Aloft in Normandy
Hex colour reference: #80daeb A colourful note: Crayola’s sky blue crayon appeared in 1958, the lightest blue shade they had offered until then. More obviously than many Carola colour, […]
Gem of a Colour
Hex colour reference: #77dde7 A colourful note: turquoise blue was a new shade for Crayola back in 1935. The first recorded use of turquoise as a colour name in English dates […]
Isle of Beauty
Hex colour reference: #158078 A colourful note: this dark green, with a hint of blue, is known in current Crayola boxes as pine green. In fact, this shade of green featured in the original […]
Towering over Aigues Mortes
. Hex colour reference: #17806d A colourful note: Tropical Rain Forest was one of the 16 colours introduced namelessly in 1992 as part of the Crayola naming competition. This one was named […]
Maritime Marseille
Hex colour ref: b2ec5d A colourful note: In 2003, to mark their 100th anniversary, Crayola asked the public to name four new colours and vote four other shades into oblivion. The […]
Spring in Corsica
If you fancy enjoying this shot in a personal way, it is available to buy as a scarf on RedBubble: Hex colour ref: ffff99 A colourful note: The first […]
Framed
Over to all of you to join the theme with your own framed post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. And if you haven’t […]
If you want to enjoy solitude
……. go to Corsica But if a spot of glorious solitude is what you want, be sure to travel out of season! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 February 2017 Part of Six Word […]
Studious donkey
Hex colour ref: #efdbc5 A colourful note: if you fancy a spot of creativity that is both artistic and bibliophile, grab one of the now trendy colouring books and try the […]
Fiery Fruit
The Montpellier Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in Europe, created by order of Henri IV in 1593. It acted as a model for all other botanical gardens in France, […]
A Burning Dawn
. Hex colour reference: #ff7f49 A colourful note: A Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul informs us that burnt orange has been used as a colour name since 1915. […]
Travel with Intent 