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X marks the spot

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Those skis might not be much good on a piste anymore but they make great decorations.

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Another wooden X – it is the top of a birdhouse made of the thick part of palm fronds, currently used as the centre piece of a small nativity scene.

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X marks the spot – in this case, the very spot were covenanters were hanged for their protestant faith in Edinburgh’s grassmarket area in the 17th century.  The memorial features a red version of the St Andrew’s cross.

Cee’s alphabet quest has reached the letter X.  Other photographers interpretations of X (in word or picture) can be found here:

Irony in Sunderland

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Sunderland City Council commissioned the artist Irony via “Fitzrovia Noir” to create a mural in a shelter on Roker beach.  This spot faces the beaches where Lewis Carroll was inspired, so it is said, and the piece carries the name “Alice in Sunderland”.  The shelter is dark and made darker by the black background, thus the UV ‘light responsive’ stand out particularly well.

More murals on a Monday can be found at Monday Murals.

To pet or not to pet …

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Another batch of oddballs for Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge.  The pink bulldog stood in front of an interior decorator’s room, the undefinable breed is part of an art installation in Seeheim-Jugenheim, Hesse, Germany.

More oddball photos can be found here.

From straight lines to round vats and clear glasses

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I’ve always found the rows of vines in a vineyard with a vanishing point in the distance make good photos.  We went on a wine walk yesterday – basically a stroll through the vineyards of one village with tents put up at intervals where one can sample the local wine and different kinds of food.  The weather wasn’t great but it least it didn’t rain and the cold was the right incentive to try out the more than 20 red wines on offer (not to mention the whites and rosés).  Not that the thousands of people needed much of an incentive!

More links to photos with lines in them can be found on One Word Sunday.

Park in winter

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These are a few of the paths of the castle grounds in Schwetzingen, Germany.  The gardens are famous for incorporating various styles from various epoches. These cone shaped boxwood bushes are part of the earliest, formal style.  In winter they stand out more because they are evergreen next to the bare-branched trees and bushes.

For Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge. More paths, streets, and any kind of ways can be found here.