Category Archives: green

Hm… some more items of overheard, and misheard, café conversation…

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: Ghastly Green, Brute Blue, Lurking Lime, Morbid Maroon, Obnoxious Orange, Worried White, and Bilious Black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wush’?‘Bugnel’?‘A diffle-tech’?‘That B-mop girl’!‘Broad-minded? Him’?‘What? Derby compost’?‘Simon, it is top-crunchy.’‘See, he was in a theme car…’‘Wee wee … Continue reading →

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Hm… I’m not sure about this photograph…

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Birmingham brown, Colchester crimson, Gateshead grey, Bangor blue, Rickmansworth red, Yeovil yellow, Galashiels green and Purfleet pink.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, as I was wandering up a nearby street, on my way to do some … Continue reading →

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Some more of those Crush names…

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: passive pink, vacant violet, riotous red, murky maroon, yawning yellow, gurgling green, sneering sienna, brutish black and frowning fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, I just received an email from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory … Continue reading →

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Yes, I have done a lino print a bit like this before…

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s great idea is that rich people making more money will prevent the oncoming global catastrophe!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the first double lino print, (ones that should be framed separately, but displayed on a wall at a certain distance … Continue reading →

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But, is that one supposed to be humorous?…

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: floppy red, floppy violet, floppy grey, floppy green, floppy azure, floppy crimson, floppy yellow, and floppy black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another of my drawings-paintings. Plenty of black, and smaller bits of colour, fairly bright colours to … Continue reading →

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Albert and Madge, and the coat hanger…

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: raspberry red, raspberry orange, raspberry green, raspberry turquoise, raspberry black, raspberry cream, and raspberry grey.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another old book from my modest collection of old books.Today’s, The 1954 Gadgets Annual. The items in … Continue reading →

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I suppose I was avoiding the ugly yachts…

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, Blatherskite.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I was wandering into town for shopping, via the long way round, the way through an industrial area, and then alongside the Dulltown Marina. The sky was very nice. Good clouds, … Continue reading →

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I only took the picture for the redness…

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Fleshdoon.It sounds to me like it might be a Scottish village.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the redness.This photo is from October, just when the redness is at its fullness.After that, the leaves start … Continue reading →

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I think I’ll call this one, Nature and Humans…

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: knout, scomfish, entablature, bongrace, varve, and mathesis. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will, again, be … Continue reading →

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Whilst doing a new drawing, I started thinking about…

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: synadelphite, nival, roker, gonidium, cantillate, and knag. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor turn up … Continue reading →

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Some clouds, oh, and a…

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old oath is Bodkins!Quite a serious oath, originally a corruption of ‘God’s body’. By the 19th c. it was also known as a version of Bawdy-ken, another name for a brothel.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today, a drab Sunday, is … Continue reading →

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Doom stands up at the front…

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bolder brown, gravel grey, sandy sienna, muck maroon, manure mauve, rock red, mud magenta, pebbles pink, concrete crimson, and grass green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Was it Tuesday? Yes, it was, it was the evening. I … Continue reading →

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Ugg and Lugg in the morning…

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like a tiny locomotive.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hey! Hey! Ugg!… Wake up’!‘Eh?… What’?‘Come on’!‘Oh, Lugg, it’s you… What do you want’?‘Come on… I told the others that we’d go down and help … Continue reading →

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How’s this, for a photo?…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, flabellum.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, there’s quite a lot of green in it.Some people don’t like too much green, you know.Is it abstract?No, I don’t think so. I think it is a very large thing, made … Continue reading →

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I suppose it was just the blue and the yellow…

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one trumpeting loudly at the football match on the TV.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was bright day, back a month or two ago. A sort of bright summer’s day. Yes, it was … Continue reading →

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: glamorous brown, glamorous beige, glamorous red, glamorous violet, glamorous cream, glamorous grey, glamorous turquoise, glamorous green, glamorous pink, and glamorous yellow.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toby Breezbanter stood gazing out of one of his town house’s … Continue reading →

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Just a pipe and some flowers…

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, jackaroo.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course, the pipe and the flowers are mostly behind some netting, oh, and also behind some sturdy looking uprights. Hm, yes, I was walking into town the long way round, through … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy, items…

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cat is the one asleep under the bottom of the Virginia creeper.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 518:I’m sorry I’m late, but I was waiting in for my rat poison coming from Amazon. A single overheard, … Continue reading →

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Now, here’s an odd photo…

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes story Silver Blaze:“To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”“The dog did nothing in the night-time.”“That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s odd photo.It’s … Continue reading →

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What is it that those TV ads are saying to us?…

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bolt blue, chisel cherry, plane pink, spanner sepia, rasp red, file fawn, gimlet green, washer white, vice vermilion, punch purple, and bench burgundy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Discretion and protection – clinically proven – … Continue reading →

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