This week Sofia invites us to continue in a relaxing mood, after the wonderful Books theme from last week. However, she wants us to focus on a different mellowness: a sense of softness, in tones or shapes, the slowness of a summer holiday, for example. That kind of relaxation. Please go to her beautiful site and find some very inviting and glorious inspiration!
Mellow is not a common word in my vocabulary, but my immediate thoughts went to Mellow Yellow – which I save to the end of my post.
I’ll start with a plant that softly spoke to me saying: touch me…
As Sofia pointed out, light is strongly connected to this feeling. Some morning light on the first spring anemonies.
Soft evening light when I walked out of the car and up to our house. The magnolia was the softest of soft and I just had to pick up my camera.
My favourite colour is green (as you know who follow me). Again a spring morning, with a fly and attached bouquet.
Yesterday I came back from a hiking vacation to Madeira – talking about mellow – every day was a wonder.
I love the little lizards basking on the sun warm stones – when I click my tongue they listen and sometimes even come up to me.
Mellow can also be so soft that the picture is somewhat blurred.
Lastly…
– some misty, Mellow Madeira Yellow! The mist softened the intense yellow and made the landscape dreamy.
And a close-up. Temptingly soft.
Remember to tag Lens-Artists and to link back to Sofia’s post when you join us. We’re looking forward to seeing your concepts of mellow.
Last week we had Ritva’s Books Challenge, and as books open our minds, the responses were varied and beautiful, truly inspiring.
Next week, Saturday 14th June, Beth is hosting for the first time so please visit her site for more information. Until then, take care and try some relaxing.
Leya 
Great picture of the misty hillside full of flowers, Ann-Christine.
Thank you, that was a quite magical drive.
These are beautiful
So glad you liked them! You are the pro on this kind of pictures!
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I missed this one Ann-Christine. It is so beautiful and inviting!
Thank you, Anne!
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These are really beautiful Ann-Christine, lovely and mellow.
I love the light in all of these. Wonderful selections
Thanks for a lovely tour of softness and beauty, adding mellow to my day.
I think this theme really suits your style of photography, there’s often a mellow softness in the light in your images 🙂 Those two yellow ones are stunners!
I think of mellow as being soft and calm and easy going. Your photos do the job. And how can anyone forget the earworm mellow yellow… quite rightly.
Ann-Christine, I love this post. Each image is beautiful and calming. I love all the flowers, especially the Magnolia.
Interesting selection of pictures, dear Ann-Christine.
Like you, we hardly ever use the word ‘mellow’. And we tend to see mellow as rather negative.
We wish you a happy weekend
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I’m looking forward to more Madeira shots, Ann-Christine. The magnolia shot is my favourite, but just, they are all so calmingly mellow!
Aaaah! Simply blissful, A-C.
Lovely post, AC, and some great mellows! love those lizards! That last Madeira image is my favourite
A beautiful gallery Ann-Christine, those misty Madeira mellow yellows look amazing! 💛🏵 xxx
Fabulous gallery Leya
Simply lovely. But you have small lizards locally? I always associate them with hotter climates. We have none of those little chaps here.
I have a soft spot for magnolia, Ann-Christine. So delicate in your photo. Madeira was something like 10 years ago for me, but I remember it’s beauty so vividly. I was hiking too this week- in the north of Portugal- with a guy from Madeira, who grows mangos for the love of doing it xx
now how could you make a fly look so beauitful? wow – and excellent images for mello w
Ann-Christine, your flowers and light shots are always winners to my eyes. I want to learn how to whisper to lizards, too. The Madeira yellow is breathtaking!
Such a varied collection and all leaving me feeling mellow
All lovely reminders of the joy of a calm spirit. Somehow Ann-Christine, that is how I picture you. As usual I simply cannot choose a favorite as all are amazing.
So many wows Ann-Christine 😀 The Magnolia is stunning, the skink being mellow and that Madeira macro marvellous