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The shadow of a palm frond spread across a white wall beside a small blue door, with a single potted agave on the cobbles.
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Sunlit Doors

Palm Shadow

No. 39 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe shadow of a palm frond spread across a white wall beside a small blue door, with a single potted agave on the cobbles.

What it meansDate palms grow in courtyards and gardens from North Africa to the Gulf, and their fronds throw some of the most graphic shadows of the afternoon.

Where it worksSpare and graphic, it suits a bathroom, a hallway or a modern room.

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A level whitewashed lane with a blue-washed skirting and pots of geraniums, running straight to the evening sea and a headland beyond.Lane to the SeaNo. 40
A small barred window with half-closed shutters set high in a warm ochre wall, a pot of geraniums on its sill and a young olive in a pot below.High WindowNo. 41
A row of tall clay storage jars along a terracotta wall under a reed shade, with bars of sun and shadow falling across them.Clay JarsNo. 42
A wall fountain with a tiled pointed panel, a brass spout and a stone basin, flanked by potted plants in a sandstone courtyard.Wall FountainNo. 43
An outside stair against a pale blue limewashed wall, white-edged steps lined with terracotta pots, climbing to an indigo door.Bluewash StairNo. 44
Early light through a deep window onto a tiled sill and floor, with a jug of water on the sill and a garden of palms outside.Morning SillNo. 45
A passage running under a series of arches, alternating bars of sun and shade on the flagstones and a bright doorway at the far end.Covered PassageNo. 46
A brass tray of tea glasses and a pot set on the warm step of a carved doorway, with a cushion beside it and pots of basil.Tea on the StepNo. 47

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