Fresh from a shoe full of slimy mud deep in the Ape Cave, I can’t stop thinking about the colour brown. It’s not always the most attractive of colours; culturally it’s often associated with poverty and plainness, but it’s also the colour of our earth and brings to mind the organic and natural. Here are a few of the more attractive browns I’ve found on my travels. First up, water dyed brown by surrounding bogs in Wicklow, Ireland.
The brown of a decadent gingerbread castle at last year’s Gingerbread Village in Seattle.
Brothers Grimm Castle of Fairy Tales
The brown of one of the sweetest dogs I’ve had the honour of travelling with, dear darling Sprocket, star of many of my adventures.
This cool field spotted from the train window of the Empire Builder as I whizzed across the US – it looks more like modern art than modern farming. 🙂
And last, but certainly not least, the very faded, rubbed off and well-loved brown of the original, the one and only Winnie-the-Pooh. Yes, the honest-to-goodness Winnie-the-Pooh, who I met not too long ago in New York.
You’ve got to admit, those are some pretty great browns, right? And I didn’t even include coffee or chocolate! So break out your mahogany, cinnamon, cocoa and hazel; dazzle me with toast, ecru and sepia. If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Brown
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS – I’m in the process of changing over to a new website host but will give you all a heads up when the changeover happens.
xxx Ailsa
“I cannot pretend to be partial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.” – Winston Churchill
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Oh goodness, this is going to be a hard one. I hate that colour! 😉
You’re not the only one, Jennifer, I tred finding quotes about the colour brown, they’re far and few between and not very cheery!
Mind you, you could always go with variations of brown – like tan or beige 🙂
When I think of tan or beige I think of old people’s pants. It’s not a nice image. 😉 Okay, here it is – http://laavventura.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-the-brown-sardinian-hazelnut/
I guess it wasn’t that hard after all. 🙂
There are so many browns … this is a great theme, Ailsa. And I love your examples here.
So true, there are all kinds of wonderful hues – I was just happy I got to include Sprocket and Winnie-the-Pooh in the same post. My favourite browns ever! 🙂
Lovely to meet up with Sprocket, your intrepid travel companion, again Ailsa. Well from this sun-burnt country I’m sure I’ll be able to track down some browns.
I bet you’ll have no problem, pommepal, and yes, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to bring Sprocket back to my travel pages. He’s living the high life in Boston now, but one day I hope we will ride again! 🙂
I’m sure you will…
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The third picture looks as if it was taken in The Palouse, an agricultural area in eastern Washington state and part of Idaho. It’s one of my favorite places to visit for those gorgeous contoured fields! You might enjoy my post on Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite at http://ohtheplaceswesee.com
Love it, Rusha, those logs are gorgeous, looks like a wonderful trip!
It was a great trip! Although I’m not much of a photographer, there were little pictures just about everywhere waiting to be taken!
That is a wonderful photo!
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Beautiful, Ailsa – especially the ripples of water and the shades of brown in the field!
Here’re some of mine: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
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I LOVE Brown- here is my entry! http://vosperdruiter.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/brown-ailsas-travel-theme/
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Your browns are so varied Ailsa, from pastry through animals and scenery … inspiring! The two-tone filed is wonderful, modern art indeed. Here is mine, all recent photos from our travels in Australia, sometimes referred to as the wide brown land 🙂 http://dadirridreaming.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
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Winnie the Pooh is adorable, especially his nose. And your field photo is truly beautiful. Thanks, Ailsa!
Here’s my take on the theme: http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
Awww, Winnie-the-Pooh!!
The gingerbread house is amazing, but they always worry me slightly. Do people actually eat them? But how many hands have been all over them?!
I’ll have to have a think about this theme… can I do it without resorting to chocolate? 😉
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The Winnie-the-Pooh steals my heart :). Now I’ll see if I can something brown. Nice theme, Ailsa.
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Great photos/theme. Sprocket is an excellent name for a dog!
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I’ve been planning a ‘Coffee Post’ and this is the perfect opportunity to showcase some of my favorite coffee shots! http://tahira007.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
And I love your Brown’s, Ailsa. Especially the wheat field. Glorious!
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Aha!! Young Winston’s quote has just given me an idea…
Wait and see… 😉
I’ll have a brown tale or two for the!! 😛
How BEAUTIFUL is brown?
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Brown and white ok??????? http://annarashbrook.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/weekly-travel-theme-brown/
Here is mine… http://journeyaroundtheglobe.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/#comment-30240
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Here’s my entry!
DJ
http://msudlj.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
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Great browns, Ailsa! How cute is Pooh?!?! (that didn’t sound right.) Nice bear. (There! That’s better.)
I sure remember your interesting publication of Winnie The Pooh some time ago, but the two previous pictures definitly are my favorites. What a heartbreaking looks that dog has…
Sure he’s missing this “brownie” to play with 😉
… http://lanterfanteren.blogspot.com/2013/10/brownie.html
Have a great weekend everyone of you
– Dauw –
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Brown post. http://holley4734.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
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So many photos for me to choose from this week. Hope you enjoy the you tube clip.
: http://pommepal.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/travel-theme-brown
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Everything here that isn’t still green is a vibrant shade of yellow or red, a definite un-brown. So I cheated a bit. Not quite a sepia-toned image, but a ruddy brown. http://wp.me/p1tzBV-2ct
Cee just had that brown challenge not too long ago and just when I thought I’ve ran out of browns, I found more. Here they are: http://nagpanaoan.com/2013/10/18/travel-theme-brown/
Have a nice weekend!
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Hi Ailsa, your theme is fantastic! If it had not been for your challenge, I would not have dreamed of combining these pictures: http://empireoflights.com/2013/10/19/en-route/ – So thank you very much indeed! Cheers, Tobias