A windy day in Scarborough, Yorkshire.

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Sources refer to it as the "Brighton beach chair" or "chaise transatlantique" ("chaise transat").

A deckchair (or deck chair) is a folding chair, usually with a frame of treated wood or other material.

In Northern Europe, the remains of folding chairs have been found dating back to the Bronze Age.

Foldable chairs were also used in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. During the Middle Ages, the folding chair was widely used as a liturgical furniture piece.

The Titanic carried 600 such wooden chairs; six were known to survive, of which one was sold in 2001 for £35,000.

The hiring out of deckchairs, on an hourly or daily basis, became established in British seaside resorts, often for use on piers and promenades, in the early 20th century.

They were also often used in large public parks such as Hyde Park, and for spectators at informal sporting events such as local cricket matches.

In one of the largest English resorts, Blackpool, 68,000 deckchairs were rented out in 2003, at £1.50 a day, but tourism officers suggested that they should be phased out, except on the piers themselves, because they were a reminder of the era of "cloth caps", and had "had their time in the 50s and 60s".

In Ostend, on the Belgian coast, where I grew up, you can still rent them...

Enjoy and make the BEST of every day! Thank you, M, (*_*)

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Although the common name is Aster and they are known to many by that name, the genus is Callistephus.

There is a genus of Aster with approximately 180 species.

This Callistephus Aster has a large solitary flower head at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches

Names: Aster, Chinese aster, China aster, Matsumoto aster, Callistephus and annual aster

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At some point, we lived in Holland and we had a studio that used to be a ballet school, a great space.

At the back were two mighty heavy sliding doors, that opened onto a small back-garden, in the middle of the city, luxury.

They were behind our backgrounds, so, often in Summer, it could get extremely hot with all the lights and creativity (LOL), we soon found out that letting in some fresh or cooler air via the doors was not an option, as it was probably the fave 'haunt' of all the cats (=flies) from the neighbourhood.

One day it was just too much, so I rushed out and I bought one of those 'anti fly' curtains, we hung it up... AND this is what I saw...

Coloured teardrops in the sunlight.

Enjoy a colourful day and thank you for visiting, Magda (*_*)

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Love in the studio, badinage!

Beautifully open and duo-tonal, another lovely variety of Tulip having fun.

Have a wonderful day, filled with love, thank you, M, (*_*)

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Yellow flowers bring the sun both in your home and in your garden...

I hope your favourites are included.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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Galanthus nivalis plenus

These double Snowdrops have all the charm and grace of their single counterparts, but their multiple white petals make the flowers somewhat showier.

Each flower is a masterpiece!

The inside shows a double center with a pattern of fresh green stripes.

As a photographer, your main tools are:

- you, as a person with a creative mind.

- your eyes, using the visual literacy.

- your camera, keep it in shipshape, handle it with the care and respect it deserves (even as a pro!!!).

- the technical and practical knowledge you have acquired over the years!

-sense and sensibility...

THANK you for ALL your comments and visits, so appreciated, M, (*_*)

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The crocuses stand in all their glory, trembling on their delicate stalks, but, it’s fantastic to see them, at last some splashes of colours in the grass.

In some areas there are whole carpets of them, fills me with hopeful expectation of all the things to come, the beauty to absorb and of course eternalise…

AND, SURVIVOR...CROCUS

I saw them in the grass, probably trampled by dogs or children.

Picked it up carefully and brought it home... to photograph...

I had to hurry because they are iconic out-door flowers! Love the cold and NOT warmth!

It opened up nicely one last time in all its purple and orange glory.

Another one of my rescues.

Have a beautiful day and thank you for visiting, Magda, (*_*)

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A great way of starting the w-e...

Paper fun. Ice cream for the little ones, cocktail for the grown-ups?

Little paper umbrellas and fruit.

A series of ‘loose’ subjects. It can be anything, just seeing different scenes that attracted my attention. Pure photography.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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Can so often, be so interesting photographically.

Never realised I had so much 'brown'!

Love the warm hues and tones.

Thank you for your time and comments, greatly appreciated, M, (*_*)

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky...

Diamanté stars on a twig of Holly, fun

There are lots of stars in my sky!

Enjoy the coming festive days! M, (*_*)

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The sweet pea is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae, native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands.

It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres, where suitable support is available.

