Orange Glow

 See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is looking for 'orange moments'... 

Its a lovely sunny day here and this cyclist is about to head out of the card and onto the road

A Good Start, Newmarket 1957 by Sir Alfred Munnings

Alfred Munnings was never happier than when he was painting horses, riding them, watching them or at the races. His lovely house in Dedham is now a museum and not only is there a large collection of his work but his collection of jockey silks. He considered Newmarket "the most beautiful course in the world" and was fascinated by how the weather and light effected the scene.  He said ‘Orange satin, cerise-and-white, blue-and-yellow, emerald green – a large field waiting, waiting, regrouping. At each start, determining to retain the picture in my mind, too often an incident, something a horse is doing distracts, and once again my purpose is thwarted. This is the best picture I have ever seen – why can’t I paint it?’ (Munnings quoted in S. Booth, Sir Alfred Munnings 1878-1959)

The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset

A nice block planting of colour leading one away from the beach. Helpfully the original buyer of this card holidaying on the south coast has dated it with their visit 23rd Sept 1986.  The crowds are on the sands here but I looked today at the webcam and all the sand is in full view with a handful of well wrapped walkers on the beach, shoppers on the esplanade and of course the obligatory dog walker and a person (male) in shorts.