THE PLEASURE OF COLOUR

It's the smallest things that give pleasure...

I planted some nasturtium and sweet pea seeds last week and to my delight they germinated.

In past years they have often ended up rotten in soil that never warmed up.  (I keep them on the windowsill in trays.)

Last week John took this photo of a 'community' of snails on a rock when he and the family were on holiday in the south-west of Scotland.

I really like it! Maybe part of the reason I like it is that I have hunting for a colour of green for the cover of next season's music brochure that I put together.

There are so many 'greens'!  My usual practice is to find a picture of a bird and choose a shade from its plumage.  Here is my current working 'palette'

... that is until I have a go at finding a shade in John's photo.