Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The attractive fishing port of Whitby is a favoured destination amongst members of the Goth subculture due to its connections with Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel. Once there, they may find some suitably sombre items of jewellery - as Whitby is also famous for its jet gemstones.
That ubiquitous and useful object - the tin can - came into existence remarkably early. English merchant Peter Durand patented the invention of the tin can for food preservation in 1810. It probably saved many a sailor's life in the Royal Navy, and, perhaps, sometimes killed them too ...
The large house and gardens of Coleton Fishacre sit in one of the West Country's most perfect spots - high above the sea between Brixham and Dartmouth in Devon.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial is a fountain dedicated to the memory of the much-loved former royal.
Lapwings are birds of farmlands and wetlands, and can often be seen wheeling through winter skies in large, black and white flocks.
The daisy-like perennial wild plant chamomile is low-growing and spreads by the rhizome stems that it sends out underground horizontally. It has a fresh apple scent when crushed, and for this reason, the Elizabethans planted Chamomile lawns and seats.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.