Shades of Brown

“A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in. A minute to smile and an hour to weep in. A pint of joy to a peck of trouble, And never a laugh but the moans come double. And that is life. A crust and a corner that makes love precious, With a smile to warm and tears to refresh us, And joy seems sweeter when cares come after, And a moan is the finest of foils for laughter. And that is life.”
― Paul Laurence Dunbar

 An angel in Saint Eustache church in Paris, urban decay and bread in Newtown, Australia, and Shakespeare’s Bookstore in Paris….lovely shades of brown.

~ Patty

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Sunshine Yellow

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”.

   —  Jack Kerouac

I’m drawn to yellow for the reason most people are — it makes you smile.

  ~ Patty

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Pink Flamingo

“When the silent flamingo dances pink with desire, I’ll be there, sipping on owl stares and kitten curls. 
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― Jarod Kintz, Whenever You’re Gone, I’m Here For You

I love nothing more than to wander the laneways and streets in Sydney with my camera, especially places like Newtown and Surry Hills.  I love the Victorian architecture of the old terrace houses on the narrow little streets.

The fun part of it is seeing how each owner paints their individual house and how it contrasts with the rest of the row of houses.  The houses may all share the same architecture, but the owners manage to find a way to put their own stamp on their house.

This particular pink one caught my eye one morning when I went out photographing before hopping on a bus to head off to work.  Early morning is really the best time because not only is the light nice, it’s always very quiet in the city.  The hustle and bustle hasn’t begun for the day.

~ Patty

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