Just three days left for Becky’s Square March and I haven’t made it many times at all. I have another image from Barcelona today, it’s both pointed and jagged.
A view of the roof at Sagrada Familia. Join Becky here, she’s sky watching!
Tag: #March Square
Upside down
and spiky, pintails searching in the marsh at Topsham.
Just 8 days left to share your points, spikes, prickles and barbs to join Becky’s Square March challenge, even her shadows have spikes today.
Singing for his supper
He’s surrounded by spiky branches and even his feathers have a stylish pointy pattern.
Day 21 of Becky’s March square challenge and she has ripped jeans!
Little pointy fingers
Pointing in all directions, some towards Becky.
This very beautiful orchid is fragrant and came originally from a friend’s South African friend. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like this now and those dainty little fingers may not point this year.
Pointy Art
My hope for today is to relax and catch up with some blogging, as I’ve had a busy week. Does anyone else feel like life in general is getting busier? I’ve toyed with the idea recently of giving up blogging, but I would miss so many people in this magical world. I could try posting twice a week, perhaps that’s the answer.
But then there are so many challenges that are hard to resist, like Becky’s March Squares! There’s lots of pointy sculpture in Barcelona, the one above is at the Park Joan Miro.
March Square full of beans
In the shade of the prickles
Gunnera Manicata are one of those plants that became trendy in gardens open to the public a couple of decades ago. A plant big enough to stand under that makes a bold statement beside water, it needs a lot of space. In fact it may need far more space than we’re prepared to give it. A similar variety, G, tinctoria appears to be the worse culprit, but both manicata could also be invasive. Last summer I saw a gunnera, which looks like a giant rhubarb, in the mill leat close to the Exe.
This photo was taken at a National Trust garden a few years ago. I could easily stand under the leaves, but had to be careful of the prickles. Becky’s spikes are unusual today, check them out here.
A Prickly Sunday smile
Goose grass, cleavers, or Galium Aparine can be found all over Europe. My childhood favourite name for it was sticky buds. Hands up who’s crept up behind some unsuspecting soul and thrown it onto their back, or worse, realised someone’s done it to you and you’ve been walking around with it for hours.
Last weekend I was playing with my biggest grand daughter on Tree Island when she decided to crown me with a mound of cleavers and a feather.
This may seem like a stretch for a spiny, pointy, spiky square, but up close they have millions of tiny prickles!
Becky has mega thorns today, not the kind to brush against, a bit like me when I’m tired 🙂
Spikes or points?
I’m back in Barcelona at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia today, wish I really was! In true Gothic style, everything points towards the heavens.
Becky’s fruity photo is pointing skywards as well.
A square of pointy
I plan to post a few photos taken in Barcelona for Becky’s March squares.The theme, is very open, photos can be prickly, spiky, sharp, jagged, pointy etc. as long as they’re square.Barcelona has many architectural offerings but today I have something more ethereal.
The mesmerising Font Màgica, pointing skywards full of colour and light.
Lucid Gypsy 