Goose Steps
The term “goose step” originally referred to a British military drill in which one leg at a time was swung back and forth without bending the knee. Standing on only […]
Rocking in Viñales
Hex colour Reference: #7442c8 A colourful note: Purple heart is the common name for a rainforest tree, Peltogyne, a tree that has incredibly strong wood. Known as heartwood, it is famous for both its […]
Fishing
Hex colour reference: 979AAA A colourful note: this bluish grey shade appeared as manatee in Crayola boxes in 1998 and is still available in the 120 packs. If you run through through […]
Cuba in a Ford 1918
. . Hex colour reference: #1f75fe A colourful note: The blue Crayola crayon dates back to the original set that appeared in 1903. It has had a wide range of other names as […]
Wish I had an Angel
Angelic advice? Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 March 2017 . Part of Wish
Colourful Trinidad
. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 March 2017 Part of Wordless Wednesday on Tuesday
Standing Ovation
. Part of the Crayola Colour Challenge, Hex colour reference: #199ebd A colourful note: the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 March 2017 […]
Revolution
Hex colour reference: #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
Pensive
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (1897 – 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican songwriter. He wrote over […]
Chitter-chatter in the northern Caribbean
. . Part of the Crayola challenge: Hex colour reference: #1cd3a2 A colourful note: This joyous caribbean green appeared as a bright speciality crayon for Crayola in 1997. Seems […]
Showing its age
Hex colour ref: #1cac78 A colourful note: from a colour psychology viewpoint, green is seen to bring equilibrium, balancing the head with the heart; it is the colour of growth, spring and renewal; it […]
Travel with Intent 