Real Alcázar, Sevilla, Andalucía

Patio of the virgins

Mudejar and Renaissance motifs,

cool shade

in the heat of the day.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Reflections

underground pool,

cool, still water.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Sunlight and shadow

on marble floors.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Sunlight and shadow

through iron bars.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Heat, Sevilla and the Plaza de España

Sevilla, City of Andalucía

hot summer sun beats down

the arc of the Plaza de España

seems to focus the heat,

tiled surfaces hot to touch.

Opposite the cool shade of the

Parque Maria Luisa

dappled light, cool greens.

All images

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Sunlight and Shadow, Palace of the Duke of Medina

The Palace of the Duke of Medina Sidonia

is found in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía, Spain.

Now a hotel, the gardens in the courtyard

are an oasis of peace and cool.

Late afternoon sun casts patches of dappled light

through the luxuriant vegetation,

highlights of colour in the shade.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

A tiled staircase leads upwards into cool shadow.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Dappled light on age worn tiles.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Blanko Freedom 13 Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Fields of sunflowers

Fields of sunflowers

Under the hot July sun

of Andalucía

Bow their heads

Towards the east.

Iphone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Every cloud ...

Every cloud has a silver lining.

iPhone Camera, processed in Instagram

Powerscourt, Dublin

Another beautiful garden

partly Italian style

laid out with

stunning views of Sugarloaf,

the Wicklow hills.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Ancient beech

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Japanese Garden

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Film

Long shadows across the lawn.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, D-Type Plate Film

Clouds and Angels

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Late Spring Blooms

It was late May before the countryside bloomed into Spring

The hawthorn and rape filled the fields with colour

The yellow fields are warm sunlight under the blue sky.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

 The laburnum is vibrant yellow against blue skies.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed