Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
As soft as spikes can be, Love in the mist, nigella damascena is a pretty annual that self seeds, turning up in shades of blue, pink, purple and white. It’s one of the plants I remember and love from early childhood. It’s my entry for Becky’s march square challenge today. The theme, is very open, photos can be prickly, spiky, sharp, jagged, pointy etc. as long as they’re square.
Join Becky here.
Well it’s the third of march already and I’m finally joining Becky’s square challenge. She says that as long as our photos are square, they can be, ‘ spiky, jagged, pointy, bristly, serrated, prickly, spiny, and/or barbed.’
I wonder how many cactus photos we’ll see in March.
These can be found high above the beach at Sidmouth in a little greenhouse that’s been there for years. I may have some more cactus later in the month, it depends how hard the challenge becomes, Join in here and see how far outside the box and creative B gets.
When Becky began her March Square challenge I wasn’t sure I’d manage to post every day, so I started a folder on my desktop and saved quite a few photos there. These are some of the leftovers, all taken in Turkey.If you click an image you can see a bigger view.
And my very last photo, one I know that my antipodean friend will love.
Beck, a great big thank you hug, so many people have enjoyed this challenge!
Despite the fact that I returned from a dog walk cold to my bones, there is evidence a plenty that it’s spring. I found this pretty square in King George V park this morning and it cheered me up.
My penultimate offering for Becky’s March challenge.
I think a few of us are going to miss Becky’s challenge when it ends, it’s certainly given me a focus through a mad month, thanks Becky!
I needed a ferry ride to take today’s photo, from one country to another and the towns at both sides are lovely. It was one of the best couple of pounds I’ve spent.
A few circles and lots of squares in my square photo.
Today’s photo is from Turkey again, found at a caravanserai. on the road between Konya and Aksaray. When I first heard the word caravanserai, it was the name of an album by Santana and I had no idea what it meant!
Just three days of Becky’s square challenge left after today, I’m looking at the world through square eyes so I think I’ll use the format a lot in future.
Inside the cave chapel of St Barbara, Goreme. Unlike some of the cave churches, St Barbara’s was simply decorated with red paint on white plaster, probably after the 8th century.
A square filled with circles for Becky’s March challenge, day 27.
The Ankara Museum of Anatolian Civilisations is a real treasure trove of ancient artifacts. i could have spent days there. I really liked this lion sculpture and luckily it is covered in round curls.
Not very fierce though is he? Becky’s been collecting lots of squares with circles this month, have you?
I’m back in Turkey again today, with a photo from a village in Anatolia. I’ve ticked the boxes for Becky, with circles in my square.
It’s been a while since this lovely old cart’s been anywhere. I hope it doesn’t completely fall apart.
Just a week left now in March, you can still join in, Becky’s last Sunday March square is here!
I’ve just spent a lazy hour browsing my photos from past travels and I’ve found lots of potential squares in Turkey for Becky’s March challenge. You may be fed up with me by month end!
This photo was taken in Istanbul on my last day, I was shattered by then, my head exploding with images from travelling 1500 miles in that incredible country.
Here I am looking a bit dazed in the Grand Bazaar, not lost, there wasn’t enough time unfortunately. Becky, if not perfect circles, there are some rounded shapes for you. She has a soft sepia eye today.
Lucid Gypsy 