In the Pink - Thematic Photography

I suspect that many of us this week will be showing flowers of one sort or another in Carmi's 'In the Pink' theme. 

I had some dahlias in a post on summer last week but had to take another shot to show a bank of pink.

Dahlias at the roadside

I often have trouble judging what is light red and what is pink but in our garden I can always ask.

Sweet Pea

In the village this seems to be a favourite flower, although it depends on the type of soil to have whether it is blue or pink.

Hydrangea

Elsewhere there are pot and pots of these:

Geraniums

We even have a few but no bush that  has blooms like this.

I just have to find out what it's called.

At this time of year it's difficult to stay 'in the pink' as this fallen apple shows.

Decaying windfall

While others work at staying fit.

"The very pink of perfection."

It's not necessary that "She Stoops to Conquer." After all she can show anyone the way to Goldsmith's works.

Now all you need to do is don hunting pink and seek out the links at Thematic-photographic-309.

Ireland - Sunday Stamps

Yesterday the Ireland rugby team beat England and prevented them from winning the Six Nations Championship

The stamps below are the whole of my Ireland collection; I even cheated and went out a bought a few in the local market.

Now I had heard of Oliver Goldsmith, but I must confess I didn't know he was Irish. I first came across his works when a local society put on 'She Stoops to Conquer.' 

I've looked up the 2.1/2 p stamp at the bottom and found that it was issued in 1948 (a 150th anniversary stamp) and contains the picture of Wolf Tone who with Lord Edward Fitzgerald established the United Irishmen in the 1770s. When the French tried to land a fleet in Ireland in 1798 Tone was captured on board one of their ships. He was sentenced to death by the English at a court marshall in Dublin and sentenced to death. His request to be shot was refused. He attempted suicide by slitting his own throat after being sentenced to hang.

Not a pretty topic for Sunday Stamps.

The 4p stamp at the bottom right tells of a different battle. CATH  AR OCRAS means, I believe, 'Battle Against Hunger.'

More Irish/green connections at Viridian's Postcard Blog - 11