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YELLOW LEFTOVERS... by magda indigo

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I try to upload images together as a group that have connection.

Here that IS the YELLOW!

They did not fit... the leftovers! LOL

Doors, bicycle and a flighty feather...

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

MIX, yellow, doors, spring, feather, bicycle, colour, horizontal, Nikon, "Magda indigo"

GREEN GREEN GRASS... by magda indigo

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Young love.

Fresh dewy grass can be most enjoyable.

A green soft carpet to sit or play on.

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

For more here: www.indigo2photography.com

grass, games, love, summer, toys, people, fun, sports, colour, "magda indigo"

HARBOUR-SIDE... by magda indigo

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Nets, toys for children and people.

For sale, for pleasure and for work, CATCH me IF YOU CAN! LOL

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

yellow, orange, pink, multi-colour, blue, sky, water, colour, harbour, nets, horizontal, vertical, design, Nikon D7000, Nikon D200, "Magda indigo"

city-horse-1-w by magda indigo

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Market square, it is raining on and off, still the coachmen and-women are patiently waiting for customers, to take them around this beautiful city.

The horses look a little sad, they also do not seem to like the wet weather.

I know that they are very well looked after.

The second is in Antwerp, black and white, beautiful and so strong.

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more of my work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com

horse, black, mane, hair, carriage, rain, Brugge, Market, attraction, tourism, waiting, street, colour, Antwerp, two, strong, white, horizontal, Magda indigo

EYE to EYE... by magda indigo

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From my eye to your eye!

As a photographer/visual person, you constantly scan, 360 degrees, to find the image? Lol.

Creative on the beach of Smuggler's Cove in Flamborough.

Some beaches are sand, others are pebbles!

No matter where you walk on beaches you'll find stones, big and small.

Fromm South African beach to Robinhood's bay in Yorkskire, offering a good seat!

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

stones, pebbles, sand, South-Africa, North Yorkshire Heritage Coast, beach, eye, creative, boulder, horizontal, weeds, colour, Nikon, magda indigo

FROST AND SNOW TWO... by magda indigo

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The world changes with frost or/and snow, you see things you did not know were there.

A silence envelops you, sound doesn't travel so well anymore, but the air is crisp, the cold fills your lungs and makes your eyes sparkle and cheeks blush.

AAAhhh I love the cold, right ! Lol.

Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Winter, frost, snow, cold, ice, colour, landscape, snowscape, sky, trees, YORKSHIRE, "Nikon", horizontal, "magda indigo"

FLANDERS and ANTIQUITIES.. by magda indigo

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We decide to have a drive through that part of Flanders, South and close to the border of North France. what a Plat pays, it does my eyes good to see it again.

As it is a hot and thirsty weather, we end up in a tiny village, Houtem.

Turns out my friend knows the owner of ’t Klein Plezier (The small Pleasure), the village pub.

Quite a character, as is his establishment, full of antiquities.

I spot this gorgeous pulley lamp.

Before the simple flick of a switch, pulleys were used so the lamps could be lowered, lit, then raised up high again for general lighting.

Special lamps are now trendy... and the lighthouse of Ostend has been standing tall and guiding to safety for a very long time!

I wish you a day full of beauty and thank you for your visit, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Houtem, "’t Klein Plezier", antiquity, "pulley lamp", Belgium, Flanders, light, Lighthouse, colour, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

DIFFERENT WAYS TO EAT YOUR FRUIT... by magda indigo

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just a bit of fun.

Strawberries are at their best in Summer!

The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714.

Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century.

The strawberry is not, from a botanical point of view, a berry.

Technically, it is an aggregate accessory fruit, meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries but from the receptacle that holds the ovaries.

Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it.

The entire strawberry plant was used to treat depressive illnesses.

In 2017, world production of strawberries was 9.2 million tonnes, led by China with 40% of the total.

The chilli is the fruit of the Capsicum.

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

For more here: www.indigo2photography.com

strawberries, raspberries, fruit, summer, veg, edible, red, design, black-background, colour, square, studio, "Magda indigo"

CONSTANTINE BAY, Cornwall... by magda indigo

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This is the first part of the weather-lore rhyme:

Red sky at night; shepherd's delight,

Red sky in the morning; shepherd's warning...

The 'red sky at night' rhyme is more than an old wives' tale though and has some meteorological foundation - in England at least.

