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I didn’t want to call this lilac because of the lilac flower but then I realised that all names for this hue are actually flower names: lilac, violet, lavender, even mauve. This particular lilac coloured flower is undeservedly called brown knapweed.
Linked to Sunshine’s Macro Monday.
Aino’s template for the Värikollaasit / Colour Collage this week were these peppery colours:

and I played around. This collage is too blue but I love the swan and his prominent beak:

I then took other beaks into the mix: swan, duck, goose, and stork:

And here I contrasted the softness of a painting with the starkness of a cartoon:

And I can’t make up my mind which I like best.
If you want to have a look what others did with the pepper spice colour, have a look.

Dreamland. The undiscovered land? Perhaps. At least, the not-quite-(yet?)-discovered land.
What do these furballs dream of? Do they dream at all?

And how about stones? Do they dream?

Dreaming: Going through a door … but which side is dreamside?

The important thing, though, is: Let your dreams outlast the night.
Linked to One Word Sunday: Dream.

Oha!

Being surprised, Germans might say: “Oha!”. People from Osterode im Harz apparently say it all the time, they even say it on their car registrations plates.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Surprise.


Open for business. Lots of drinks. At 2 Euros each.

Lots of openings. Going for free.
Linked to A Photo a week: Opening.

In German, kurz means short. It is also a fairly common family name.

Ducks have fairly short legs.

Which normally doesn’t inconvenience them much.

For other species it can create an advantage or an obstacle, depending on the terrain and intention.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: things that are short.
