Life in Colour

To find out more about this year’s photo challenge here on Travel Words, please read this post.

This month we will be looking for Black or Grey. Black is not a colour at all. Theoretically it is the absence of all colour. Yet black is distinctive. Lines are bolder, shadows deeper, colours brighter against a black background.

This week we are back in the Lake District where you can find many different shades of grey in both the natural world and man-made constructions.

Herdwick Sheep and Bothy

Female Mallard Duck on Grey Boulders

Pied Wagtail on Fence

This month is not about creating black and white photographs, but in finding the true blacks or greys in a colourful world.

If you haven’t already shared your blacks or greys then hurry up – the final month of the colour challenge begins on Sunday.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

57 thoughts on “Life in Colour”

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  2. The wagtail has a very sweet expression. I agree with Margaret, it’s surprising how cheery blacks and greys can be.

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  8. I love these photographs. That first picture with all the green and the cute little stone cottage would look lovely on a wall. Thanks for sharing.

  9. The photographs work beautifully as a set with a lovely natural feel. I love the way that the bothy nestles into the curve of the hill and the grass looks especially vibrant and lush against the greys of the building and the sheep.

    1. The grass is always a vibrant green in places that get a lot of rain – Cornwall, Wales, Lake District!! 😊

  10. I find stone buildings very appealing! Lovely collection of grey.

      1. You are lucky! Apart from looking so lovely, the stone walls provide excellent insulation, don’t they?

        1. They keep the heat out in the summer, but they can be porous and in really strong gales and rain, let in water.

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