I've been absent from the blogosphere for a while, as you'll note by the gap between this post and the last (April 24th! Eek!) I blame final exams and traveling, and I think those are very reasonable excuses. The important part is I'm baaack! And now, on to Let'sBlogOff!
Today's topic: What's your favorite color?
I won't get all deep and philosophical on this one - mostly because I'm on vacation and don't want to strain my neurons. Also, because I don't have to when I answer this question.
My favorite color is GREEN.
It's not because my last name is Green. Nor did I marry my husband for his last name. Ok, maybe I did - but only because it was much simpler than getting people to spell/pronounce my maiden name (Holschuh). Ok, that's a lie. But I admit, it is nice being able to just say "The reservation is under Green" than to be stuck in the ever-torturous over-the-phone conversation with a hostess and trying to get her to confirm "HOLSCHUH," not "Horseshoe" or "Ocean" or "Oldshoe"....also, I can forgo the even more trifling "CHAMOIS, it's CHAMOIS!"...not "Sammie" or "Tammy" or "Shirley" or "Shelly." I tell ya, it's hard being unique.
And now we return to the actual topic at hand: Green.
My baby blanket was green. So that's where it probably all started.
Also, everything outside the windows of my mother's house is green.
So, basically, green was the first thing I saw every morning - whether I was indoors or out.
Green is the color of spring, and, being born in April, I naturally hold a special place in my heart for all things spring-y in Vermont. I'm actually visiting family in Vermont right now. Every time I look out the window, I can't believe I'm here. EVERYTHING is GREEN. Right down to the rocks, with soft mint lichens and dark forest mosses. It has been raining for the past week with few spaces of blue sky in between - so everything is excessively lush. The dead leaves from last year can't hold back the fledgling ferns and the rain continues to quench the new growth throughout the woods. I can't imagine voluntarily trading it for anything else. But alas, I must return to the barren, flat, scrubby wasteland that is Laredo, TX next week. *Sigh*
Good thing I took pictures, then.
To discover the favorite colors of other bloggers, click on the table below.
My editor's coffee name is Joe Green! It should beats standing around waiting for him to try to get the counter people to put all the vowels of his real name in the right order.
ReplyDeleteHa! I've considered switching to my middle name for such things - Summer is much easier - but I don't think I would actually remember to respond to it when my coffee or table was ready. I've already grown accustomed to "Sammie, "Shelly, "and "Tammy."
ReplyDeleteYes, Green is easier to spell. And easy on the eyes and soul. Your images of Vermont begin to convey the luxuriant landscape that carpets this verdant state (in the warmer months) and make it that special place which you celebrate and many others have discovered. Guess we can't keep it our little secret - that wouldn't be nice. Thanks for sharing freely!
ReplyDeleteGreen's clean; green's keen; green works. Hell, couldn't think of another rhyme!
ReplyDelete@Rich - No offense on dropping the family name...but you saddled me with two very-difficult-to-communicate titles and one of them just had to go ;)
ReplyDelete@Joseph - Green's gelatine? :-/
I think green might be the most unappreciated natural colors - it's also one of my most favorites. There are so many naturally occurring tones of green and it has its own nuances that are just amazing. The trick is to slow down in order to appreciate all the subtleties green has to offer.
ReplyDelete@Bob Most definitely. I think we just get used to seeing it so often, we forget that it is so truly unique. I just love walking through the woods and seeing all the different shades and qualities to the vegetation - ferns, grasses, mosses, lichens, foliage - all of it! Green, green, green!
ReplyDeleteIt makes me exceedingly happy, as the Madame would say. :)
The scenery which you has given here is very amazing. I generally like to go on these places. And mountains are my favorites. As now summer holidays are coming then we will surely go for that place.
ReplyDelete@Caty Oh yes, you definitely should! Vermont is gorgeous in the summer! Happy travels!
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