You see them in many Summergardens, to be planted every year!

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MOMENTS in the LIFE OF AN ARTIST... Willem Vermandere.

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Our multi-talented friend may be best known for his music, however, his writings, are also very beautiful.

His emotions come through in all his art, the sculptures and painting.

It is a joy to experience it all.

On top of everything: he is extremely photogenic!

Have a wonderful day and thank you very much for your comments, always appreciated, M, (*_*)

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Lilium longiflorum.

And I have a demanding presence!

Also a most pleasant fragrance.

This plant is native to Japan and the Ryukyu Islands.

It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m high and bears a number of trumpet shaped, white, very fragrant, and outward facing flowers.

I love the subtle tones, all the varied tones, that give the flower/petals/stems their texture, depth and form, their delectable shapes accentuated, extracted and emphasised without the colour.

Don't you agree?

NEW BOOK and movie:THE MONOCHROMES here: youtu.be/GoOj18_lEVg

Wishing you a bright day and thank you, M, (*_*)

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MANY PLANTS NOW GO TO SEED... SWAN MILKWEED…

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Gomphocarpus fruticosus: Asclepias fruticosa is the old botanical name, Narrowleaf cotton bush, Swan bush, Swan milkweed the popular ones.

Here: the seedbox/fruit

Inflated green and later light brown, papery pod or follicle; short bristly hair cover the outer surface; dark seeds have silvery cotton wool-like attachments that facilitate wind distribution.

Asclepias fruticosa is a species of milkweed native to South Africa.

It is also common in New Zealand where it is the main host of the monarch butterfly.

The plant's tissues contain sufficient cardenolides that consumption of significant quantities of the plant's leaves, stems, or fruit may lead to death in livestock and humans.

Brought this from Sardinia to photograph in my studio.

… what happened next?

Due to the heat given off by the lights in the studio, the pods started to open and the pod opened and released the seeds.

Hundreds of seeds fluffing from that one pod. In a matter of minutes all of the seeds floated out of the pod.

Once the process of release started, it could not be stopped.

I loved shooting this small miracle of nature in my studio.

Thank you for your comments and time, M, (*_*)

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EATERY menu, outside in Brugge, to attract you.

EMPTY creates in Scarborough, waiting for fish.

CLEAN letters, small blocks of soap in Brugge.

SWEET lessons also Brugge.

I am always so tickled pink when I discover something like that!

Have a great day and take care!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

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I see beauty in everything.

This red rose instead of losing its petals, had just dried up, it retained the glory... in my eyes... to yours?

The dried DARK Roses.

We live in uncertain times, MUST care for each other, do what is right: Please give PEACE a chance?

For ALL our sakes?

Please, invite more of your friends to join in and plant flowers in our beautiful garden for PEACE?

I created a group on FB, NO, not a 'FLOWER'-group... so sad about all the terrible news constantly...

PLEASE, join, invite your friends to 'PLANT' their most beautiful flowers in this garden... for PEACE.

Thank you and have a peaceful day, M, (*_*)

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I just could not resist these recycled colouring pencils...

And had some fun with them in the studio, another series of graphic favourites.

Especially love the colour EXPLOSION, lol

Wishing you a day full of good light and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

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well, I bought them on sale last year after the festive season, stored them and then forgot all about them, so what a wonderful discovery, they still were't cheap, but oh so gorgeous.

Like mini 'Faberge' eggs, I promptly photographed them before the went up with the decorations.

December, when the cupboard in the attic opens again, the boxes come out and oooh: the re-discovery of favourite baubles…

Have a happy day and thank you for viewing, M, (*_*)

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I don’t know about you, but hmmm, every season has its charms?

Each their colours… not that Spring doesn’t have orange or Summer doesn’t have reds, I think it much lies in the ‘combination’ of colours?

And this here is pure Autumn!

An orange onion Pumpkin, some Strawberry Corn (mostly decorative Zea mays 'Strawberry'. Popping Corn), some cobnuts (fresh Hazelnuts) and a few Physalis… et voila, Autumn in the studio.

Since going outsides almost forbidden, that, and the weather.... I bring it in!

All things Autumnal, fruit, nuts etc, why not eh?

Hope you enjoy.

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All done and I sit on the sofa, camera at hand and look around with satisfaction.

I see some details that I am particularly happy with...

Have a magic time, take care of each other and yourself, Magda. (*_*)

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Yellow flowers bring the sun both in your home and in your garden...

I hope your favourites are included.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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Who doesn't love these colourful blooms of Spring?

Some look almost like blousy roses.

So many shades! Even a green one!

Here, it is the great reveal, there is so much to see in flowers!

Hope this makes you smile again, have a great day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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Love them or hate them, Parrot Tulips are Spring's grand (bulb) showcase, big and beautiful, they have flamboyant flowers with streaks, ruffles and frayed edges and all the colours of the rainbow.

Close-up portrait. Most unusual, these 'red' Rococo Parrot Tulips, flowers with twisted, irregularly fringed and curved petals. They are weird even a little 'alien'?

Are they 'monstrous beauty or beautiful monster'

Have a glorious day and thanks, M, (*_*)

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Bicycles are becoming even more trendy, because of the e-bikes.

I could cycle from a very young age, and loved all the bikes I rode, from the three-wheeler to my wonderful white one, cherished, because I had to work for it!

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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yes, the were first Parrot Tulips of the season.

The petals shimmered like silk, unreal, but they are fresh!

The closer you look, the more you discover.

Their textures are so interesting and intricate, a joy for my eyes.

Never had them in this colour before, new varieties all the time.

A strong and healthy flower.

Love them or hate them, Parrot Tulips are Spring's grand (bulb) showcase, big and beautiful, they are flamboyant flowers with streaks, ruffles and frayed edges.

Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)

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Modern art, quite fun.

Salford, Manchester,

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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We love travelling in the UK, varied and beauty everywhere.

What a country, especially around where we live (or am I prejudiced? LOL)

I'll let you be the judge!

Hope you enjoy.

Thank you, have a lovely day, M, (*_*)

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yes I am a big fan of white lilies...

Lilium longiflorum.

This plant is native to Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.

It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m high and bears a number of trumpet shaped, white, very fragrant, and outward facing flowers.

We have a family of friends that we visit every year, they breed horses, wonderful people.

They have now made it a tradition that each year, on the day of our return back home, the end of our visit/holidays, they present me with a bunch of freshly-cut Lilies (one of the sons helps on a farm where they grow them for the bulbs!).

It is a bouquet that I can barely hold my arms around, I had to buy a BIG vase and even now, they are split into two displays.

Our house is filled whit the fragrance.

What wonderful friends we have all over!

Thank you for your time and comments, M, (*_*)

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nests, chocolate, decoration, flowers, ALL ready for Easter Sunday...

LOL, and thank you for your visit! M, (*_*)

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This is not our dining room, but seating part of our kitchen, our 'cocooning corner'...

When we have people around, they ALL want to sit there while on the other side, I'm cooking, often with Paul as my 'sous-chef' and taster!!!

It was a Swedish theme.

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, invites, faves and Awards. Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

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Youngsters have to learn everything.

One using the tool to make huge bubbles and three learning to gently pick the soft berries...

Have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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PASTORALE... MY BELOVED FLANDERS.

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Somewhere in West-Flanders, towards the border with Northern France...

A small meandering stream, furrowed its way through the fertile earth, creating these lovely, romantic scenes.

Have a beautiful day, M, (*_*)

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Not a living soul in sight.

I love it like that, only nature, beach, sea and sky.

As good as it gets.

Two in Southern-Africa, two in Flanders and one in NORTHUMBERLAND...

Can you guess? LOL

Thank you, M, (*_*)

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Lily of the Valley,

French: Muguet, lis des vallées

Dutch: Lelietjes van Dalen

Flemish: meiklokjes (Little BELLS OF MAY)

The flower is also known as 'Our Lady's tears' since, according to Christian legend; the lily of the valley came into being from Eve's tears after she was driven with Adam from the Garden of Eden.

According to another legend, Lilies of the Valley also sprang from the blood of Saint Leonard of Noblac during his battles with a dragon.

Other names include May Lily, May Bells, Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Male Lily and Muguet.

Lily of the Valley became the national flower of Finland in 1967.

The Norwegian municipality Lunner has a Lily of the Valley in its coat-of-arms.

It is also the official flowers of many fraternities and sororities.

... an erect low-growing perennial herb of the genus Convallaria (C. majalis) that has two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of fragrant nodding bell-shaped white flowers.

All parts of the Lily of the Valley are highly poisonous.

