And I am in San Francisco admiring the red everywhere. I think there are at least nine in this square, and later on today there will be a full gallery.
The theme for July squares is ‘‘Simply Red‘ and the one rule is that your main photograph must be square. If colour is not your thing, then don’t worry why not play around with some red idioms such as;
- A red rag to a bull – means provocation but for squares perhaps you could photograph a warning sign, or a moment of danger
- As red as a beetroot – means embarrassed but for the content of your squares I am also thinking hot or excited
- Paint the town red– means having a very good time but for squares I am thinking flamboyance!
- Red herring – something that is deliberately misleading, so for squares I was thinking perhaps an illusion
- Red letter day– is a memorable day or experience, so I know everyone will have at least one photograph that captures this. Today’s announcement square was definitely a red letter experience.
- Roll out the red carpet – or why not give your blog the red carpet treatment in July by sharing your favourite images and perhaps a little bit of glamour
The life of B 
Gorgeous flowers! I’ll bet there are tons of pretty interesting things to see in that city.
Here’s my entry: https://wp.me/p3RE1e-m1g
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it is a great city, I’m fortunate as this was my 5th maybe 6th visit
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Your picture doesn’t strike me as classic San Fran but it hits the red mark.
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My 5th or 6th visit to the city and so I was exploring lesser known parts 🙂
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I was late yesterday, so that meant I was posting the 16th when you had already moved on to the 17th. Here is the 17th.
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the time zones always make it difficult!
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That’s a great red square, Becky!
Here’s mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2025/07/17/in-search-of-red-17/
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awww thanks, just going to edit your link though as you have linked back to mine instead of your gorgeous one
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The bougainvillea is gorgeous – with the caveats already added. I’d thought of damaging the wall, but rats – ugh!
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my thoughts exactly!
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Lots of reds there Becky. While I love the bougainvillea, I can’t help picturing it as a handy pathway for rats and other undesirables to get in the house! Here’s mine today: https://grahamsisland.com/2025/07/17/captured/
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yikes – not sure I will be able to look at these plants the same way ever again!
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Anything growing up against a wall is a potential pathway sadly.
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as well as wall destroyer!
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That too.
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That bougainvillea is fantastic! It IS bougainvillea, isn’t it?!
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and yes I think it is, and it’s rather wonderful isn’t it
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I’m trying to work out what exactly caught your eye for this image, or were your already thinking of red for your next squares? It’s an odd building, the leading on the windows facing us is intriguing.
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there was something about the juxtaposition of everything
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Lovely red blooms. I have a catch up three-fer post: https://fakeflamenco.com/2025/07/17/7-snapshots-of-quiet-hours/
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I’d love to have lots of blooms outside my house
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I’ll mail you a rose of sharon tree 😉
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😀
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Am loving your San Francisco reds, Becky. Elephants from me today.
https://tishfarrell.com/2025/07/17/the-red-elephants-of-tsavo-east/
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thanks Tish, and always happy to see elephants
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I found the nine but no more!
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phew – I kept thinking I had miscounted!
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