Icy Message
Scottish weather is highly changeable, but not quite this extreme! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 11 April 2016 Linked to Odd Ball and Signs
Solitude
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 April 2016 Part of Hugh’s Photo Challenge
Edinburgh Panorama
The views from Calton Hill are stunning, especially if the sun makes an appearance. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 April 2016 Linked to My Sunday Photo
Bloody Red Witchery on the Royal Mile
Hex colour reference: #ff5349 A colourful note: red orange appeared in the Crayola boxes in 1930, a most definite mix of the two colours in the name. Many of the shades provided […]
Close and Beyond
This gorgeous little close in Edinburgh, a very short stroll from the Castle, provides both views and culture. Beneath the sign, sits the Writer’s Museum, full of facts about Robert Burns, […]
Golden Hour in Portobello
Hex colour reference: #d68a59 A colourful note: sienna is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and magnesium oxide, which provide shades of orange and red. In its natural state it […]
Catalan Design, Scottish Parties
As you stroll down the Royal Mile, from the iconic Castle to the equally famous Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh’s Old Town displays its glory to you. Close to the bottom, you’ll be surprised […]
If I Should Ever Leave You
“If I should ever leave you whom I love To go along the silent way, Grieve not, Nor speak of me with tears, But laugh and talk of me as […]
Edinburgh – or Athens?
Back in 1822, Charles Cockerell and William Playfair, created Edinburgh’s National Monument up on Calton Hill. It was modeled on the Parthenon and made to commemorate Scots who had died in […]