Time to see RED? Not really!
If you asked me what my favourite colour is, I’d probably say red. But when I look back through my photos I find that they are predominantly blues. Often the reds are a wine colour, like the leaves from my Virginia Creeper, above. Or I’ve used the red as an accent colour, like my favourite dress, which is white with deep blue and red flowers on.
Saltburn Cliff Lift is definitely red..
Doesn’t this small ladybird wear red beautifully?
My home town’s symbol, proudly red.
Hartlepool Headland with a good splash of the colour.
Is crab red when it’s cooked?
The hottest of red hibiscus!
The jewel red in a stained glass window always leaps out at me.
Got to squeeze in a battered old red Tavira door.
Our royals, resplendent in red!
I thought this rose was red, but isn’t it coral?
Striking red metalwork on this tearoom windowsill.
Romantic red at Riva del Garda.
This dahlia looked red as could be to me, but here it’s looking pink!
Icecream, anyone?
And it isn’t possible to have icecream without my red haired lady!
I can have endless arguments with my husband about colour, but it doesn’t really matter. It’s all beautiful, isn’t it? No need to see red at all!
Thanks for humouring me this Saturday. Hope your weekend sparkles, whatever shade it is. Many thanks to Cate at Show My Face. Hope she’s feeling better this week. Do click on the logos or the link to join in.
restlessjo 
I can’t choose between red or blue either!
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So bold, so brash, so beautiful, you have captured red in all its delightful shades Jo
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Thanks, Pomme 🙂 Right now I’m looking at a red Autumn sunrise. There have been some beauties this week. The clocks changed at the weekend but my body clock doesn’t, so I’ve seen more than my share of them. Lovely though 🙂
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We do not have daylight saving over here. Can never quite decide whether that is a good thing or not
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i like connecting things in this way – the mini VW is cracking
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I’m loving your new Gravatar too 🙂
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il rosso è il colore della passione, del fuoco, dell’incendio dell’anima nella bellezza, credo proprio che sia il colore che più ti si addice, tu ce lo trasmetti con le tue foto
però…se vai in Spagna stai attenta ai tori, he?!!! ha ha ha anche a loro piace il rosso
Red is the color of passion, fire, the fire of the soul in beauty, believe that it is the color that best suits you, you will transmit your photos
However … If you go to Spain be careful to the bulls, he ?!!!
passa una dolce notte….spero tantoche dalle tue parti ci sia quella tremenda tempesta di cui parlano itg
I hope so much that from your parts there is that dreadful storm whose speak i tg
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Thank you for your kind thoughts, Ventis. The storm passed us by quietly. I think my friends in Scandinavia are in the eye of the storm right now.
On Sunday I am going to Barcelona (to celebrate my birthday). I will be “on guard” against el toro. 🙂
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Watching St Jude wreck havoc across your country on TV Jo. Relived to know it missed you. Love your reds. But white with deep blue and red flowers sounds even better! I want to see it too 🙂
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LOTS of warnings, Madhu. It blew all my lovely red leaves away but no damage here. I think Vivi has it all in Scandinavia 😦
I’ll have a hunt- maybe there’s a photo of it somewhere. 🙂
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Who doesn’t love red …. why haven’t your added a photo of your dress … would have loved to see it. Great gallery as always, Jo.
Thanks for sending the storm over here … we are just under the spell of it. Scary.
Hope you’re okay in the storm.
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The storm missed us! We just had a lot of rain and a little wind. You must have my share! Blow it back 🙂
I don’t think I have a photo of that dress. It lives in Tavira these days, in the sunshine. Hugs, hon. I loved your new horizons 🙂
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Okay … otherwise you could have just taken a photo of the material.
Thanks, Jo … I was going to send you my profile name on SKYPE so we can have a … good talk sometimes. *smile
Doing this NOW!
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Ok. Haven’t set up an account or whatever it is you do on there because I’ve never used it. Polish family and friends in the Algarve have asked if I have Skype and I always say no. I’m funny like that. I know this (on the blog) is a rather public way to chat. I prefer email but who has time these days. Cooking “breakfast” for my son. Back soon. 🙂
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What a smashing collection of reds! I enjoyed them all but that Riva del Garda one really got me, I could feel the heat.
