Category: Photo Challenge
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose…
A Rose is a Rose…. Different effects, for the sake of the colors and to set my imagination in motion. The meaning of the phrase “A rose is a rose is a rose”“When all is said and done, one thing is what it is.” A rose is a rose and nothing but a rose. Cee’s […]
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Wildflower & Powerful Colors
Today’s Flower: Cistus creticus (Pink Rock-Rose), one of all the colorful flowers that grow wild here in the countryside of Cyprus. Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day Quote of the day:“We don’t give a damn to the insects on our Earth, but if we could find even a single insect on Mars, the whole […]
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Be Different..
“Be different… Be original… Nobody will remember a specific flower in a garden filled with thousands of the same yellow flower…. …BUT they will remember the one that managed to change its color to purple.” — Suzy Kassem Cee’s Photo Challenge Flower of The Day
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Color & Flower of the Day
Finally!! It’s getting warmer here in Cyprus and one of all the beauties to be found in the world of flowers is blooming. The lovely poppy! Today’s weather here in Paphos: Cloudy with a high of 17.8 °C (64 °F) and winds from 14.5 to 19.3 kph. I wish it was a little warmer but […]
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Where did Spring go?
The spring equinox has passed and next weekend we will switch to summer time. It’s still too cold here in Cyprus, everyone I talk to say that it’s very unusual with such cold weather in March. I notice when I walk my dogs where lots of buds and flowers fight against the low temperature. But […]
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I Couldn’t Resist..
No, I couldn’t resist creating another post with almond blossoms. I see them everywhere, these beautiful flowering trees that mean spring is here. For some reason I don’t manage to photograph the whole flowering tree, it just gets messy, so I choose to only show the close-ups, the details. You can see for yourself the […]
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Greener, Greener Greenest
Below are some images taken a few days ago. Naturally, it’s much greener now after the summer drought, thanks to all the rain that has fallen. When we came to Cyprus last July, it was hot, very hot and dry. February is the coldest month here on the island but also the shortest. Lovely Greenery […]
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Wild Flower
Today is definitely not my day but I still want to show some images of this year’s first wildflower that I took the other day. I’m physically healthy but I have no idea what’s up with the other. Quotes are a way of expressing myself where I choose what suits today’s mood. “Some humans would […]
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Roses, lovely roses
Now that we are in the middle of January, things are slowly but surely starting to happen in nature. A result of all the rain that has fallen and I guess that within a few weeks it will be green and lush here on the island of Cyprus. But for now, I show some roses […]
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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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