When I visited Ireland before moving over & living there for eight years, I was surprised at how they use color when painting the exteriors of their homes and buildings. It's a delightful surprise to come across a brightly-colored cottage or pub, especially on a gray and misty day in the Emerald Isle. It's not unusual that painting the exterior is the last decorating step and is often done a year or two after your home is built -- usually because most of the building budget was already used up! So driving around you'd notice some homes are still the color of their cement walls .... while others are amazingly bright like these ....
And even "graffiti" celebrating history and sports is full of vibrant color on the sides of buildings in small villages ...
Irish Pubs and shops are notorious for being delightfully colorful ... 
A brightly colored red door welcomes you to an old Church now used as a Museum ...
But in front of this colorful pub I wonder ~ are we yielding to Pedestrians, or to the urge for a Guinness? 
Ah ~ here's the answer ~ Have a Happy Halloween! And remember to have fun with color!
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