To me there is something calm, peacefully careless about these shutters. I could look at them all day.
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Everybody's looking for something. Mary Ann is looking for the real Beirut, whatever that means. These are the photos she takes along the way.
You can browse around the archives here or check out her other blogs. There's one from a few years ago, back when she blogged about art. And then there's another from '09 when she lived in St. Louis (USA).
You can browse around the archives here or check out her other blogs. There's one from a few years ago, back when she blogged about art. And then there's another from '09 when she lived in St. Louis (USA).
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what a beautiful color, i could look at them all day too.
ReplyDeleteThe colour also adds to the feeling of calm and peacefulness.
ReplyDeleteThanks for finding such simple beauty in the world around you and sharing it for all of us to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI thought about your photos a lot as I was traipsing around the neighborhoods of Cabo San Lucas...the garbage, the disrepair, the obvious poverty...but little pockets of beauty, color, and pride...not to mention the funny signs in English.
ReplyDeleteLove the complementary colours! Wonder what's behind the shutters? Sitting there staring at them all day, one could muster up an intriguing story or two, I'd imagine...
ReplyDeleteThe tradition blue against the evil eye?
ReplyDeleteHi Dina. I really don't know much about the evil eye. I've seen the pendants and ornaments of course, and many of them are decorated with a blue not unlike this one.
ReplyDeleteBut this color turns up in places with no hint of superstition about them, and shutters here are painted every color of the rainbow, so I really can't say.
Since my experience is so useless here, I'm inclined to lean on yours. What do you think?
Better you shouldn't know "the evil eye." LOL
ReplyDeleteWhen I moved here in the 60s this shade of blue on shutters and doors was much more prevalent than it is today, in both sectors of the population, in the villages and also a bit in the old parts of cities. I guess "warding off the evil eye" is or was important in the Mideast.
I think the younger generations have gotten away from wanting to appear superstitious.
Glad to hear you there have many different colors on the shutters.
Lovely shades and interesting to read Dina's thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI love the washed effect on the blue ... and the flaking paint. Lebanon has cornered the market in flaking paint.