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From a distance of about 40 years! 🙂 The young chap in the far background is my husband.
We were going out with the walking group this morning but it’s mizzling and I’m thinking twice. 😦
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Wow, but it’s still a great shot and has lots of atmosphere. Are you being battered by strong winds as well as rain?
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It seems to’ve passed us by. Yesterday was blustery but that’s all. Never mind, I’ve nearly finished my next Polish A-Z post. 🙂
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Glad to hear you’re still in one piece. I like stormy days, they’re a good excuse for battening down the hatches and cosseting yourself.
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Love the VW of course. And the ice cream makes it that much more beautiful!
Great reds. 🙂
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Thanks, Gem 🙂 I can’t vouch for their icecream! We went to another icecream parlour, 3 or 4 doors down. I guess they like icecream in Seaham.
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My daughter and I change favorite colors all the time I have to check in on what hers is now that I think about it!
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A bit like your wallpaper, or the pictures on your walls, Jasmine? 🙂
How’s the music going?
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LOL no not for us. we like dark walls blacks grays browns anything dark and moody! I know how surprising!
Music is slow I’m trying to get into some movies and TV shows. VERY UNGLAMOROUS and not as much fun as talking to my WP family. How have you been?
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Good thanks! Looking forward to a few days in Barcelona next week (a reward to myself for becoming even older 🙂 )
Shame about the music. It sounds great! It’ll happen.
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Well this is the BORING ugly side of the business. But nothing worth having is easy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY by the way don’t think of me in Barcelona! LOL
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Hey Jo. I’ve always loved the combination of red and gold that is so often used on coats of arms in Europe (like your home town). ~James
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I always think that heraldry and coats of arms would be an interesting subject to study, James 🙂 If only life were longer!
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You’re right. All colors are equally great, but blue is most equal among them. And among all blues two are special: that of the ipomoea tricolor, and the ultramarine, which is not blue anyway.
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Thank you, Andrzej ( I have a very charming cousin of that name 🙂 ) for your fine introduction to your work. The photography is exquisite.
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Love all of your reds Jo – also in my list of favorite colors (at least where photography is concerned!). You’re really very good at this six word saturday thing!!!
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I’ve had rather a lot of practise, Tina, and far too many words (but don’t tell- I don’t think anyone’s noticed 🙂 )
Many thanks!
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I love red! Thanks for all the splendid photos!
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You’re very welcome, Kathe. Cheered me up, too 🙂
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I just love the ice cream van 🙂
Red was always my favourite colour as a child, though yellow took over as I grew older……..both warm cheerful colours though.
I’ve just looked at the majority of my pics, and blue is the most dominant colour too…….may be something to do with my love of blue skies though 😉
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You guessed! Mine are mostly sky and sea 🙂
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Very well captured – and yeah icecream… 😉
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Maybe later, Drake 🙂 Is it your turn to buy? I’d like something with blueberries in
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It’s okay, I’ll buy them… 🙂 😉
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Wine colour is one of my favourite colours :D. A fab post dear Jo. You have made me smile. Hope that you will see some sunshine and perhaps some red sunset today 😉
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Cooking and boring stuff today, Paula. I was up super early because our clocks changed but I didn’t, so I have an extra hour to play. 🙂 Thank you!
Yesterday morning was the most spectacular sunrise, then rain.
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Our clocks changed too, but you still have one hour more than me 😉 Did you take a pic of that sunrise?
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Nope! I did mean to but as usual I was bashing away at the laptop, trying to get 6WS up and running before my zumba class. (I failed! Too picky sometimes 🙂 )
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I love red but I also love blue, red invigorates me and the vivid nature of it always gets my attention, blue is my calming colour and appears more en masse in my life. Lisa’s red hair is stunning and photographs well but bright red flowers and other really red objects never appear quite the same in my photographs 🙂
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I passed that dahlia again yesterday and took a different shot, and it still came out pink, Sam, so I gave in 🙂
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