Jardin Majorelle, The Yves Saint Laurent Garden in Marrakech

A few observations of Jardin Majorelles whilst enjoying some shade from the hot July Moroccan sun, a true oasis in the city of Marrakech.

Meknes in Morocco

Les Greniers de Moulay Ismail, this granary in Meknes had large square holes in the ceiling which let in the light in quite a magical way which I tried to capture.

The tomb of Sultan Moulay Ismail, a beautiful place of mosaics and carved plaster including Arabic script such as below.

Horse shoe shaped doorways.

Mosaics, horseshoes and fountains. 

We took our shoes off to enter the tomb, inside it was peaceful and we were still able to take photographs which I was surprised at but glad too as it was so beautiful.

Carved plasterwork, so intricate.

Magical effect of light.

Lomo

Here are a few photographs taken over the last few weeks on my phone on a lomo app... some "real" photography to follow!

Distractions

Sometimes when I go out taking photographs I get distracted by one particular aspect of the place, this time the light was particularly good for making defined shadows so here are a collection of my distractions!

Spring has Sprung

Fresh new leaves are appearing...

..Ferns are starting to unfurl and sunlight making a play of light and shade...

...The paraphernalia that helps things to grow is dusted down and out of shed once more...

...And I begin to spot weird things to photograph...

...Like gardening scarescrows, giant plug holes and bendy bamboo!