Negative Space
This week’s theme, Negative Space chosen by Amy feels both challenging and fun. Although at least one of the images I’ve chosen may not fit the theme completely, they all have something in common. The blue color.“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” — Ansel Adams“Photographs open doors into the […]
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Anything to Do with Boats
This week’s CFFC topic is “Anything to do with boats” and since I’ve been to Marsaxlokk recently I show some pictures from this small, traditional fishing village located in the South Eastern Region of Malta.For the sake of the colors and for Horus’ eye which is said to protect the fishermen when they are at […]
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Flowers, Quotes & Thoughts
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn” “Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.” — Peter Adams “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” — Ansel Adams“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.” — Gilles Peress […]
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Light as a Feather
This may not be a flower but definitely some kind of plant that over time has become fragile and elusive.Whatever it is, these are abundantly seen in nature now here in Malta.It’s not visible in my images here but these grow on large bushes where the “flower” is light as a feather. The one seen […]
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Trees on Tuesdays
An ordinary tree full of cones. It is obvious from where the wind usually blows.A tree seen from Victoria Lines where the views of Malta are amazing, especially when the weather is clear. Some dry leaves and a very thorny tree trunk.Last week, I showed a similar home-made wood construction and there are many of […]
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Mimosa or What?
It’s getting hot here in Malta now and most flowers fades away and thus all its colors, except this one. The mimosa trees bloomed here in Malta in April and these really look like mimosa but… …I really can’t recognize their long sharp thorns.Whatever it is, they give a lovely splash of color in nature, […]
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Trees, Wood & Thoughts
The tree on the top is from San Anton Gardens in Attard while the one above was taken when I was walking with Fanny in Victoria Lines And yes, if you look closely you can see my dog sniffing on the ground. Cones are an important part of many trees. Here you can see Figs […]
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Welcome to The Forest
Welcome to the one and only forest. There are very few forests here in Malta but one that I often visit is il-Miżieb. It takes about 20 minutes by car via the coast road and of course, Fanny always comes alongThe woodland was planted in the early 1970’s and stretches for some two km between […]
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Flowers of The Day
When I look at above images, I realize that they would probably fit better in a theme called “Today’s insect”. So here I show some wildflowers that are found here in Malta, without any visible insect.Finally, Fanny, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a stunningly flourishing scenery. Susan’s Flower on Fridays Cee’s Photo Challenge […]
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Spiny Caper – Wildflowers in Malta
I have shown this flower before, its very common here in Malta and I like it a lot because it’s so special. The plant is actually a bush and each flower lasts only for one day and one night which means you can see a lot of flowers in different stages on the same plant. […]
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Flower of The Day
Now the cactus is blooming and within a few months we can pick tasty and sweet Prickly pears for free. When you see them like this it feels hard to believe that they will be edible. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flower on Fridays
This flower has a red-colored visitor with eight legs. It’s almost invisible but you’ll see it if you look closely.This visitor isn’t at all invisible and may take up more space than the flower itself. But you cannot miss these flowers different shades of the vibrant and lovely purple color. Susan’s Flower on Fridays Cee’s […]
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Wild White Beauty
This is one of all the wild flowers found here on the island right now. Soon the summer heat will come and most plants will dry out while the Mediterranean will be warmer and maybe, wishful thinking, our everyday life will return to being the way it once was, and we’re back to normal. Non-essential […]
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Flowers on Fridays
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do” – Rumi –“Remember to look up at the stars, not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” – Stephen Hawking – Susan’s Flower on Fridays
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Friday’s flower
I’m not very good at wild flowers and tried to find the name of this colorful one via Google “Search by image”. I got the suggestion Carpobrotus rossii, also known as Karkalla. Then I read that that’s a plant native to Australia which is quite far from Malta. Regardless of it’s name, it’s a real […]
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Just a Small Difference
There’s only a slight difference between these two pictures. I prefer the last one. The flower itself is very small. “Small Differences can lead to Big Changes.” Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flower on Fridays – Mimosa
Wish you a lovely weekend from Sunny Malta! Susan’s Flower on Fridays Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Flowers on Fridays
“Love is our true destiny. We don’t find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another” – Thomas Merton –Susan’s Flowers on Fridays Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of the day
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