PS Well, because I am obviously an airhead, part of my comment was for Blah, Blah, Blah at http://blalockm.blogspot.com/ I jumped around and forgot where I was. Sorry about that.
I do remember when I was at Junior School doing a painting which had the sky green. The teacher was loathe to stifle my creativity and said something like "interesting interpretation". The fact is that I had just run out of blue paint.
The ordinary true, or purely real, cannot be the object of the arts. Illusion on a ground of truth, that is the secret of the fine arts.~Joseph Joubert~
oh wow. love the quote. the pics are amazing...i wish we still had red phone booths, there is just something about them...and the red velvet...makes me hungry!
I love red! My second favorite color...all the pictures are fantastic...cake looks yummy, the cranberry fields are amazing, and the leaf with the water drops looks like it could be from my back yard!
funny comment above. so....do they pop out as supermen then? Well, they already are, right? :)
You know, there was a time when the daft Labour London council tried to scrap the traditional phone booths, citing them far too outdated, expensive, etc. Booths were torn up all over the city and replaced with bright yellow NY-style plastic molded chest high models. It wasn't long before publich outrage had the better of them and realising, just how iconic they are, they eventually gave in and had to re-replace the traditional booths! during this same time, the council also tried to replace the traditional London double decker. they succeeded in eliminating the older style buses with those where you pay to get on, eliminating the bus conductors, but they didn't get to have their utilitarian utopian ideal realised in the end. Thank goodness.
Mmm ~ that would be terrible if GB took away the double deckers and those classic phone booths! Some of us who have never been there associate those icons with the country...well, I bet a lot of people do...even those who live there. Those...plus Big Ben, tall bear-skin hats and a monarchy!
WT's mother used to make him that red velvet cake for his birthday every year. I've always been a little leery of it, since it has a whole bottle of red food coloring.
you have a varied collection of reds...I was going to ask about the cake but see you mentioned the food colouring...I am surprised he survived childhood ....
Delwyn ~ yes, it is called Red Velvet Cake...a well known cake here in the states...usually associated with Christmas. It has a chocolate flavor from cocoa but has all that coloring in it for the red. And cream cheese frosting...yum! (but not so yummy if you have reactions to artificial dyes!)
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What a perfect post for a Fall day like today! I love these pictures and your color posts.
ReplyDeleteI love all these photos. Simply beautiful and so appropriate for fall.
ReplyDeleteThe signs are too funny! Thanks for the laugh.
PS Well, because I am obviously an airhead, part of my comment was for Blah, Blah, Blah at http://blalockm.blogspot.com/ I jumped around and forgot where I was. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteI do remember when I was at Junior School doing a painting which had the sky green. The teacher was loathe to stifle my creativity and said something like "interesting interpretation". The fact is that I had just run out of blue paint.
ReplyDeleteRed is a beautiful colour, as it is present in nature in subtle amounts.;)
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and a lovely quote.;)
Beautiful pictures! I love seeing the red in such varied areas.
ReplyDeleteThe ordinary true, or purely real, cannot be the object of the arts. Illusion on a ground of truth, that is the secret of the fine arts.~Joseph Joubert~
ReplyDeleteLynne ~ that is so funny! I'll have to go check out blah, blah, blah! :)
ReplyDeleteAlan ~ sounds like you were more of a true artist than the teacher!
ReplyDeletewow these reds are a treat...cake and ALL!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting the rich reds of Autumn, Betsy. It brightens my day!
ReplyDeleteRed is my favorite color. It's vibrancy makes me feel alive and happy. I love that quote...I'm stealing it!
ReplyDeleteoh wow. love the quote. the pics are amazing...i wish we still had red phone booths, there is just something about them...and the red velvet...makes me hungry!
ReplyDeleteBrian ~ looks like we were both 'seeing red' today! :)
ReplyDeleteI love red! My second favorite color...all the pictures are fantastic...cake looks yummy, the cranberry fields are amazing, and the leaf with the water drops looks like it could be from my back yard!
ReplyDeleteLove your reds .... one booth per each of your men!
ReplyDeletefunny comment above. so....do they pop out as supermen then? Well, they already are, right? :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, there was a time when the daft Labour London council tried to scrap the traditional phone booths, citing them far too outdated, expensive, etc. Booths were torn up all over the city and replaced with bright yellow NY-style plastic molded chest high models. It wasn't long before publich outrage had the better of them and realising, just how iconic they are, they eventually gave in and had to re-replace the traditional booths! during this same time, the council also tried to replace the traditional London double decker. they succeeded in eliminating the older style buses with those where you pay to get on, eliminating the bus conductors, but they didn't get to have their utilitarian utopian ideal realised in the end. Thank goodness.
That Emma Thompson quote is so true! Ha.
ReplyDeleteBets; these are frickin' beautiful! What a great topic. I love red and it would have or will make a great TT. Did you take all the photos?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos each and every one.
ReplyDeleteI would love a slice of Red Velvet Cake...
Mmm ~ that would be terrible if GB took away the double deckers and those classic phone booths! Some of us who have never been there associate those icons with the country...well, I bet a lot of people do...even those who live there. Those...plus Big Ben, tall bear-skin hats and a monarchy!
ReplyDeleteWT's mother used to make him that red velvet cake for his birthday every year. I've always been a little leery of it, since it has a whole bottle of red food coloring.
ReplyDeleteLove red.
Willow ~ so THAT is what's wrong with WT! tee-hee! Actually, my recipe calls for 2 whole bottles!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely and such a great quote! The red vevet cake ...yum!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the second category then! A very pretty post.
ReplyDeleteSubby ~ I love that!
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy
ReplyDeleteyou have a varied collection of reds...I was going to ask about the cake but see you mentioned the food colouring...I am surprised he survived childhood ....
Happy days
Delwyn ~ yes, it is called Red Velvet Cake...a well known cake here in the states...usually associated with Christmas. It has a chocolate flavor from cocoa but has all that coloring in it for the red. And cream cheese frosting...yum! (but not so yummy if you have reactions to artificial dyes!)
ReplyDeleteLovely reds, Betsy. You know, for being a red head who has never minded being a red head I've never had a strong affinity for the color. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteBetsy, it's this dang quote dictionary of mine. Hard to put it down :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color.....Beautiful photos in the post.:)
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