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Cerulean in Salcombe

Salcombe is a beautiful spot on the southern coast of Devon, an incredibly popular resort where its narrow lanes become incredibly crowded as the summer population swells to around ten times the size […]

Kew Beckons in February

For colour, variety and beautiful scenery, Kew Gardens never disappoint. These wonderful purples are from the 2014 occurrence of the annual Orchid Festival.  This year, the orchids are starring in the Carnival […]

Centre Point

“What’s the point?”, you may be wondering. This 3-metre tall, illuminated lettering is part of the London Lumière show.  In fact, it is the name taken from a famous London […]

Gathering Lavender

A colourful note:  Blue violet became a Crayola colour in 1934.  Interestingly, they use a plant name for most of their shades of purple Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 January 2016

Tower Reflection

  Hex colour reference:  #199ebd A colourful note:  the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930.     Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 January 2016    

Black Castle

Black Castle stands on South Queensferry’s High Street.  The sea-captain who had the house built in 1626, was lost at sea. His maid was accused of paying a beggar woman to cast […]

Odd Ball

Hurray! The sun shone today! And I wasn’t the only one out enjoying the weather. Linked to Odd Ball Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 January 2016

Smile!

Want to smile? Then head over to visit Paula at Lost in Translation, where she presents a wonderful combination of images, music and thoughts. I was delighted to be a […]