Sometimes the phrase involves sailors rather than shepherds - both have a more than usual interest in the weather!

The end of a beautiful day, saturated with fresh air, warm sun, visual joy and lots of good photography.

We had to drive fast from Padstow to get the sun in the right place, we were 'the original sunset-chasers', tee hee.

We made it in time, of course I have the 'by the second' disappearance of the sun into the sea, however it was the other beauty surrounding it that interested me most!

Like this afterglow, that panoply of stunning colours.

I hadn't bothered to bring my tripod, just found myself a spot to sit, rested my elbows on my knees and held my breath...

I hope you get as much pleasure out of them as I do, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

sunset, red, "Constantine Bay", silhouettes, rocks, islands, sea, seascape, sky, horizontal, Cornwall, colour, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

JUST THE ONE... by magda indigo

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From the smaller garden, a small pond and one preening duck.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments... M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

animal, duck, domestic, water, grass, day, Flanders, preening, fun, horizontal, colour, Nikon D7000, "Magda Indigo"

LOCAL BUSINESSES... by magda indigo

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THE butcher in Otley, the pub in London, the fishmonger Scarborough, the village pub in Houtave, Flanders and the chocolatier in Antwerp!

Great fun, rediscovering them in my archives.

Have a great day and take care!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

name, building, street, facades, outside, shops, words, text, fun, colour, horizontal, NikonD200, "Magda Indigo"

TENDER HEART... by magda indigo

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Keep your heart pure, don't clutter it with a book-keeping of lies.

Keep your love, as tender and sweet as these petals...

Sweet petals in a dish.

Plus, OVERFLOWING...

These flower petals are like all the reasons why I love you, I hold them in my heart... to cherish, so beautiful.

I have much love in my heart.

And often too many, overflowing= like falling flower petals!

Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY images or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.

petals, ribbon, pink, white, red, dish, heart shaped, inside, "conceptual art", heart, love, studio , black-background, colour, design, square, "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo"

CRUMBLING PROTECTION of SPURN POINT... by magda indigo

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In Hull, we decided to push through to Spurn-point.

Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary.

It was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland, but a storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide.

The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and two disused lighthouses.

Over time, the whole spit, length intact, slips back – with the spit-head remaining on its glacial foundation.

This process has now been affected by the protection of the spit put in place during the Victorian era.

This protection halted the wash-over process and resulted in the spit being even more exposed due to the rest of the coast moving back 110 yards (100 m) since the 'protection' was constructed.

The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2.2 yards (2 m) per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

We were there when it was still accessible!

It is a nature reserve.

Three and a half miles long and only fifty meters wide in places on the left side of the estuary of the river Humber.

There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s.

The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling, making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.

It is a unique place, qua fauna and flora, very protected; there weren't many people on that Good Friday.

This is what is left of the sea defences on the North Sea side, eerie, tragic, but extremely photogenic...

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

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

Spurn=point, Humber, "tidal island", sea-defences, Yorkshire, ropes, wood, lighthouse, England, YORKSHIRE, "United Kingdom", seascape, beach, people, colour, horizontal, Nikon F4, "Magda indigo"

LAST OF THE BOATS... by magda indigo

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I so enjoy looking/searching through my archives, discovering unprocessed beauties, I got to 2013...

I had to stop there.

The ferry in Ostend, from town to the other side...

Seahouses , for taking people around the island Lindisfarne...

BOB MARLEY? LOL

Scarborough, on the fenders, OUR SHARRON...

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

boat, Ferry, harbour, fenders, sailing, sea, water, name, vessel, words, text, colour, horizontal,, NikonD7000, "Magda Indigo"

COME ALONG WITH ME... 2 by magda indigo

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This time, I take to different beaches in Cornwall, Northumberland, Yorkshire.

It is vast and quite unique.

We just need that air, that space regularly and England offers so many charming Coastal places.

Hope you enjoy the trip, come let's...

I wish you all a very good day and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and likes. Very much appreciated. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Yorkshire, Cornwall, Northumberland, sea, "Nikon D200", Nikon D7000, colour, "Magda indigo", coast, beach, rocks, cliffs, boats, landscapes, horizontal, vertical,

PETALISSIMO... GERBERA by magda indigo

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Cascading gold, the petals of a Gerbera.

Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family.

It was named in honour of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber.

It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia.

Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The center of the flower is sometimes black.

It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip).

Hope this brings a bit of joy again rather than Angst which I see around me and in so many images, have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Gerbera, details, yellow, flower, petals, fun, design, "conceptual Art", studio, colour, black-background, square, "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"

NIMBLE FINGERS... in SPAIN by magda indigo

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We find harbours and everything with it attractive, photogenic...

Are we nuts?

Of course (not).

Look at some of the collection of beauties I gathered on our travel.

You have it all, colour, texture, light and good subject matter.

Often you will see the older fishermen, they cannot stay away from the quayside and often it is sons and younger family who continue the fishing

While the traditions continued and they tend and mend the nettings.

Their eyes are keen on spotting a hole and their hands are nimble!

Also, like everywhere, they are camera shy.

I always try and engage in conversation with them, letting my camera in my bag or have it casually hanging on my hand...

The harbour of Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain.

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comment on my winning image, M, (* _ *)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

travel, hands, tools, BLUE, harbour, quayside, male, nets, Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain, colour, horizontal, Nikon D7000, "Magda indigo"

HIGH SOCIETY… ROSES by magda indigo

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Orange/yellow/red Roses, a vibrant accent on the dining table.

Non fragrant, strong flowers with a great name: High Society.

There is something ‘antique’ about them? LOL

Thanks for your visits! M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

high society, roses, black-background, orange, colour, "conceptual art", design, "Magda indigo", square, studio

SENSE and SENSIBILITY, snowdrops... by magda indigo

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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, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

double, snowdrops, Winter, flowers, green, petals, "Galanthus nivalis plenus", Galanthus, Perce-neige, Sneeuwklokje, white, colour, square, love, conceptual, "art”, design, studio, black-background, magda indigo

OLD AND NEW in KANAZAWA… by magda indigo

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Kanazawa, a lovely city, lies between Tokyo and Kyoto.

We spent a great few days there!

The last warm sunlight, ook how it makes the old wood glow.

Japanese old wooden house.

We visited the whole neighbourhood, BEAUTIFUL!!!

Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan.

This here is in Kanazawa.

Machiya or townhouses and nōka (farm dwellings) constitute the two categories of Japanese vernacular architecture known as minka (folk dwellings).

Machiya originated as early as the Heian period and continued to develop through to the Edo period and even into the Meiji period.

Machiya housed urban merchants and craftsmen, a class collectively referred to as chōnin (townspeople).

The new: the ultra-modern grand station of Kanazawa.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Japanese, old, wooden, house, Machiya, Japan, windows, roofs, Kanazawa, colour, horizontal, Nikon D7200 "”Magda indigo"

TREMBLANT TREE TRUNKS... by magda indigo

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PLACES, where I find my PEACE...

The Canals of West-Flanders, Oostkerke/Damme/Brugge.

Where the trees dance on the rippling water, mirroring their majesty.

I am used to solitude, silence, peace.

A change is nice, yet it can become too much.

Sometimes I crave silence.

So we are off to Damme, now I must tell you, when I revisit my beloved Flanders, I have not really been unless I have not spent time here, our favourite spot.

A few miles from Brugge, you have the small town of Damme.

In the Middle-Ages, this used to be the harbour of Brugge, one of the wealthiest cities in the North.

Due to silt the North Sea is now about 25 miles out, but Damme retained it's reputation for good food and beer, wonderful old buildings full of the history of revolutionary Flanders.

Centuries later Napoleon saw the importance of the area and ordered a system of canals to be built.

I stood in the middle of one of the bridges, in Oostkerke, across those magnificent tree-lined canals.

A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer's paradise!

Classified to the UNESCO Patrimonium.

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

Flanders, Canal, Damme, Flanders, Belgium, tree-trunks, reflection, mirroring, Oostkerke, trees, water, Spring, landscape, horizontal, nature, colour, light, reeds, "magda indigo"

A GAGGLE of GEESE... by magda indigo

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We arrive at our favourite spot, near the Damme canals, and what a surprise, white GEESE, the domestic variety.

These are not aggressive, but then we do not give them reason to be.

So they tolerate us, just next to the bridge, none in the water.

Did you know they have teeth on their tongue?

