What is blue around here: from the sea to the sky, ornaments, posters, art, and the mood sometimes as well.
Bluuuuue
Today I feel especially excessive, so I’m posting 26 blue photos from here, which is Italy, and there, which is Slovenia, since Amanda chose blue as the theme for this week’s Friendly Friday.
We start at the beach which we visited last week for the first time and were blown away by high waves, multitudes of sea grass and shades of blue, and finish in our little park with someone to watch over me.
The little piece in the featured photo combines here and there: it’s a find from my city of origin, Ljubljana in Slovenia, which was called Emona in Roman times. Just like in Rome, pieces like this keep popping up all over the place. And sometimes the sky is the same shade of blue.
Cala del Gesso, Monte Argentario. 
This beach we discovered last year: L’Acqua Dolce. 
Carbonifera beach with the view of the Elba island. 
Porto Santo Stefano. 
A rare boat on our beach in June. 
The northern wintertime view from our beach. 
I experienced the blue hour. Once in six years. 
The Orbetello lagoon in December. 
To the sky. The same lagoon in March. 
New year’s sky. 
I love the spelling of Orbetello and wouldn’t mind attending. 
A hop to Ljubljana. Ancient Greek exhibition IDEA. 
Birches in the architecture. Vivo D125 restaurant. 
A friendly Roman found in Ljubljana. 
December sky in Rome. 
And in April. Via Appia Antica. 
There: Nova vas above Dragonja. 
Here: Giardino dei tarocchi. 
There: Koper. 
Here: Massa Marittima. 
Here: San Galgano Abbey. The time Norm was lying beneath our feet to take this shot. Photo: Norman Frampton 
There: Javorca chapel above Tolmin. 
At the garlic and wine festival in Nova vas. 
My poet friend Aleš Mustar reciting at the Veronika awards at the Celje castle as one of the nominees. 
Spotted in Piran and for some reason written in Croatian: “The artist was never in a hurry.” 
Someone to watch over me. Taken lying on the ground.
For Friendly Friday Photo Challenge hosted by Amanda from Something to Ponder About: Blue
Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed) 
Wow a!!! Magnifico!! Awesome compilation. How was that sky in the shape of a cross at San galgano? You really embraced the topic this week, Manja. Well done.
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Thank you, Amanda. 🙂 I have a hunch that the cross shape was premeditated. 😀 Slick builders!
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Do you think so? What planning!!
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I think I’d have to live on that beach L’Acqua Dolce. Sweet indeed. What does it smell like, I wonder?
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Hm, I don’t remember a particular smell. I think it’s named this way for a freshwater source under the surface of the sea. The beach has no buildings but I’d love to help you build your house. 🙂
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If you’re going to do something to excess, it might as well be blue! Always and forever my favorite color – thanks for sharing, especially all that luscious water!
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Then I’m extra glad you saw this, Lexi. 🙂 Thank you and all well to you!
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Beautiful blues Manja 🙂
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Thank you so much, Rupali! 🙂
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So lovely. I love blue. It’s not my favorite, but I can see it over and over and live under it and swim in it and paint it on my walls and never, ever tire of it. Beautiful!
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Thank you, Joey. I always hated it how my mom liked to dress me in navy blue all the time, hihi. Now I’m searching them out, the blues of the sea and the sky.
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Good! I wear white and blue more than 4 days a week.
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Hi MMM,
Is that your amore in last pic? All great photos. Blue is second to green for me, still I love it so. Thanks. Duke
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Hey, Duke, good to see you around. In the last photo is my bestia, whereas amore is human. 😀 Unless you mean the man in the photo towards the end. He’s just a friend. But as I say in my About me: I live with amore and bestia in rural Tuscany and some days it’s hard to tell them apart.
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Wow. Anyone still feeling blue after these?
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Sometimes… Thank you!
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Some of these are stunning! Such great selections for the colour blue. I love the spelling of Orbetello, too! My fave is Via Appia Antica and the San Galgano Abbey.
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Thank you, Crystal. I loved going through my photo folders quickly, grabbing hold of those where blue really shone through.
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