Shades of Winter

Anybody notice that we’re stumbling and struggling our way out of February. It may be a mere 28 days long but it assuredly the longest, hardest month of the year.

One of these years I will actually take that long, tropical, winter vaca that I'm always yammering on about. My destination will be someplace bright, warm and colorful. There won’t be snow and ice there. Dwellings will all be painted in gloriously brilliant hues -- gaudy even -- sunglasses will be needed, even at night.

My house, here in Massachusetts, has pale grey siding. Blah. It was like that when we bought and it costs far too much to replace. We’re going to paint the front and back doors though (currently white) -- I’m thinking of a blazing violet and a steaming turquoise. Maybe with sunflower colored trim.

Some of our exterior window trim is now a flashing but not quite fluorescent purple. I need more of this. Sunny orange lined windows would be just the thing, don'cha think?

Almost all of the houses in my area are grey, brown or white. Some are brick. There’s the occasional stone house. Sometimes a homeowner gets all wild and crazy and paints their house pale blue. Gosh, how daring!

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The pics at right and left are from a long ago visit in Ireland -- Limerick specifically (or Stab City as the locals refer to it). Yeah sure, Limerick is NOT a warm, sunny place to spend a February but at least they have the brightly colored houses and businesses thing going on.

Same with Stromness on the Orkney Mainland and the Isle of Skye, at top -- the doors anyway.

Below are some links which are helping me with the February When-Will-Winter-Finally-End Doldrums.

A hill town on the sea, somewhere in Italy. In Burano, Veneto, Italy


Cottages in the Bahamas.

San Francisco.

Buenos Aires.

Brooklyn, New York. I think this one may be my favorite.

A small pocket of color in London.

And a whole collection of them by Phyllis Board.


Cheers!