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments... M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

animals, geese, gaggle, goose, domestic, white, free, canals, trees, Damme, grass, day, Flanders, fun, horizontal, colour, Nikon D2700, "Magda Indigo"

MONT ST MICHEL... by magda indigo

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Via another way, we arrive back in the church, the monks and nuns have left, the familiar scent and smoke of the incense lingers heavily in bands across the high vaulted ceiling, off-setting the rays of incoming sunlight, it is awesome!

Feverishly I take more images, the sun might go… the incense is thinning...

The Gothic church on top of the mount.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

inside, windows, Gothic, Normandy, "Mont St Michel", Incense, architecture, sun-rays, stone, vertical, colour, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

EPHEMERAL... by magda indigo

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Today a more melancholy souvenir, a 'reflective' image.

All things are transitory, existing only briefly.

Some things last longer than others.

I walk on that same beach where my forefathers walked before me, their prints long gone, softly effaced by the waves.

I walked on this beach with my dog, my heel had left a print, no need to tell you where HE was…

I saw it as I turned around and it struck me… ephemeral…

The spoor have disappeared, my dog is sadly no more and time has flown bye…

I eternalised the moment, now it is not completely gone and is a wonderful reminder of that happy time on the beach.

Aah for the love of photography!

The other image is my footprint in the desert of Fuerteventura.

Have a great day and thank you for your time, Magda, (*_*)

For more here: www.indigo2photography.com

Sand, tracks, minimalism, graphic, footprint, "dog paw", beach, colour, horizontal, "Nikon F4", NikonD200, "Magda Indigo"

CRUMBLING PROTECTION of SPURN POINT... by magda indigo

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In Hull, we decided to push through to Spurn-point.

Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary.

It was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland, but a storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide.

The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and two disused lighthouses.

Over time, the whole spit, length intact, slips back – with the spit-head remaining on its glacial foundation.

This process has now been affected by the protection of the spit put in place during the Victorian era.

This protection halted the wash-over process and resulted in the spit being even more exposed due to the rest of the coast moving back 110 yards (100 m) since the 'protection' was constructed.

The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2.2 yards (2 m) per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

We were there when it was still accessible!

It is a nature reserve.

Three and a half miles long and only fifty meters wide in places on the left side of the estuary of the river Humber.

There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s.

The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling, making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.

It is a unique place, qua fauna and flora, very protected; there weren't many people on that Good Friday.

This is what is left of the sea defences on the North Sea side, eerie, tragic, but extremely photogenic...

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

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

Spurn=point, Humber, "tidal island", sea-defences, Yorkshire, ropes, wood, lighthouse, England, YORKSHIRE, "United Kingdom", seascape, beach, people, colour, horizontal, Nikon F4, "Magda indigo"

PLEASURES GALORE ON WATER... by magda indigo

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Why do we long so for Summer, the sun, the warmth, the beach and the sea, travel.

And what joy to see all those adults and children having so much fun.

THANX, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

sea, waves, blue, water, marine, life, Summer, harbour, outside, colour, vertical, horizontal, NikonD200, "Magda Indigo"

MORE PICK and MIX... by magda indigo

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ABUNDANCE, bunches, all in different purples!

I'll add their names. Enjoy!

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

purple, blooms, buds, flowers, "conceptual art", black-background, design, studio, colour, square, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

TRAPPED AIR in WATER... by magda indigo

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A water candle holder, safe and magic, it reflects and refracts the light beautifully and in unexpected ways.

Can also be used as a vase...

When I poured in the water, it formed bubbles which delighted me!

Glass is one of the most difficult substances to photograph; my challenge is to use the reflections in a positive manner so that they add to the image.

Wishing you a bright day All friends around the world.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

glass, water, air, bubbles, spiral, candle-holder, vase, studio, colour, black-background, square, NikonD200, Magda indigo

THE STORY of THE WILD CHESTNUT... by magda indigo

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Fresh conker from a horse chestnut tree.

A wild chestnut found under the tree, I recorded the ‘opening’, over almost 18 days.

It was fascinating.

Aesculus hippocastanum is a large tree, commonly known as horse-chestnut or conker tree.

The horse chestnut's fruit is colloquially called a "conker" and refers to the shiny brown, poisonous seed that is protected by a green spiny capsule.

