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Tag: Beauty

Posted on December 17, 2017

Graffiti: Beauty Abounds

Graffiti around the words: Beauty Abounds

…even where you least expect it.

Posted on December 13, 2015December 28, 2018

Do you think faded roses are beautiful?

Faded roses

A few years ago, I would not have considered this picture to convey beauty simply because the roses are a day or so (plus a rain shower) past their prime. The flowers are over, spent, no longer worthy subjects. I wouldn’t have taken the picture, let alone posted it on my blog.

Learning to see like a photographer has loosened me up. Continue reading “Do you think faded roses are beautiful?”

Posted on September 4, 2015August 2, 2020

Lost in Translation: What’s Your Ideal of Beauty?

Strange advert for face cream

I’ve had this picture of a real advert for about a year now and haven’t known whether I should share it. It’s the kind of humour we British are genetically programmed to love, bless our hearts.  Continue reading “Lost in Translation: What’s Your Ideal of Beauty?”

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