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I can’t tell you the last time I photographed a bunch of ordinary laundry here at home, but isn’t laundry much more charming and extraordinary when it’s in a foreign country?! On a walk on top of Dubrovnik’s ancient city walls, I was impressed by the red tile roofs and the glittering blue Adriatic Sea, but the gauzy fabrics (and teddy bears!) blowing in the breeze were what really caught my eye on a summer’s day in Croatia’s jewel of a city.
One Foot Out the Door 
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SINCE I AM TOO BUSY WRITING (AND NOT TRAVELING) TO POST THESE DAYS, I’LL SHARE THESE COMPLETELY BRILLIANT PHOTOS FROM https://lexklein.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/from-ordinary-to-extraordinary/ ENJOY.
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Thank you so much for sharing! You’ve been everywhere, so I’m flattered you have enjoyed a small slice of my travels!
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These are the most gorgeous delightful photos I’ve seen lately. Thank you.
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Well, aren’t you nice?! I had fun with that photo theme today, thinking about all the things we take for granted (or see as quite mundane) here at home, while somewhat romanticizing them when we come across them overseas!
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Ohhh I like this article! In Zadar, my hometown, it is a normal thing to hang the laundry like that in the center of the old town, and that’s why it is nice to see that for somebody it is something extraordinary. Thank you for this post, it really makes me smile!
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Thanks! And I’m glad I made you smile with a little glimpse of your own country being extraordinary! Back in my childhood, my mom hung the sheets and laundry outside, but these days many communities here actually BAN laundry hanging outdoors! It’s a shame.
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Yes, foreign laundry is a heck of a lot more interesting than domestic. 🙂
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Haha – see why I travel?
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Now this travel obsession finally makes sense! haha
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Dubrovnik is such a gorgeous city, it’s no wonder even something as mundane as hanging laundry looks so riveting. Wonderful pics, and love those bears hanging on the line!! 😀
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Oh, I loved those bears! Hope your new “little bear” is doing well!
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I absolutely love those photos! They have soul!
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Thanks! I loved that breezy fabric waving from the old stone walls.
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Love the teddy bears. I was just wondering the other day if anyone still hangs laundry outside in America anymore. When I was growing up we did. Nothing like laundry dried by a fresh breeze. Sometimes I’ll see a few items hung outside on balconies here in Prague, but nothing like these photos. One old lady in the building across from us hangs her granny panties out on the windowsill. I told my husband that she’s trying to seduce him.
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People do hang some laundry out, but not nearly as much – more in the country, I would say. I still see laundry flapping in some big cities, but where it has totally disappeared is in the suburbs, where it is considered “unsightly” and often prohibited! I love the smell and feel, too, especially sheets. Ha – love the vision of the old lady’s skivvies calling out to your husband!
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The suburbs are so painfully uniform and BORING. (Sorry if you happen to live there…) We have a photo of the lady’s, uh, lingerie. Maybe it will end up in a future blog post.
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Classic! I’ve photographed laundry in various places, like saris in India…but teddy bears! That’s a winner. Is Dubrovnik the one surrounded by a wall and on the water?
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A line of saris dancing in the breeze would be a gorgeous photo! (Mental note: look for this in India!) Yes, Dubrovnik is the old walled city on the Adriatic Sea (Dalmatian Coast) in Croatia … it can be touristy and crowded, but its picturesque beauty makes it easy to see why it is that way. Totally worth the trip, in my opinion.
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I was in Yugoslavia in 1969 when it was still Yugoslavia, always meant to get down to Dubrovnik…still haven’t made it
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Why doesnt my washing look gorgeous like this? Lol
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Because it’s not hanging in a quaint country that is not your own! 🙂
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Oh, those teddy bears!!!! 😉 Perfect photo. Love the other ones, too!
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Thanks! We were stopped short by those dangling stuffed animals tucked away in a little inner courtyard in the hot afternoon sun. I was so glad I stopped to take a picture, especially when the view on the other side was a dramatic drop to the deep blue Adriatic Sea.
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The teddies must’ve had a great view, then 🙂
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lovely images which shows beautiful dubrovnik and its uniqueness!
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Thank you! I’m more of an off-the-beaten-path traveler much of the time, but travel-darling Dubrovnik still impressed and charmed me to a surprising extent. In fact, I’d like to go back!
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Though I wouldn’t say that I’m off beat traveler, but yes I do love them quite a lot. Many other reasons force me to stick to more popular places, even then I prefer avoiding crowded places and cliche stuff! I would rather say that I prefer doing things in my way, sometimes sticking to popular stuff while mostly sticking to something else! I was drawn towards the pretty houses & their roofs on your post!
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Love these photos Lexi especially the teddy bears! I adore taking pictures of laundry. I find the photos so lovely.
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Isn’t it funny how everyday things look so fascinating while traveling? (Well, I guess hanging stuffed animals would look pretty interesting even here at home!)
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Yes so true. I wish I could feel this way more at home but I think after so many years living in a place sometimes it is just so normal it doesn’t prompt me to take a photo!
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I love the one with the whites! You’re right, it’s funny how mundane things look so much more interesting when abroad! I always say that I’m going to do a portfolio solely on discarded shoes – for some reason whenever I’m in a hot country I always see single stray shoes left in random places, and I think it looks really cool! Great photos! 🙂
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Thanks! Funny you mention shoes … I found a couple of photos of those that I considered as well! It’s always those little things that make the best pictures, isn’t it?
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It is! I guess the little things surprise the audience with something familiar 🙂
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OMG what a perfect take on the challenge Lexi. I love photographing laundry ‘on the road’ (although none of my laundry shots are as good as yours) and would never think to do so at home. Of course, in the US I lived in cities so didn’t really see much laundry hanging out anyhow. And as I write this, I am sitting in a soulless marina laundromat in Newcastle. But hey, its better than beating my wash on a rock with a stick. I typically would not spam your blog with posts from mine, but I just thought of a set of contrasting images of laundry day that I had to share http://lisadorenfest.com/2014/07/25/contrasts-2-weekly-photo-challenge/ (scroll to the second image).
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Thanks, and I loved your images, too! You have proven that even one’s own laundry can be photo-worthy if it’s somewhere exotic!
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Sounds like several of those commenting had childhoods like mine – with laundry on the line. Maybe that as well as the visual contrast (and excellent composition) is part of what makes your images so appealing? Oh, and I had a smile at the bears too, then thought “Teddies” could be hung with the ‘teddy’ undergarments for a visual pun.
Also – now I’m wondering if our sheets and towels would do well these days in urban and suburban air pollution.
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So many musings on laundry – how extraordinary! This one did strike many readers; I think, as you said, many of us remember laundry on the line with fondness. I never thought about air pollution’s effect on those crisp sheets – yikes! Thanks for all your fun comments!
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Love it, esp the teddies!
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Thanks – they definitely caused me to do a double-take!
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very nice… i really like your blog…
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