THEN, AT LAST, the husk breaks open and the wild chestnut/conker is born, after 4 weeks… the wait is over, LOL

Autumn fun from Studio Indigo

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

Conker, "wild chestnut", opening, seed, green, horse-chestnut, design, "conceptual Art", studio, black-background, colour, square, NikonD7000, "Magda Indigo"

CELEBRATING in STYLE... LOL by magda indigo

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Pink Champagne and pastries...

Collected over the years, more toned down this year, just the two of us...

Happiness.

Thank you for all the wishes, overwhelming, I salute you ALL, MMMMWAH, <3

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

pink, champagne, glasses, style, pastries, celebration, colour, design, Nikon, "magda indigo"

HANDY CRAFT... by magda indigo

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My friend says both the spinning and the knitting are perfect to do in 'cooler' temperatures.

She starts spinning in Autumn, and often by the open fire.

Short draw spinning is used to create worsted yarns.

It is spun from combed roving, sliver or wool top.

The spinner keeps his/her hands very close to each other.

The fibres are held, fanned out, in one hand, and the other hand pulls a small number from the mass.

The twist is kept between the second hand and the wheel.

There is never any twist between the two hands.

Spinning the wool, hands again, my fascination ... since they are so expressive, almost as much as a face (?), a means of body language and non-verbal communication, we ‘say’ so much with our hands.

We touch, feel, handle, build and destroy, hurt and caress, kill and heal, make music (noise) and command or pray for silence, our hands can be rough or smooth.

The end product is very pleasing, I love the natural colours.

Sometimes the lady dyes the wool, also with natural dyes.

Characteristics of spun yarn vary according to the material used, fibre length and alignment, quantity of fibre used, and degree of twist.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your comments... M, (*_*)

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AUTUMN APOTHEOSE... by magda indigo

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It there a more beautiful palet of colours then nature's in Autumn?

Not even MINE, LOLOLOL

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

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MAX, THE BBQ KING and others... by magda indigo

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a fun portrait of a fun little boy, taken at a BBQ.

He got hold of the 'chef's hat' and loved it...

A portrait begging to be taken again.

The rest is captured on trips, attractive orange.

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

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boy, people, girl, child adults, orange, hat, hands, fun, colour, Nikon D7000, vertical, buoy, beach, "Magda indigo"

THE MANY SHADES of PINK... RANUNCULUS. by magda indigo

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Who doesn't love these colourful blooms of Spring?

Some look almost like blousy roses.

Dark pink, light pink, pink more towards red, pink towards purple.

When is pink pink??? LOL

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, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY images or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. If you do, without accreditation, it is STEALING © All rights reserved

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ODD WHEELS... by magda indigo

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adapted to more unusual vehicles.

Or being used creatively.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

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SMUGGLER'S COVE... by magda indigo

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Lovely names and colours.

Very important to them!

Each village has its fishing community and 'families', Flamborough.

These belong to the Emerson family and are all with the Yorkshire Rose..

M, (*_*)

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words, text, name, boat, beached, beach, fishing, fun, Smuggler's Cove, Flamborough, Coast, Yorkshire, colour, horizontal, NikonD200, "Magda Indigo"

FRILLY EDGES… POPPIES by magda indigo

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THE UNFURLING...

It was Poppy time again, Iceland Poppies.

Three white Poppies, so dainty, so feminine.

Papaver nudicaule , the Iceland poppy, is a boreal flowering plant. Native to sub-polar regions of Europe, Asia and North America, and the mountains of Central Asia (but not in Iceland).

A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate in the Northern Hemisphere.

Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials, often grown as biennials, that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, curved stems.

They were first described by botanists in 1759. The wild species blooms in white or yellow. All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous, containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids.

A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

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COLOURS GALORE from ALL OVER... by magda indigo

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JAPANESE SOCK-SHOP...

AAAHHH, what would we do in a drab colourless world?

It is so very important to have colours in our lives.

THAt is why I do not understand fashion, in Winter it is black, brown beige and dark green, in Summer COLOURS???

I NEED red and yellow, pink and blue in this dark half year!

Well, for now my COLOUR-photography will have to give me what I need and our interior WITH all the flowers!!! LOL.

Have a great day and thank you for your valuable comments, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

MORE IMPERIAL… ORCHIDS by magda indigo

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Purple was the colour worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial colour worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops.

Similarly in Japan, the colour is traditionally associated with the Emperor and aristocracy.

Phalaenopsis Orchid, known as the Moth Orchid, abbreviated Phal in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species.

Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids.

It is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Queensland.

They bloom in their full glory for several weeks.

In the home, the flowers may last two to three months or even longer, here I noticed.

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

purple, Orchids, blooms, buds, Phalaenopsis, flowers, "conceptual art", black-background, design, studio, colour, square, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

LOTS OF... PENCILS by magda indigo

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I love browsing in Art-shops, the fragrance, the colours, EVERYTHING!

From when I could walk and since my father also painted, there were frequent visits...

That and books.

BIG FAVES where the colouring pencils that when you went over it with a wet painting brush, it became like a water-colour.

Just some more fun with pencils/props and lights in the studio, always the same... one idea sparks off another... I love being a creative, it is the spice of (my) life.

I cannot imagine 'not' having it...

I used recycled pencils for this image.

I cannot resist the, spotted a funky rubber to go with them, made the composition in my head, right there!

So colourful and attractive?

The child in me.

I still LOVE to write in pencil, it brings out my best handwriting!

A bit more info here:

Lee Newman patented a felt-tipped marking pen in 1910.

A marker pen, fineliner, marking pen, felt-tip marker, felt-tip pen, flow marker, texta (in Australia), sketch pen (in India) or koki (in South Africa), feutre (in FRANCE),is a pen which has its own ink-source and a tip made of porous, pressed fibers such as felt.

I wish you all a very good day and thank for all your kind words, time, comments and likes. Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

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MORE GRAPHIC... A mix by magda indigo

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A graphic is an image or visual representation of an object.

I can suddenly spot something and it is love at first sight, le coup de foudre as the French say so beautifully.

I just HAVE to eternalise it!

Take care, be safe!

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

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

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THE HORSE-BREEDER... by magda indigo

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A SPECIAL BOND!

I love photographing horses, not the easiest to do, there are standards, but with the help of the breeders it usually becomes a very pleasant and exciting experience.

Here was a fortuitous moment, as a photographer, yes you have to focus on the main subject and there is MUCH to think about and concentrate on, but as a creative you stay aware of what is going on around you, and these 'off' images often become my favourite shots...

One of the horses I had photographed was taken back, so this was one of those 'in-between' moments...

This is the mother in the family that breeds horses, it is tough and yet rewarding.

They witness the birth and tend to the foals with love and yet when they lose one, they are quite stoic about it...

Such tenderness, closeness, emotion, just HAD to be captured.

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

horse, foal, portrait, lady, horse-breeder, woman, outside, colour, emotion, affection, vertical, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

LE MONT St MICHEL... by magda indigo

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The climb to the abbey is hard and, it is hot -- by the time you have mounted the celebrated Escalier de Dentelle (Lace Staircase) to the gallery around the roof of the abbey church, you will have climbed no fewer than 900 steps -- but it's worth it…

Perched on a 264 feet high rock formation sits Mont St. Michel.

The original site was founded by an Irish hermit, who gathered a following from the local community.

During the seasons' highest tides the abbey is surrounded by water.

During low tide the flats provide food for the world's only herd of salt water plant eating sheep (Les agneaux des prés salés), the meat tastes salty.

Mont St. Michel's tides can rush in at incredible speeds.

The tides in the area shift quickly, and has been described by Victor Hugo as ‡ la vitesse d'un cheval au galop, "as swiftly as a galloping horse."

The tide actually comes in at 1 meter per second.

Popularly nicknamed "St. Michael in Peril of the Sea" by medieval pilgrims making their way across the tidal flats, the mount can still pose dangers for visitors who avoid the causeway and attempt the hazardous walk across the sands from the neighbouring coast.

The dangers from the tides and quick sands continue to claim lives.

Mont Saint Michel is a small rocky island about 1 km from the north coast of France at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy.

The mount is best known for the medieval Benedictine Abbey and steepled church that occupies most of the 1km-diameter clump of rocks jutting out of the waters of the English Channel.

THANK YOU, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

"MONT St MICHEL", France, Normandy, architecture, church, abbey, water, scape, colour, horizontal, "Nikon D200", "magda indigo"

A THOUSAND FLOWERS... Strelitzia by magda indigo

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A stunningly beautiful flower, exotic, well to us, not in the countries where they grow naturally. I always say it, one man's exotic is another man's 'daily'... lol

I again tried to photograph them in the 'style’ that I love so much, a bit moody, dramatic, theatrical, playing with the light and dof.

