Coloured Thursday - CAMOUFLAGE!

This combination of colours aka OLIVE/BROWN & CREAM was chosen by Doyle & Mollie months & months ago.

I believe it's something to do with a Jungle theme relating to Mollie's 1st Barkday which was on Monday- so after a trawl through my Photo Archives came up with this...They are Giant Atlas Moths from South East Asia & are the largest moths in the World as grow up to 12".

I found & photographed them in the closest I'll get to a Jungle, the tropical paradise that is the Victoria Butterfly Garden on Vancouver Island, Canada - was there in the Summer of 2007, with Little Buddy on our last holiday together before his retirement.

Re more recent CAMOUFLAGE images, had lived in hope of finding a Serviceman in Combats to photo but no such luck, however my local Taxi Rank did come up trumps...I've looked no further, as my 'signature' cake was was tough enough to find!

The very best I can offer is this Pony Club event cake that with it's Olive green grass, brown ponies & cream birthday No's just scraps though as CAMOUFLAGE... Phew!!!

My original meme 'True Colours Thursday' is now hosted by friends Doyle & Mollie here @ Blue's Coloured Thursday .
PLEASE do join in again!

True Colours Thursday - PURPLE!

It's a year since PURPLE had an outing which is surprising as TCT has now being running for 19 months!
Please do remember suggestions for forthcoming colours would be extremely welcome.

On a walk to town last month I fortunately found, a PURPLE car - very well polished by the rain pools on it's bonnet...Dreamingspires favoured means of transport with students with a speedy PURPLE look...And dark Lilac buds - just love the fragrance...

This very PURPLE party frock's from a 'window shopping' trip last Autumn - once upon a time I could have worn it too, now I'll just keep to that classic string of Pearls...PURPLE's also the colour of religion as seen, giving out Christmas Chocolate money one Saturday last December... As for the cake, that shop's window showcased this one a while ago...
To join True Colours Thursday, whose designated blog home is HERE, all you need, is to post a photo/photographs & text, or better still both, on the specified colour of the week.
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Next week is colour is MANGO as suggested by Doyle & Mollie.

True Colours Thursday - CRIMSON!

It's a about a year since I did my controversial 'SCARLET Women' TCT post - it stirred up a variety of reactions/feeling amongst followers/friends and produced my third highest number of Comments ever!

So in comparison this red post will seem boring, but Little Buddy now history, does get a mention because whilst on our last but one holiday together last March in Las Vegas, he showed me around the Bellagio Hotel & Casino, with it's striking CRIMSON ceiling decorations...

And, colourful Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, then set out with Spring flowers...

Also, I do have another red convertible, however this one resides in my road rather than in Hawaii...

Back to earth, with the recession biting hard, Sales are constantly on...

Not that these CRIMSON accessories were on offer...

Or the Celebration Cake Shop lacks customers either, their team of confectioners are constantly busy.

Now, the Oscar film award season maybe over but this red carpet has a birthday 'Starlet'...
To join True Colours Thursday, whose designated blog home is HERE, all you need, is to post a photo/photographs & text, or better still both, on the specified colour of the week.
If you simply want to use the idea as a 'prompt' for a post, that is fine with me.
But, if, you'd like others including me, to visit you, please leave a comment on either site, so we know you are 'IN'!
Previous known participants are shown in the TCT Roll Call in that blogs side bar.
Next weeks colour BLACK & WHITE together!
And, please remember ideas for forth coming colours would be very welcome!

Monochrome & Odd Shot Monday - Reflected Home!

Welcome bright sunshine and a squeaky clean & shiny car produced this reflection of a neighbours house's ground floor windows, spotted when walking down my road last week...Monochrome Weekend's creator & host is Alieni.

Sky Watch Friday - Down my Road!

Parking is a real problem locally.
When my terraced road was built curium 1900, cars were a luxury, now many homes have several!
Although finding a parking space is no longer an issue for me being car-less: what is, is the infuriating habit of many neighbours of parking up on the pavement, forcing me to walk out in the road as I had to this morning - Grrrrrrrr!

True Colours Thursday - SHAMROCK GREEN!

Having never found, let alone photographed a SHAMROCK, or a four leafed Clover for that matter, and with the 'Luck of the Irish' not being with me so far this year, I seem to have shot myself in the foot with this colour selection!!!
All I can offer personally offer is a pagan GREEN man lacquer jewellery box - it's from my days managing 'Otherworld , a Celtic gift shop & was a TY gift from my absentee employers... Just a bit of wild info - Green Man images occur on lots of sites /grave yard, he features BIG on New Age friends sites.
And, as Dreamingspires is definitely lacking any early St Patrick's Day spirit, improvise I must now!
This is one of the cities 'Black' cab [it's the style of vehicle] waiting last Autumn in the Taxi Rank in Gloucester GREEN's market square, certainly has every shade of SHAMROCK in it's striking stripy paint job...Then, there is always my local EverGREEN parks flag...Won for the third consecutive year in the GREEN Flag Awards - the scheme recognises parks & green spaces across the UK that have reached a high environmental standard.
Heading through the Covered Market to that cake shop, spotted this sign outside on of the butchers...And as for my cake, I like to think that the Pony Club is cantering though a SHAMROCK meadow...
To join True Colours Thursday, whose designated blog home is HERE, all you need, is to post a photo/photographs & text, or better still both, on the specified colour of the week.
If you simply want to use the idea as a 'prompt' for a post, that is fine with me.
But, if, you'd like others including me, to visit you, please leave a comment on either site, so we know you are 'IN'!
Previous known participants are shown in the TCT blogs side bar.
Next weeks colour 18/03/10 ... RAINBOW aka colourful
And, please remember ideas for forth coming colours would be very welcome!

