Picture Puzzle

There are four picture puzzles below, labeled asd A to D. See if you can solve them. If you want a clue, then below the pictures, they will be listed. They vary as to difficulty, starting with easier.

A:

B: 

C: 

D: 

The clues are below so don't scroll down too far until you want to check them.

After reading the clues and you can't solve one or more, leave a comment and I will get back to you. You don't need to sign in to comment but allow a day or so for a reply. Now the clues:

A: Romantic arrangement.

B: What is delivered by courier.

C: A sad feeling.

D: A street in France and a sarcastic comment. 

Find The Car Brands

The story below has the names of cars placed throughout. The spelling and pronunciation may not always be perfect, but always close to it, if not exact. There are thirty in total and the answers are at the bottom of the page under the picture. By the way, the picture isn't necessarily representative of what to look for. There are a few tough ones and a few of the brands are no longer in existence

A mixed bunch of us decided to go on a walk up a local hill which was steep in places. Sue, a curator at the local zoo organised it. She was a West Indian and quite a character. Unfortunately she brought her young son with her too, named Lex.

Off we set from the car park early in the morning. Almost straight away Lex wanted to relieve himself of a toy he had brought. I wasn't his caddy! Lacking tact I told him sternly he shouldn't have brought it. His laughs suddenly turned to cries. Learning from my mistake, I held my hand out for the toy. "Oh, ta" I said, feigning appreciation and rather than hold on to it, I stuffed it in my pack.

We crossed a ford where from behind we heard an "Ow". Diane had nearly fallen into the water. The only damage was that she broke a link on a bracelet chain. She kept upright by grabbing onto a raised jag. "You are lucky" we exclaimed. "You could have twisted your ankle, so you certainly dodged a bullet there. It might pay for a moment to sit". Ron was impatient and reminded us of the steep walk ahead up the hill. Managing that in a day would be a challenge.

As we ascended Sue complained "Dat sun is certainly hot. I can't go on much more. Is it far to go?" Ron replied it was only a miniature hill and stop complaining.

Suddenly we couldn't see Lex. Usually always close to his mum, he had wandered off to see a dog on some nearby flat farmland. "Rover" the farmer called and the sheep dog was gone, up over a great wall that separated the paddocks. Lex rejoined and was scolded by his mum.

Diane then made a big fuss about a small insect that flew into her mouth. I said to her "It's just a bug!" At times she could be such a drama queen.

We reached the top and admired the view we could see, on into infinity, it seemed. Sue wisely noted rain was coming and it was going to pour. She suggested not to delay our descent. Besides. it was getting late. Lex said he wanted some supper. Joe, who had been quiet so far said it was not the time for that. His mum said that supper was something for which they didn't cater. Ham sandwiches were all she had so that had to suffice.

We headed down the hill with a cold wind arriving, dropping the mercury quickly. Off went Di's hat. Sue soon retrieved it and we continued with haste. Ron noticed something shiny on the ground and it was Sue's zoo key. That was a lucky break! We eventually made it back dry. Joe asked about the entrance fee at the zoo, saying she wanted to bring her family there soon. Everyone said ta-ta and made our way home, tired but cheery.

a curator - Acura
caddy! (Lac)king - Cadillac
cries. Lear(ning) - Chrysler
toy. "Oh, ta" - Toyota
hold on - Holden
ford - Ford
"Ow". Diane - Audi
link on - Lincoln
jag. "You are - Jaguar
dodged - Dodge
sit". Ron - Citroen
hill. Managing - Hillman
Dat sun - Datsun
more. Is - Morris
miniature - Mini
Lex. Usually - Lexus
land. "Rover" - Land Rover
great wall - Great Wall
bug!" At time - Bugatti
see, on - Scion
infinity - Infiniti
pour. She - Porsche
sup(per). Joe - Peugeot
cater. Ham - caterham
mercury - Mercury
Di's hat. Sue - Daihatsu
Sue's zoo key - Suzuki
fee at - Fiat
ta-ta - Tata
cheery - Chery

Find The Fruit

The story below has the names of fruit placed throughout. The spelling and pronunciation may not always be perfect, but always close to it, if not exact. There are fifteen in total and the answers are at the bottom of the page under the picture. By the way, the picture isn't necessarily representative of what to look for. There are a few tough ones!

My sister Mel and I, along with our friends Les and Anna, made a date to hire canoes and meander along a nearby river. The day arrived but before pushing the boats into water we decided to have a hot drink of cocoa. Nuts were passed around for energy. Unfortunately the weather was anything but sublime. In New Zealand, it is winter in June. I personally was having doubts about the excursion.

We figured on going upstream at first, so we paired off into each boat. I had the plum position at the rear, with Mel on the front seat. Before even starting, Anna was busy with her smart phone down loading an app. Les told her off and her device was under ban. Anna reluctantly complied and off we went.

Anna was soon finding the upstream route tiring and was struggling to endure. I and the others slowed, being aware of her problem. Eventually we all needed a pee. Each of us took turns behind a bush on the bank. Both ladies concurred that such an inconvenience was easier for a man. Going on then became doubtful as the sky turned black. Current with us, we made speedy work getting back to the car.

On returning the gear to Angie's Boat Hire we realised something was missing, an oar. Angie insisted we pay for the loss, but apart from that it was a good day out.

date - Date
cocoa. Nuts - Coconut
sublime - Lime
June. I personally - Juniper (Berry)
figured - Fig
paired - Pear
plum - Plum
Mel on - Melon
app. Les - Apple
ban. Anna - Banana
endure. I and - Durian
pee. Each - Peach
man. Going - Mango
black. Current - Black Currant
oar. Angie - Orange

Find The Vegetables

The story below has vegetable names placed throughout. The spelling and pronunciation may not always be perfect, but always close to it, if not exact. There are twelve in total and the answers are at the bottom of the page under the picture. By the way, the picture isn't necessarily representative of what to look for.

This wasn't a good day. It started when I went to take the car to town wearing light sandals. As I walked down the path I kicked a pot. A toe now throbbing, I drove into the city centre with my wife (Barbara) for an appointment where we broke down on a yellow line. I hoped a traffic warden wouldn't turn up but one did. Noticing she was a Swede, I small talked about that and then asked for time to call a tow truck. She let us! Phew. 

The tow truck finally came and he hooked up the car. "Rotten luck" he said and drove off. We then called a cab. Ages later it came and took us to our appointment. We had been bumped down the queue so found a seat to sit on. Eons later we finished our business. 

My wife suggested I sort out the car repair and I replied I shall. Lots of time had already been wasted today so I got on to it. We arranged a meeting place and when I finally got to her, I was late and she wanted to know where I had been as it was was now quite chilly. "Just picking up the car" I said in an irritated tone. I then apologised in an effort to appease her. Not doing so would otherwise be something I would rue. Barb was good about it though. What a day!

pot. A toe - Potato
turn up - Turnip
Swede - Swede
let us - Lettuce
car. "Rotten - Carrot
cab. Ages - Cabbages
on. Eons - Onions
shall. Lots - Shallots
been - Bean
chilly - Chilli
appease - Peas
rue. Barb - Rhubarb

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