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BLUE IS THE COLOR OF MY LIFE by HCMorris
July 22, 2019
I’m writing a book! I haven’t been able to work on it too much lately, but I have pulled photos.
Take a look and let me know what you think…
Title: BLUE IS THE COLOR OF MY LIFE
Dedication: Book is dedicated to my son who is the light of my life, my parents (deceased) who always encouraged my artistic abilities, and my boyfriend who has wanted nothing more than for me to be myself and do what makes me happy.
This book is about blue…the color, the object and the feeling, anything and everything blue!
Definition of Blue: any of several colors whose hue is or resembles that of the zenith of the sky (Webster’s New Collegiat Dictionary, 1961)
Blue is one of three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB color model (Wikipedia)
“Blue is the color of peace. Water is blue. I like blue because it just puts me at peace. The patriotic symbol is blue. I just like blue.” – Antonio Brown
“The sky, the sky is blue.” – Ryan Stiles
“Blue oblivion, largely lit, smiled and smiled at me.” – William Rose Benet
aquamarine: named for the Latin phrase ” water of the sea” is the blue to blue-green variety Beryl. Beryl also contains other gem varieties including Emerald, and some lesser known varieties such as Morganite and Heliodor. (minerals.net)
March birthstone
Spiritual meaning: it is calming, soothing and cleansing, and inspires truth, trust and letting go. In ancient lore, Aquamarine was believed to be the treasure of the mermaids and was used by sailors as a taliman of good luck, fearlessness, and protection. It was also considered a stone of eternal youth and happiness. (crystalvaults.com)
“Life is simple, it”s either cherry red of midnight blue.” – Lou Gramm
Obviously this isn’t all I have…just a sampling! I doubt it’s in the right order either, I just pulled photos in the file and uploaded them. It’s mostly going to be a coffee table type book, I do believe. Pictures,definitions,dedication,”why blue?”… I think I need more info/quotes. Once I start printing it out, I’ll know how much more I need. (I think I’ll do more posts…part 1, part 2, and so on…) I think I have enough photos…
Anyway, let me know what you think so far! Thanks!
“Blue doesn’t have to be depressing…it can be happiness too!”
– HCMorris
Sundays Quote and some butterflies
July 21, 2019
I only have one quote for you today! Sorry about that! I didn’t sleep well last night, so I’m going to take a nap! At least a short one!
How did butterflies get their English name?
No one knows for sure, since the word has been in the English language for centuries. The word was “buterfleoge” in Old English, which means “butterfly” in our English today. Because it is such an old word, we don’t really know who or when someone said “That ‘thing’ over there is a ‘butterfly’.” One story is that they were named so because it was thought that butterflies, or witches that took on the shape of butterflies, stole milk and butter. (Someone else wondered if the word was really meant to be “flutter-by” ). In other languages, the word for our fluttery friends has no such derivation as “butter” + “fly”. One can only speculate on why the English language uses such an unlikely name.
https://www.kidsbutterfly.org/faq/general/8
fascinating facts about butterflies
- Butterfly wings are transparent
- Butterflies taste with their feet
- Butterflies live on an all-liquid diet
- A butterfly must assemble its proboscis as soon as it emerges from the chrysalis
- Butterflies drink from mud puddles
- Butterflies can’t fly if they’re cold
- https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-butterflies-1968171
What is unique about butterflies?
The scales, which are arranged in colorful designs unique to each species, are what gives the butterfly its beauty. Like all other insects, butterflies have six legs and three main body parts: head, thorax (chest or mid section) and abdomen (tail end). They also have two antennae and an exoskeleton.
www.uky.edu/hort/butterflies/all-about-butterflies
What can Butterflies do?
Most adult butterflies drink nectar from flowers through their tongues, which function much like straws. A minority of butterflies almost never visits flowers, instead gaining sustenance from tree sap, rotting animal matter, and other organic material. Butterfly caterpillars almost all eat plant matter.
https://www.naba.org/qanda.html
AND A DRAGONFLY!
Fun Facts About Dragonflies:
- Dragonflies don’t sting and generally don’t bite people.
- They have been around for 300 million years. …
- When first hatched, the larva or nymphs live in the water for around a year. …
- People in Indonesia like to eat them for a snack.
- Having a dragonfly land on your head is considered good luck.
- https://www.ducksters.com/animals/dragonfly.php
Hope everyone is having a great day!!
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
Picture of the Day
July 21, 2019
Taken July 4, 2018 with LG cell phone camera
Raindrop Reflections
July 20, 2019
Today, I figured I’d do something a little bit different – A Common Phrase With Historical Origins! The info is still coming from THEFACTSITE.COM, just a little bit different!
