Hat trick - Thematic Photographic

I hope that you will agree to accept Samwin as a hat.

Samwin

After all he was the head cover I used for my driver when playing golf.

Now he makes a perfect model for the 'hat' I wear throughout the winter.

Bob's insulated beanie

I found some other hats in my archive from earlier years.

'Chef, please tell me which dishes are garlic free.'

And then there was a wedding where I'm only allowed to show the hat worn by my wife.

Even a golfing snowman needs a hat.

The hat is from 2004 and the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills. Samwin gives you a closer look.

Signed by Paul Casey
A victorious European 

Sorry you cannot see what Samwin thinks of this. For other hat tricks check out Carmi's Thematic-photographic-399.

What's for dinner? - Thematic Photography

The title of Carmi's theme this week may make you hungry and ask 'What's for dinner?'

When you have been on holiday in the sun there are times when you can hardly wait for dining room doors to open.

A sunburned father and daughter

 However some people like getting friendly with the chef.

Cyprus buffet

But really all she wanted to know was which items had garlic in them.

However, for me, there's nothing like a spot of home cooking (not by me).

Plated up

The dish comprises

• Mashed potatoes and squash
• Cauliflower, broccoli, mangetout and carrots, all in cheese sauce
• Roast English lamb, not forgetting the gravy

There are those when they have done a hard day's work and have been for a swim who would wolf down anything.

Jack - still in his life jacket

Mind you have to be careful how you say d-i-n-n-e-r in the vicinity of any Labrador and not just Jack.

To find out what others have on their plates (or in their bowls) you need to pop over to Thematic-photographic-220 and ask "What's for dinner?"

Hold On To Your Hats - Sepia Saturday

I have never understood why so many ladies are fascinated by them - but now I've discover that 'facination' is a collective noun for hats. It must be due to displays like this:

Many Hats - by Quadell

(Released under GNU Free Documentation Licence - CC-BY-SA 3.0)

But even I can see the attraction of hats like these:

Two Girls in Hats

Create by L Prang & Co (publisher) 1881-1897

(Boston Public Library - ex flickr - CC-BY 2.0)

In my experience hats take different forms and are there for a practical purpose even if the lady is only checking out whether there is garlic in the dishes prepared for a meal.

Chef in Cyprus

For many years in industry it was hard hats for all.

JFB Jackson and Sir Monty Finniston (centre) at APV Paramount, Billingham

My sideburns have just got in on the act!

On a less serious note some horns get in on the hat.

Not JR

And here's a hat once worn for a wedding, but the wearer is shy so you will have to make do with just the hat.

Wedding Hat

Fortunately Sally and Sam are not so shy.

Sally & Sam Scarecrow

These days I wear a cap to keep the sun out of my eyes or a bobble hat to keep my head warm when I am playing golf. There must be something wrong with this golfer however:

Ryder Cup Cap (2004) ; St Andrews Undergraduate Scarf (1950s)

Now it's time to take your hat off to the 'mad hatters' at Sepia Saturday