The launch of my new blog and three locations with tiles in time.
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As promised yesterday, I’m launching a new blog, my sixth. This one is almost full and a new theme will be a breath of fresh air. It will see its first post on Sunday if all goes according to plan. For now here is the News about me. It remains to be constructed and updated with photos but you can click on it to see how the blog is called and where the follow button hides.
But we are still on this blog. Today I have gathered three locations where tiles feature in public art: Mengeš in Slovenia, a trail with the view above Piran on the Slovenian coast, and the Orvieto train station in Italy.
1. Mengeš (pronounced Men-gash) is a small town not far from Ljubljana where in 2015 the mayor was especially art-prone. I promised Sarah to show here manhole cover art, Slovenian style, and here it is.
2. The trail above Piran is a regular strolling spot with magnificent views of the town and the bay of Piran with Croatia opposite. In 2009 I first noticed a set of mosaics and they always warm my heart. Especially the mermaid. Dogs change, art perseveres.
3. In front of the Orvieto train station in Umbria, where I used to meet visitors and drive them home, I spotted a peculiar and stylish bench. When in 2018, only two years later, I picked up my last visitors who came by train – Thursday Doors Norm and his Honey from Canada – the bench was… still there and different, but still pretty.
Don’t give up to time, tiles.
No tiles in this photo but this is Mengeš: Gregorjevo is a (working) holiday in Slovenia celebrating birds getting married. Fish? I got hooked. Better hooked than F… Mengeš manhole madness. The town looks more traditional than the art would make you think. A hop to Piran. These were first spotted in 2009. Mermaid! With our first dog Žak. Four years later, the mermaid is the same but the legs are not. Brand new bestia! He was four months old here. Four years later. He grew into an art admirer. The painted tiles still looking good, even better. The Orvieto train station bench. Surrounded by sage and flowers. Built with love by the rehabilitation centre “The Tree of Voices” in Orvieto. Two years later. Still artistic. Still pretty. But I hope they have fixed it.
For Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) hosted by Marsha at Always Write

This day in my blogging history
2014: When amore took me to the Capa party (not my video but we were there)
Just so you know, I couldn’t find the follow button; seems to be hidden or something. Looks like a good site, though. Happy weekend. 🙂
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It should be under my photo down below. And if you enter your mail and click I’m in, you’ll get email notification. 🙂
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Got it! Just needed a little more explicit direction. 😉
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Excellent! Thank you. I’ve amended my directions since, I hope they are clearer.
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Oh these tiles are so very fun. Brilliant entry Manja 😀 Someone is very creative 😀
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Thank you, Cee. 🙂 A bunch of someones! Great to see.
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Manja, I love all the colorful manholes. The poor bench got a lot of use in two years. I wonder how that made the artist felt. Obviously people loved it enough to wear it out! Thanks for sharing all these lovely photos this week.
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Thank you, Marsha. I haven’t been back to that bench in three years. Who knows how it looks now. And I hope the manholes are still there too.
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Time for a trip, Manja?
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I’m in Slovenia now but yes, sooner or later. 🙂 (Meanwhile I started a new blog. The link is in my profile. This one will now retire.)
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Just curious. Why did you start a new one?
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Oh, just like five times before since I started blogging in 2014 – I filled up my blog! This Mexcessive style is space-consuming. 😀 No worries, it shall go on as before.
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How do you fill up a blog? I have several blogs, but this one is from 2012, and it is nowhere near full. I pay $99 a year for more storage, but that is nothing to pay for a fun hobby.
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I see. Well, I believe in free blogging. Nobody pays me, I don’t pay anybody. Free. I also find it a breath of fresh air to change the theme every year or two. I like it that there are options for every style of blogging.
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I’m glad that works for you, Manja. As long as we don’t lose touch! Your way seems pretty seamless. You are more adventurous than I am! 🤗🤗🤗
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No worries, I’ll still be taking part in your excellent challenge. Two thirds of all photos that I take is of public art. 😀
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Fabulous! I’m so glad.
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Interesting series! Great subject! Those manholes are unique.
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Thank you, Nes! I’m glad you agree. I hope you continue to follow my adventures on my new blog. 🙂
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The access holes are excellent. Wish we cold have such colour here 🙂 🙂
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Thank you, Bushboy. Is there a law forbidding it? There is a new blog in place to continue my adventures there. This one will retire now. I hope you’ll stick near.
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No law, just the authorities are so boring
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I’ll find your new blog. Just follow ,me and I can do a follow back 🙂 🙂
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Oh, I don’t need to start following people again. All my follows remain intact. It’s just you who need to re-follow me. My new blog is in my profile now. And here: https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/
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OK
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It’s just that I’m in Slovenia now with all my free time dedicated to my new blog and no time to visit others… It will improve when I return home.
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Have fun Manja 🙂 🙂
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Maybe a Last Photo for July?
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Ha! A most excellent suggestion. This time I forgot all about it again. Thanks!
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👍😂
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This is wonderful! I love mosaic tile designs and it’s amazing how you’ve found so many in public places. Very impressive!
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Thank you, Andrea. These are all from only three places and they really go together well. I hope you continue to follow my adventures on my new blog.
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You’re welcome. It’s a really nice collection! I look forward to your new blog as well.
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I mention you in my today’s post there as one of my first 20 followers. Thank you!
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The sixth one? Wow.
I love those tiles.
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Thank you, Bojana! I loved spotting them all. Yes, sixth, and it’s good to have you on board for that one as well.
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It’ll be my pleasure.
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How decorative!
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Thank you, Sue! I find it so too.
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I love all the circular tiles and I hope the bench is repaired too. Great cat photos! WordPress is acting strange again lately and won’t let me follow your new blog yet, but I’ll try again. (K)
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Ahh, I do hope you will manage, K. What kind of error are you getting? And thank you. I’m glad you clicked to view the cats.
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It just goes to a blank page. I’ve been having trouble leaving comments too. These things come and go.
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Those are very unique manhole covers! I hope they repair the bench as it was lovely.
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Thank you, Deborah. I do too! I mention you in my today’s post on my new blog as one of my first 20 followers. Yeah!
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Oh, thank you!! I love your first post with all that green!!
You know, I’ve had the same blog since …over 10 yrs now. I resize my images to no longer than 1200pxs on the longest side, and I rarely post more than 3 images at a time, but resizing them for the web is key I think! I hope this continues for me as I don’t want to have to start a new blog anytime soon. 😀
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Oh my! 😮 Extremely well done! I’m too excessive for that. 😀 But I like starting new blogs. It’s a slight change that feels good. I just wish I wouldn’t lose my followers each time, but the true ones remain.
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