Well, I guess it’s not all that different, but just different than what I normally post! Just one fact and one strange quote!
Hope you enjoy…
“Close, But No Cigar”
“I had always thought this saying stemmed from the failed CIA assassination attempt on Fidel Castro where they tried to plant some exploding cigars in his person, which would blow his head off when he lit them up.
“As the CIA failed to get the cigars into Castro’s possession I had always assumed this is where it came from: close but no cigar.
“However, I was massively wrong as I found out this weekend.
“It stems back from the 1800’s and more specifically from the traveling fairs and carnivals that were common across America at this time.
“Back then, the prizes for the fairground games weren’t big cute teddies, but rather cigars or a nice bottle of whiskey. You see where this is going?
“So when you were at one of these fairs on, say, the coconut shy, and you nearly knocked that high and mighty coconut off its lofty platform but just missed it, then the carnie folk would shout “Close! But no cigar!””
(thefactsite.com)
So, now you know where the phrase “Close, but no cigar” comes from!
I hope every one has a great day and stays cool!
“He who sees nothing strange has never looked at a lobster in the face.”
—Auguste Villiers
Black and White Dragonfly
Nov 5, 2019
This is by far my most popular photograph I have posted yet, so I decided to repost is today!! I have no idea what makes it so popular or interesting…but I have to say thank you!!
“Dragonflies symbolize the change in perspective of yourself. ”
~Anonymous
Could it be that I have changed? My perspective of myself has changed?
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”
~ Aristotle
The Dragonfly
Having flown the earth for 300 million years
dragonflies symbolize our ability to overcome
times of hardship.
They can remind up to take time to
reconnect with our own strength,
courage, and happiness.
Tomorrow is national stress awareness day, national nachos day, and national saxophone day!
Hope you have a great day, night or evening,
where ever you may be!
Thanks for stopping by!!
I caught this image of a dragonfly today…just as I snapped this shutter he took off. I’d like to know what you think…
I didn’t have it on the action setting or anything.
Thanks!
Hope everyone is having a great day!
NIGHT PHOTOS JULY 19, 2019
Wow! I didn’t realize it’s been almost a month since I posted a night photo…just short by 10 days!! I knew I’d been busy, and posting other things, but I had no idea.
So, here are some night photos for you…
Some disturbing facts…hope they don’t keep you up at night!
- A cockroach made himself at home one night inside a woman’s ear. She was awakened by intense pain, driven to the er where the staff was able to kill the insect but couldn’t remove it. She had to wait until the next day when she could see an ear specialist.
2. German tourists complained about a foul smell in their motel room in Atlantic City. The stench turned out to be the decomposing body of an elderly man found underneath the bed.
3. Since 1948, about 90 commercial airliners have disappeared, without leaving any evidence to what happened to them.
4. In Toraja, Indonesia, the deceased can wait several months or even years for burial arrangements to be made and to allow distant relatives to pay their respects in person. During that time, family members will still treat their departed loved ones like valued members of the household.
5. In 2012, a Bumble Bee Foods employee was cooked in an industrial oven with 12,000 pounds of canned tuna. Fortunately, the contaminated fish never went to market.
(cracked.com)
So, their you have it! Hope these disturbing facts haven’t disturbed you too much!!
Hope you enjoyed the photos and at least somewhat enjoyed the facts I shared with you today!
Until next time, have a great day!!
“The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.”
―
Poppy Z. Brite
AND THEN…
…it was gone! The tree branch, that is!
July 18, 2019
- I just wanted to put in a side note here that this is a continuation of my StraightWinds post.
My boyfriend was off work today, so we were able to take care of the fallen branch pretty quickly. If he had worked today, I would’ve trimmed it back as much as I could using the loping sheers and possibly the pole saw.It took us about an hour and a half.
I don’t know how, but this pole has survived an ice storm and now this tree branch. We used to have a clothes line here, but when we had the ice storm back in 2014, part of a tree took it out. This pole is all that’s left!
My boyfriend got to use his new Stihl chainsaw today for the first time!!
Well, that’s it for pictures! After this photo was taken, I held the branch so my boyfriend could cut it without the chainsaw going into the ground and to keep it from moving.
I’m still amazed at how lucky we were yesterday! It could’ve been really bad. The storm came up on us that quick! One minute the sky was gray and there was a slight breeze but no worries! The next… we were running for the house! And it was all over before we knew it. I’m glad no major damage was done and no one was hurt.
“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.”
– Claude Monet
Hope everyone has a great day!
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