Half and Half - Worse For Wear

I am going to have a quiet night tonight, we have been out for lunch with a friend of ours.

Lloyd, our friend loves parties and invited us to one of his regular parties yesterday as this party was to celebrate his birthday. Unfortunately, David and I couldn't go because there would be a lot of standing involved and David didn't think it would be a good idea to stand for too long because of his DVT in his leg.

Lloyd, the friend who was having the party, dropped in here yesterday morning to see how David was and invited us and some other of our friends out for lunch today instead of going to the party.

We have had a lovely afternoon. Always good to catch up with friends over lunch at a restaurant overlooking the ocean.

Here is another photo for the half and half challenge. I think this shed and door have seen better days.

[Maggiemae]

Great colour on the right! Great for your friends to think of David!

[Shellie]

Beautiful colour & great half and half photo

[tony gig]

Lovely Half and Half.

[Richard Creese]

The wood and metal make a great texture contrast.

[Sam]

The blue is a real standout!

[Connie Little]

Great half and half image with those wonderful colours and textures.

[sally agnew]

Nice contrasts both textures and colour :)

[Sarah]

As others have said a great contrast of colour and texture.

[Jennifer]

love the colour and texture of the doot

[Ashley]

I've flipped back thru your photos, and why am I not surprised that you could take a new idea like this half and half theme and run with it and do such an outstanding job with it???? Your talent goes so far beyond the technical issues of focus and lighting. You just have the eye and heart of a true artist!

[Nicole Campbell]

Nice contrasting colours, hoe you enjoyed your lunch

[Merrelyn]

The contrasting colours and textures work really well, nice shot :)

[Catherine P]

Really good colour and texture contrasts

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great half and half shot. Love the colors and textures.

[gloria jones]

Great half and half with neat textures

[Stephanie]

Another good half and half pic Babs.

[Margaret Brown]

Brilliant, you have had some great half and half shots Babs!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Another good one Babs !

[Lou Ann]

Excellent halfandhalf, how wonderful to have a friend who thinks of you and is kind too!

[carol white]

Great contrasts and textures

[Peter H]

Nicely observed.

[Pat Knowles]

I think you got the best deal, a meal out is better than a party I reckon! You have lots of friends! Great half & half!

[Lynne]

Nicely captured

[Pyrrhula]

A great findand capture. Love the contrast.

[Dawn]

A cool find and capture

[leggzy]

Another cracker for the half & half challenge. Your month is going to look fabulous when it's completed. Love the contrast in colours & texture

[Kathy A]

Another great half and half! Love that blue

[belinda]

Love the blue beaten up door. Looks great with the tin.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Glad you had such a nice birthday visit with your friend- how thoughtful of him to be concerned for David's leg! Love this shot- especially that blue door.

[Erika]

Nice half and half. I like the worn blue paint.

[Marnie]

Love this half and half. But so sorry to hear David's still poorly, must be so hard for both of you. You're normally such active folks.

[Babs]

@maggiemae Thanks Maggie. We had a lovely lunch out. I think it will be a very light dinner this evening.

[Babs]

@shellee @tonygig @richardcreese @gigiflower @littleconnie @hermann @sarahlth @jesperani @merrelyn @cmp @mittens @seattlite @stephanies @craftymeg @beryl @louannwarren @carolmw @peadar @lynne5477 @pyrrhula @dawnee @leggzy @kjarn @adayinmallacoota @epcello Thanks so much. I didn't start this challenge on the first day of May because I wanted to post a photo of my Dad on the 3rd. I plan to aim to find 25 photos of half and half and then put them together in a collage. 10 down 15 to go. Hope I can keep up the standard.

[Babs]

@shesnapped Oh Ashley, what a lovely comment. I am not so sure I can live up to the praise you give me, but it is really encouraging. Thank you so much.

[Babs]

@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole, lunch was fabulous. Good food and good company, who could ask for more.

[Babs]

@happypat Thanks Pat, we had a lovely lunch. A very light dinner this evening I think.

[Babs]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann, Lloyd is a very good friend and we had a lovely time.

[Babs]

@golftragic Thanks Marnie. David will be out of action for a while I believe. He is on serious blood thinners at the moment and can't even shave in case he cuts himself. The blood thinners don't actually dissolve the clots, they just stop any more adding to them. The body has to dissolve the clots itself.
He doesn't make a very good patient so patience on my part is going to be tested for the next three months. Breathe!

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Lisa Pouncy]

Lovely colour contrast xx

[Ethel]

I like the old look to the elements in this photo. No need to reply, Babs

[Helen Jane]

Old and tatty is much more interesting to the camera than fresh and new. Another great spot Babs.