True Colours Thursday - CANARY YELLOW!

I always say, my first ever family pet was Wire Fox Terrier 'Sister' Judy.

But, it was in truth, it was Joey, a YELLOW Canary.

I can just remember him, singing sweetly everyday in the window, when the sun shone brightly into his cage.

And, then he was gone???

My Mother explained, that come one Winter, the cold gave him Bronchitis, so his little spirit flew away to sing elsewhere.

Guess, that's why I have a fondness for 'Tweety Pie'...

Moving on - whilst away in Brighton, I was of course, in search of CANARY YELLOW!

I found no Canaries but these 'caged' swimming marker balls waiting for their time again next Summer...

'Noddy' in his car with his girlfriend in the Pier's Amusement Arcade...

And, these blooms @ my favourite florist, from where I always buy my 'Remembrance Flowers'...

Then, last Sunday's Veteran Car Run provided Marshall's in noticeably YELLOW wet weather attire...

Immaculate vehicles...

That looked so much brighter, when the rain finally abated & the sun shone...

And, more than a few bikers were parked up in Town, as they are every weekend...

Now okay, my cake today has only an element of YELLOW!

But, I had to feature it, as it is the 5th of November - Guy Fawkes/Firework Night of 'Gun powder, treason & plot'!

It was today in 1605, that Guido [Guy] Fawkes, Robert Catesby & others, failed to blow up King James the 1st & the Houses of Parliament.
The capturing of these plotters has been celebrated enthusiastically across the country ever since, with spectacular fireworks displays & huge bonfires, on which a 'guy' is ceremonially burnt.

However, back to the cake, @ least one of it's Catherine Wheel's elements is YELLOW, as is the Rocket's tip...

To join True Colours Thursday, all you need, is to post a photo/photographs & text, or better still both, on the specified colour of the week.
If you simply want to use the idea as a 'prompt' for a post, as I do now, with many memes, that's fine.
But, if, you'd like others including me, to visit you, please leave a comment below, so we know you are 'IN'!
For this meme only, I lift my 'Comment Moderation' to help players connect with each other.
Everyone, who to my knowledge has participated recently, is named in the TCT Roll Call in my side bar.
Next weeks colour is VIOLET!

NB...

Although, I've only been home a day, I'm heading off again!

This time, I'm going to WelshAire Country to see Molly, Taffy & Monty.

Same rules apply as last week - I will not be visiting anybody's post till after arriving there in the afternoon!

Waves and Wet Cars!

Yesterday I had a seriously busy day planned out.

No visit to Brighton is ever complete without seeing my favourite WFT Jackson.

Therefore, the mornings first plan of action was, that I accompany him & his JI on a leisurely walk.

Next, was to meet up with blog friend Dina & her husband Mick for the first time.

They were driving down for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, now in it's 79th year!

Both meetings, promised lots of photo taking opportunities.

But, things did not go quite to plan regarding the first!!!

The previous night, I was woken by the sounds of a ferrous storm battering my hotel bedroom's french windows.

So much so, I feared their latch's wouldn't hold & I might be blown away!

The wind & rain didn't abate in the morning, the wild sea lashed the promenade with vengeance!

Jackson's walk was put on hold re a lull in conditions.

A brief respite, saw me dash across to the Palace Pier in hope of capturing the storm waves, which I did with mixed results.

As it's Monday, I'll start with the Monochrome Maniac's take...

The sea breaking over the groyne was spectacular...

However, the sound of the surf, violently crashing on shingle, meant I didn't hear calls from JI.

Subsequently, she & Jackson did their walk without me & got exceedingly wet doing so!!!

I was [still am] grieved, to have missed my one chance to see the Jax this stay, but it was my own fault.

The weather having taken another turn for the worse - more torrential driving rain, with winds strong enough to almost blow one over, I retreated back to my hotel, from where I checked on Dina's whereabouts - they were on the outskirts of Brighton.

So, out I went once more, this time to way lay them, as they drove towards the seafront!

As, the Veteran Car Run takes place what ever the weather, spotted this one driving past the Pavilion as I waited...After flagging their Land-Rover down - I was easy to spot, a solitary, rather damp disheveled female, we found dry underground parking & said hallo properly.

Then, it was out to brave the elements again.

After battling along the promenade to Madeira Drive, we watched the cars arrive @ the ceremonial finishing line.

It says a lot for these fine old vehicles engineering, all are pre-1905, for them to have made the run in good time, in such adverse weather conditions.

However, never ever, have I ever, seen such bedraggled, be sodden drivers & passengers.

But, they waved brightly on arrival and we clapped & cheered them in!

I, as usual snapped away...The original Genevieve, made famous by the film of the same name, was there again...

I found a blue car for me...

And, a green jacketed Dina...

And, although some photo's look very atmospheric re the rain/sea mist, the soft [fuzzy] effect's are actually due to moisture having got under my camera's lens shield whilst on the pier - hence no crisp shots.
I spent last evening, deleting, deleting deleting - one of the merits of digital photography!

On the positive side, the day did clear up, & the sun broke through by late afternoon...

And more importantly, meeting, Dina & Mick was a genuine pleasure, another fine example of friendship made by blogging, working.

Just wish we had, had longer together, as they had to head home early.

But, hopefully there will be a next time.