Goddess of Health
A natural spring was discovered near Dean Village on the Water of Leith in 1760. It became a popular attraction as the waters were believed to cure a multitude […]
Flying Beetles
Elytra Filament Pavilion formed part of the 2016 V&A Engineering Season. This overhead structure was inspired by the shells of flying beetles known as elytra. The result was an undulating expanse of […]
Housing for the Locals
One of my personal treats on every visit to Edinburgh is a walk along the Water of Leith, between Stockbridge and Roseburn. The red sandstone of Well Court is one […]
Outrageous Orange
Hex color reference: #FF664E A colourful note: this red-orange shade is known in Crayola world as Outrageous Orange. It was born in 1972 as Ultra Orange Fluorescent but took on its more […]
Pink Church of Calvi
Hex colour reference: FDBCB4 A colourful note: the first use of the English word melon as a colour was recorded in 1892. The colour, it seems, is named […]
Paddling in Brittany
Hex colour reference: #fd7c6e A colourful note: the colour name bittersweet was first used in English in 1892 and became a Crayola crayon in 1958. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 January 2017 Part […]
Oslo Sunset
Hex colour reference: #5d5e53 A colourful note: the use of sunset as an English colour name was first recorded in 1916. In general, it is used to describe a much paler […]
Conservation
Hex colour reference: #ff5349 A colourful note: red orange appeared in the Crayola boxes in 1930, an obvious mix of the two named colours. Many of the shades provided by Crayola […]
Reconstruction
Hex colour reference: #bc5d58 A colourful note: chestnut is a reddish shade of brown named after the nut of the chestnut tree. This colour joined the family of Crayola crayons […]
Fuzzy Wuzzy Walkway
Hex colour reference: #cc6666 A colourful note: fuzzy wuzzy is the Crayola name for an orangey-brown colour that joined the Crayola family in 1997. The origin of the name is not entirely […]
Mahogany Fire
Hex colour reference: CD4A4A A colourful note: The term mahogany red made its first appearance in the English language in 1843. The name is still much used, especially for hair dye. […]
Travel with Intent 