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One of my favorite poems about the color blue was written by David Whalen
Here it is:
There’s ever so much more to blue
Than just a color
It’s as much an emotion
As it is a hue
Blue is the tender soul
Of sky, flower and ocean
And the blessings and bane
Of me and you
Dye of desperation
Paint of despair
Wistful wash of wisdome
And the pale shade of prayer
A name for a pet
A desciptor of sea
Four letter word… Tho’
The best one that could be
It is substance, it has meaning
Is nothng, yet so many things…
All the while, tis just a color
Only a color, yet a color with wings.
Here are some cool facts about the color blue paired with some blue photos taken by me.
Fact: Blue is a primary color.
Photo: The view from San Marcos to Carlsbad California.
Fact: If you mix blue with yellow you get green, but mix blue with red and you get purple.
Photo: The View
Fact: More people like blue than any other color.
Photo: A plane and the view from San Marcos California.
Fact: Blue symbolizes stability, loyalty, confidence, intelligence, and peace.
Photo: Art edit of a bird of paradise flower.
Fact: 8% of the world has blue eyes.
Photo: Bird of Paradise Plant against a blue blue sky!
Fact: Studies show weight lifters can lift more weight if the gym is painted blue.
Photo: My old cat had the bluest of eyes.
Fact: Siamese cats have blue eyes because of the lack of pigment in the eyes, and the color you see is reflected from the surroundings making them appear blue.
Photo: My cat again.
Fact: The Virgin Mary was often depicted wearing blue.
Photo: My mom’s cat has ice blue eyes.
Fact: Blue is my favorite color, purple my second.
Photo: My dog has half of a blue eye, the top half is dark brown while the bottom half is blue. The other eye is dark brown on top and gold on the bottom.
Fact: In Ancient Rome the servants wore blue.
Photo: My son’s dog has one blue eye.
Fact: A lot of Policemen wear blue.
Photo: I feel blue because I have blue nails!
Fact: The Navy uses blue.
Photo: Meika’s white fur contrasts with the blue water.
Fact: In the US, post office boxes are blue.
Photo: Ocean Blue
Fact: Blue is the least common food color.
Photo: Meika Reflecting in the Reflection
Fact: Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.
Photo: Blue Flowes
Fact: Owls are the only bird that can see the color Blue.
Photo: Light blue flowers
Fact: Mosquitos are more attracted to blue than any other color.
Photo: Blue Flower
Fact: Feeling blue means you feel sad or unhappy.
Photo: Blue Agave Cactus in Shamrock.
Fact: Blue pigment happens so rarely in nature that historically it was prized in a lavish way.
Photo: Touch the clouds.
Fact: Greeks and Romans did not have a word for the color blue.
Photo: A canyon
Fact: Celtics dyed their bodies blue for battle.
Photo: The faintest of blues.
Fact: Descriptions of rainbows in Ancient Greece and Rome were omitted. I hope you liked my blue photos and facts.
Next is purple!
Somehow I missed this last year Kim. How beautiful are your words and of course your photos.
Love Luna’s blue toes. 🙂
Wow Carol, you brought up an old one. I loved the color series, it was so fun to do. That is not Luna though, that is Chris and Beccas first doby. She was a blue, her name was Kali, she was a good girl. I still miss her.
splendid collection
Thank you Glower!
I really appreciate it
: ) Thank you.
Blue is my favorite color. I love this post. Great photos.
I missed this comment. thanks so much!
I love blue. And your photos proved it. All your shots are awesome, Kim.
Thanks much Cassy!
It was a pleasure to view your photographs!!!
Thank you Nina!
Thank you, there will be a quiz later. ; )
This is an excellent post with great pics about blue and everything blue. Good work Kim.
Thanks Daniel!
Nice 🙂
Thanks Nik.
Super photos and fascinating snippets of information. Can you please explain “Fact: Descriptions of rainbows in Ancient Greece and Rome were omitted”?
lol i saw that after it was posted. Dangit Norman, you weren’t supposed to notice, hahaaha your comment made me giggle. Yes it was a typo or actually omitting a line of text in the sentence.
In Ancient Rome and Greece description of the color blue was omitted. I couldnt fix it.
Oh 😮 I thought perhaps even Virliy admin had for some reason removed from your text, descriptions of rainbows in Ancient Greece and Rome, and left a message there to tell you 🙂
In Welsh, they have a word for green and a word for blue, but the frontier between the two words is in a different place from that in English. I can’t remember which way around it is, but some things that are green in English are blue in Welsh—or vice versa!
Really? I didnt know that, and that wouldve been a really cool fact to add. Thanks Norman.
I really your ode to the color blue.
Thank you!
I like all colors and I loved the pictures of BLUE. Looking for to purple.
Thank you Mark, much appreciated.
Great post! Love the color blue. Great photos!
Thank you Mom, much obliged.
When I’m feeling blue, all I have to do
Is take a look at you, then I’m not so blue
When you’re close to me, I can feel your heart beat
I can hear you breathing near my ear
Wouldn’t you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love.
Awe, I love Phil!
I also like Phill, but I can not love him because I am also a man.
lol, it took a minute, I sat here and thought,,where in the world have I heard that before. haha Phil Collins of course, Cool song, groovy kind of love.
I had guessed it! But faster than I thought. Ha ha ha…
I love the color blue. Nice photos!
Thank you!
I love this post series!
Thank you for the appreciation Ellie.
Nice shots beautiful kitties
Thank you
Your welcome
It’s not my favorite color, but I like it. Kim’s photos are great.
Thank you so much!
Love it! Blue is a very soothing color, thank you very much!
Lovely and cute pictures, Kim!