Day 5: Purple - front seat passenger

I once had a lovely MX5, colour 'merlot' - I bought it 2nd hand with an inheritance from my father http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/add-ins/2012-05-07

Jinks was never too happy sitting in the front seat, even though he was safe in his doggy car harness.

And, eventually, the low-slung nature of the car gave me a low-slung backache.

Now I have a Nissan Micra and Jinks can snooze in the back seat. When I first got it, I found that male drivers suddenly became quite polite.

'Selfie' was not in my vocabulary when I took this shot....

[Carren]

This is so fun! Jinks looks like a good friend. I'm glad you miade it in to the picture too! Thank you for the nice comment. Far from brilliant, but I love my job and the kids have taught me a thing or two over the last 24 years!

[Carren]

PS... any friend of Vivaldi is a friend of mine! :)

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Jinx does look a bit anxious here Hazel, as if he is hoping it won't move off without you as he doesn't drive . . Fun shot!

[Pyrrhula]

Great purple shot. Great capture of the West Highland Withe Terrier. The only dog we have had . His name was Tobias

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula Than you! Jinks is not a West Highland White Terrier - he's a Cairn terrier which is a cousin breed to the Westie but they are wheaten, or a rust colour. Did you think he was dirty?!! Jinks has a mind of his own. Perhaps Tobias was the same? Naughty sometimes................

[Hazel]

@tishpics Haha Patricia. I never ever thought of that!

[Pyrrhula]

@quietpurplehaze They are nearly the same. Ours always was and yes he let you know that never own him.

[Junan Heath]

Great purple shot! And a cute shot of Jinks! :)

[Sterling Rush]

Super purple photo and I like Jinks' portrait anf your "bonus" selfie. Good Job!

[Paula]

Another great purple shot and great description. Jinx really looks like a perfect passenger in his doggie harness. (PS. Great selfie too)

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula That's a good way of expressing the nature of these dogs!

[Hazel]

@paintdipper @gnilrets @creativeamateur Thanks everyone - if Jinks could read he'd probably be very conceited by now!!!!!!!!!

[Hazel]

@nana2r Well I think you sound as if you do very well - 24 years! (I taught dyslexic adults for about 10 years as a second late-start career - it was brilliant) Thanks for your comments. My favourite Vivaldi right now is a bassoon concerto on the CD 'The French Connection 2' by La Serenissima - I listen to it over and over and we saw/heard it last year at a concert at uni here.

[Carren]

@quietpurplehaze , I will check that out Hazel. I love many things about Vivaldi. Did you know he composed most of his pieces for his students? And they were GIRLS and they were orphans? I read that people came from everywhere to hear them perform, but they performed out of view of the audience. At that time the audience would stomp their feet and blow their noses to show approval. Funny!!!!!

[Hazel]

@nana2r Yes, I did know those things about Vivaldi. Also he was called 'il prete rosso' (the red priest) because of his red hair and beard.
It seems so unjust now, and hard to believe, that he died in abject poverty. La Serenissima was formed by a violinist called Adrian Chandler specifically to play the music of Vivaldi and they have made several CDS. His wife, Mhairi Lawson, is their soprano.

[David Pryde]

It is a nice portrait of Jinx and a good "selfie' althought that is not in the vocabulary. I've never thought of you as an MX5 type of girl? Interesting.

[Hazel]

@doblaine Ah well - hidden depths!!!!!!!!!!!! I really really loved it and was very upset when I knew I had to change it for the sake of being able to get in and out of a car with dignity!

[Judith Greenwood]

Oh I like the sound of your Merlot car!! I need to catch up with your dad's diary when I get chance.

[Hazel]

@judithg I still like the sound of it too!

[Ness Santvoort]

great shot, lovely colour car.