The first day of May in France and other European countries is La Fête du Travail (Labour Day). It is a holiday.

May 1 is also La Fête du Muguet, and the tradition is to give the ones you love a sprig of Muguet, for good luck and to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

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A different angle on Optical photography, lol, my angle, this time seen from the back…

Do you also see Dali's moustache? LOL

In an ‘understated’ red.

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It is getting closer now!

This red and white ribbon were swirling into my composition... with flair...

Another 'light-play' in the studio.

Often it is good to 'position' something and NOT fiddle with it too much?

I saw this first, I thought it had individuality... and I gave it the freedom... in other words, left it alone, just photographed it...

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Grannie Smith Apples, green garlic, Spring onions and more...

All needed to make your food even tastier!

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A different angle on Optical photography, lol, my angle, this time seen from the back…

Do you also see Dali's moustache? LOL

In an ‘understated’ red.

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Unexpected curves I found during outings with my friend: my camera! LOL

Architecture that grabbed my creative attention.

On the pavement in De Panne, Flanders, this water-feature is installed for birds and dogs.

Then near the monument of the first king setting foot on land: an arch, just in the sky.

And the beautiful stars in the museum in Liverpool.

Graphic and minimalist.

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a longer wait for them to appear in the garden again, maybe in the shop next month, can't wait, tickled PINK, LOL

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DAHLIAS GALORE...

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A member of the Asteraceae family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia.

There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.

Dahlias are perennial plants with tuberous roots, though they are grown as annuals in some regions with cold winters.

Spaniards reported finding the plants growing in Mexico in 1525, but the earliest known description is by Francisco Hernández, physician to Philip II, who was ordered to visit Mexico in 1570 to study the "natural products of that country".

The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest.

They were used as a source of food by the indigenous peoples, and were both gathered in the wild and cultivated.

The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy, and employed the long hollow stem of the (Dahlia imperialis) for water pipes.

I hope your day is filled with beauty, thanx for your comments, Magda, (*_*)

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The cyclamen commonly sold by florists is Cyclamen persicum, which is frost-tender.

Selected cyclamen cultivars can have white, bright pink, red or purple flowers.

While flowering, florists' cyclamens should be kept below 20 °C (68 °F), with the night time temperatures preferably between 6.5 °C to 15 °C (44 °F to 59 °F).

Temperatures above 20 °C (68 °F) may induce the plant to go dormant.

Cyclamen are native to the Mediterranean region from Spain east to Iran, and also in northeast Africa south to Somalia.

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Paul surprised me with these beauties.

I really get annoyed when people use the worn cliché, that a man only gives flowers if he has done something 'wrong', if he needs forgiving! I'm sick and tired of it, plus I find it most unfair to men.

Many give flowers just to say, I care, I love you, thank you...

Anthuriums are a fun flower and never fail to provoke a smile.

They look almost unreal! The flowers are thick, shiny, ribbed and wrinkled, while the leaves are large and glossy, which makes them so much more difficult to photograph well!

They belong to the Araceae family, which also includes callas and philodendrons.

Their genus name, Anthurium, comes from the Greek words anthos meaning "flower," and oura, meaning "tail."

Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix.

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OOHHH TANNENBAUM!

Full of glitter, silver and gold.

People often gather to take photographs!

They area definite viewpoint in our festivities.

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So, for the finale, white glass, coloured glass, shapes and forms.

Hope you enjoyed the THEME.

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ALL KINDS with different usages.

From the past, but still used!

Look on the image,

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Sitting outside, I was watching the young cat waking up and...

Pure joy, unaware of us, which was lovely!

Enjoy.

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Again, people have a love/hate relationship with these white, sculptural, odourant chalices.

They make such a statement!

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Childhood memories!

The innocent fun you could have with those twirly thingies, throwing them up, running after them (kept us fit!), guarding and treasuring your 'best' ones!

I created a propeller with the ‘maple-copters’.

More fun from Studio Indigo, lol.

INFO: Found under a tree in bonnie Scotland.

Maple trees (Acer) produce winged seeds called double samaras, which twirl to the ground in late summer or early fall.

They resemble helicopters in motion, earning them the common name of helicopters or whirligigs.

The seeds vary slightly in size and colouring among species, but all produce winged seeds affectionately called helicopters.

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Variety in colours and shapes!

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