Light at Susie's House

One of the magical things about Morocco is how light......

is tossed from a lamp casting shadows ......

 seeps in though internal windows.....

 falls slap onto oranges in the courtyard

  and bathes the pale roses by the pool.

Blue and red glass in the fanlight brighten a quietly colored room.

So  very many cushions in the salon!

 and how sharp the shadows of the olive tree in morning light. 

In the evening the candles flicker on a sheepskin rug in the courtyard.

All the photos in this post were taken in February at Riad Villa el Arsa, my friend Susie Scott's very old guest house in the medina where we stayed part of the time we were in Marrakesh. 

The Beach at Essouira

Late afternoon light.

Looking back towards town

The remains of a strange fish.

On the sands

 Reflections.

The water was surprisingly warm.....

At the Jardin Majorelle/Friday

I think a visit to the Jardin Majorelle should come top of the list

  of places to visit on your weekend break to Marrakech

Even the little ticket office has bags of charm.....

and introduces you to bleu Majorelle and the yellow and the green.....

 the colors are what blow you away.....

 even the very young are enchanted.....

 by the fishes in the water and the trees reflected from above

 a nasturtium and that blue again

 Ah!

and the palm trees with the wispy white clouds.......

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Thursday Wanderings

After a rainy night, a walk down rue riad zitoune djedid

An important soccer game on TV!

 In the park with grandpa

A mysterious figure passes the fabric shop....

Early Morning in the Square

early in the square, originally uploaded by schmidwix2.

So wonderful to be out and about before the crowds arrive.

Children in derb Djedid

IMG_0265.JPG, originally uploaded by schmidwix2.

Looking forward to seeing those smiles again....

Courtyard/Dining Room from Above

Painted doors, window grilles, cut plaster work..........

We often used to eat in the courtyard which was open to the sky. Our dining room furniture was all made locally. The table was inlaid with all sorts of little natural pieces of tile in basically pinks with little tinges of green.

Another picture of the courtyard with traditional tile and the chairs which were made down the road on derb Dabachi. 

Collage/ Memory

Such fun making this collage:

Top Row. Left to Right: A painting by Motisi whose little shop is up by the Mellah Market, an urn at the Jardin Majorelle, hats in an Englishman's Hall, wall of the villa at the Jardin Majorelle

2nd Row. Left to Right: fishing boats at Moulay Boukerktoun, pavilion and bamboo at the Jardin Majorelle, gray door in the medina, our fountain in the courtyard

3rd Row. L to R: Donkey in derb djedid, the barrage outside Marrakesh, getting on the bus at djemma elfna, the beach at Moulay Boukerktoun

4th Row L to R: pomegranates on the roof, more Jardin Majorelle, kittens sleeping rue riad zitoune l'kadim, Ismail's mom's chicken and olive tagine.

More Essouira

A Snack for the Birds

Before we had Mimi and all the cats, Robert used to feed
the little birds on the roof.........
note the really traditional color of the paint.