Since my blog is more or less nothing but a collection of shinies that stop me in my tracks, here is just more of the same.
I know that my last three WPC posts have featured Piran on the Slovenian coast but it’s where I am right now, averaging 100 photos per day. I’m glad for this challenge that allows me to showcase some of my finds from the last month.
Apart from doors, which have their turn on Thursdays, here are my favourite kinds of visual distractions and surprises. Let’s have a look at what all I will do when on my photo rounds.
I will greet the street as the place where we meet and leave messages. Yeah, like dogs do.
I will read the street. And sometimes I’ll identify with it.
I will follow the light and read the trees as well if necessary.
I will say thank you to the light, especially in Piran where it’s abundant and rich.
I will embrace the odd, the imperfect and the quaint.
I will rejoice at sudden friends.
I will yield to higher power.
I will reach for the beauty in the shadows.
I will giggle at unexpected amusement, such as this Muppet Show critic balcony.
I will acknowledge other people’s devotion.
I will spy on contrasts.
I will zoom in on the beauty. This is the flower of caper bush.
I will drool at the yumminess.
I will pick up on the absurd. Be confident that we will all end up in the trash.
What did I tell you.
I will not pretend to be above the vulgar. It’s the love of the common people. This was taken in Piran but the bottom sticker says: “Best regards from Ljubljana.”
I will recognise unintended hilarity. Left: “Gas. Generic danger.” Right: “EX. Danger of the formation of explosive atmospheres.”
Most of all, I will cherish signs of love.
I will bow down before the sudden, unexplained and brief.
I will search for signs and let them guide my eye. As you can see, my exit will be spectacular.
The “yarn doodler” and the cat in the window are my favourites. The cat looks like she’s about to pounce into the window of her neighbour the dog, who is howling loudly because his master has left him alone all day. The cat doesn’t understand because she likes to be alone and thinks the dog should get over it or maybe get a hobby, like knitting. Your photos shine, MMM, as always.
Oh, Susanne, I missed your comment, unforgivable! That same cat bit the owner’s hands after a neighbour’s dog scared her a few days after this photo. 😮 The dog is a young, kind-hearted girl dog so I’m on her side. Get over it, drama cat! Thank you for your kind words! ❤
This is lyrical. Words and photos.
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Thank you, Claudia, this is the first. You often tell me things nobody ever has. 🙂
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You are one of a kind. A really good kind, too.
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Oooh. 🙂 Grazie mille, or thousand thanks!
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Wonderful post. You have a good eye for items to distract. Love the bringing out the inner serial killer. I can relate to that also.
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Thank you, Irene, and welcome to my blog. 🙂 I love this kind of distractions.
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Eeeek! If there was a “love” button I’d be clicking it!
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Oh, Vanessa, I think you just have. ❤ Thank you!
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This is a wonderful collection! I love being surprised with what the next one will bring, and your captions too 🙂
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Thank you, Liz. Just like in life and in your photo rounds, right? 🙂
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I agree with Claudia. This was very lyrical – it had the emotion of a personal manifesto. I loved the combination of photos and words.
I smiled at the “Gas. Generic Danger” but my favourite photo was the cat in the window with the clothesline. A higher power indeed ❤
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This is lovely, Joanne, personal manifesto! It felt a bit like it making up this post. Thank you so much! ❤
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The “yarn doodler” and the cat in the window are my favourites. The cat looks like she’s about to pounce into the window of her neighbour the dog, who is howling loudly because his master has left him alone all day. The cat doesn’t understand because she likes to be alone and thinks the dog should get over it or maybe get a hobby, like knitting. Your photos shine, MMM, as always.
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Oh, Susanne, I missed your comment, unforgivable! That same cat bit the owner’s hands after a neighbour’s dog scared her a few days after this photo. 😮 The dog is a young, kind-hearted girl dog so I’m on her side. Get over it, drama cat! Thank you for your kind words! ❤
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I couldn’t agree more. Hugs!
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Thank you, Cheryl, I’m glad! 🙂
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