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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 […]

Bitter and Sweet Pillars

These bittersweet pillars supported the 1864 Blackfriars railway bridge across the Thames.  They came in threes, and the third of each set has been used to help support the new […]