Wordless Wednesday - Catching Up

Make sure you catch up with an old friend this week.

Linking up with Faith, Hope & A Whole Lotta Love.

Frame Within A Frame

Street in Essaouira, Morocco

Today I`m linking up to Kat`s prompt to use the compositional technique of a frame within a frame in her Exploring With a Camera series.

This is a photo I took back in April when my friend Deborah and her daughter were visiting from Paris. We spent the day in the coastal town of Essaouira - about a 2 hour drive from Marrakech. If you ever come to Morocco (and you should - it is beautiful, colourful, interesting and a photographer`s paradise) head to Essaouira - put on the map by Jimi Hendrix back in the 1960s, it  has a laid back arty ambiance.

The frame within a frame technique is something I shall try out more in my photography.. perhaps using plantation or people as my inner frame next time. Take a look at Kat`s blog. She is an incredible photographer and teacher of e-courses, and organizer of the Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap. I know that 2 of my postcards have arrived at their destinations (both in the US) and I`m still waiting for my first 2 swap postcards to arrive here in Morocco.

For more Black & White photos of Essaouira, click here.

Shadow Shot Sunday - Beer Beach

Beer Beach, Devon

Beer Beach, Devon

As I fantasize about cooler climes, that`s exactly where I`m taking you for this week`s shadows. Beer Beach in Devon is where I spent a glorious hour in May with my mum and Zaki - the sun shone, it was warm but not too warm, we ate locally produced ice-cream and sat on the shingle beach looking out to sea. 

For more images of Beer Beach, I first blogged about it here.

Linking up with Tracy at Hey Harriet.

Joy Pockets

It`s been another hot and fairly non-eventful week here in Marrakech so I have had to dig deep for some pockets of joy but they are there if you look hard.

 Joy Pockets

 an unopened big fat envelope from the States

finding inside a tower of new pretty fabrics

Kumari Garden fabrics by Dena Designs for Freespirit

comparing my 3 year old`s efforts at removing his T shirt to Houdini extracating himself from a straitjacket

sitting with my husband on our bedroom balcony late at night

generous comments from incredibly talented women

the stillness of normally busy streets after the fast breaks

my son`s capacity to siest anywhere

 a lovely recipe book and feeling inspired to cook something new

 a cool shower in the heat of the day

Joining in with the weekly fun over at Monica`s.

Wordless Wednesday - The Shipwreck

A shipwreck from 1984 off the coast of El Jadida, Morocco

For more wordless posts, take a look at Faith, Hope & A Whole Lotta Love and also joining in with Heidi`s Hump Day Hollah!

That`s My World - The Vegetable Grower

A vegetable grower in Sidi Abdullah

Linking up with That`s My World. 

Cucaracha!

A cockroach found on the street

My heartbeat actually increases as I look at his photo.  I find him quite vile. My 3 year old son on the other hand thinks he is `great` and would happily give him house room. Oh what is it about little boys?

Well if I`d titled the post ``cockroach` you might not have hopped over and visited! But thanks for doing so.

Linking up for the first time in a while with Macro Monday.