Over the years I photographed thousands of flowers, with passion and joy, I never tire of them, hope you enjoy with me.

Another day, another flower, another lighting set-up, another composition.

Portrait of a Strelitzia reginae also called Bird of Paradise.

A stunningly beautiful flower, exotic, well to us, not in the countries where they grow naturally.

I always say it, one man's exotic is another man's 'daily'... lol

Strelitzia reginae is a monocotyledonous flowering plant indigenous to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal), where I saw them in nature.

Common names include crane flower or bird of paradise, though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus Strelitzia.

Its scientific name commemorates the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

The plant grows to 2 m tall, with large, strong leaves 25–70 cm long and 10–30 cm broad, produced on petioles up to 1 m long.

The leaves are evergreen and arranged in two ranks, making a fan-shaped crown. The flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks.

The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges is termed the spathe.

This is placed perpendicular to the stem, which gives it the appearance of a bird's head and beak; it makes a durable perch for holding the sunbirds which pollinate the flowers.

The flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three brilliant orange sepals and three purplish-blue or white petals.

Two of the blue or white petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary.

Thank you, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

"Bird of Paradise", "Strelitzia reginae", black-background, orange, colour, "conceptual art", design, exotic, flower "Magda indigo", single, square, studio

WILLEM'S TOOLS... by magda indigo

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His has a big place, with many different studio's or workplaces.

One is for Linographs, the cutting, another for printing, and one other for his metal sculptures

All full of interesting tools to photograph!

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

And for more: www.indigo2photography.com

tools, linography, art, cutters, metal, workplace, oven, inside, display, design, colour, horizontal, "Nikon D7000", "magda indigo"

NOEL CHEZ LES INDIGO... by magda indigo

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I love looking around our place, full of surprises.

We like the festive season!

Hope you also enjoy yours, despite everything.

WE put the FESTIVE in THE SEASON! LOL

LOLOVE and thank you, MMMMMMMMMM (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

NIGHT and DAY... by magda indigo

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NIGHT and DAY...

NIGHT: when all is silent...

DAY: when all is bright...

A detail of our festive decoration at home.

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

interior, candle, mirror, decorations, greenery, home, cozy, night, day, Christmas, colour, vertical, "Nikon D7200", "Magda indigo"

UNICA... by magda indigo

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Unicum, only, unique, everything I got here in these purple flower images.

I'll add their names. Enjoy!

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

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

purple, blooms, buds, flowers, "conceptual art", black-background, design, studio, colour, square, "Nikon D7200", "magda indigo"

PICK & CHOOSE... T-SHIRTS by magda indigo

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in a gorgeous royal blue. LOL

The T-shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century when in the mid-20th century it transitioned to general-use casual clothing.

Most often made from cotton, either light or more 'heavy-duty'.

Display in the shop, so much to choose from...

Do we realise enough how 'spoiled' we are?

Colourful clothing for all the year round!

It can be a wonderful world, if we are willing.

Have a great day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

SPURN POINT sea defences... by magda indigo

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Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island[1] located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber Estuary.

It was a spit with a semi-permanent connection to the mainland, but a storm in 2013 made the road down to the end of Spurn impassable to vehicles at high tide.

The island is over 3 miles (5 kilometres) long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards (46 m) wide in places.

The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and two disused lighthouses.

Over time, the whole spit, length intact, slips back – with the spit-head remaining on its glacial foundation.

This process has now been affected by the protection of the spit put in place during the Victorian era.

This protection halted the wash-over process and resulted in the spit being even more exposed due to the rest of the coast moving back 110 yards (100 m) since the 'protection' was constructed.

The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2.2 yards (2 m) per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

SPURN POINT sea defences...

or what is sadly left of it...

We were there when it was still accessible!

After a job that took us around Hull, we decided to push through to Spurn-point.

Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands.

It is a nature reserve.

Three and a half miles long and only fifty meters wide in places on the left side of the estuary of the river Humber.

There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s.

The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling, making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.

It is a unique place, qua fauna and flora, very protected; there weren't many people on that Good Friday.

This is what is left of the sea defences on the North Sea side, eerie, tragic, but extremely photogenic...

The light was sweet.

Have A GREAT day and thank you for viewing, M, (*_*)

For more of my work: www.indigo2photography.com

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