Musing on Crayons
Did we really learn everything we needed to know in kindergarten?
Maybe much more than we think! I know the pictures I drew were more fun and lively when I used more of the different colors! And some sure do have weird names!
Here are a few of my favorite names (those folks were really creative!):
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Inchworm, Macaroni and Cheese, Mango Tango, Neon Carrot, Outer Space, Piggy Pink, Purple Mountain’s Majesty, Screamin’ Green, and Timberwolf.
And I like the reminder that we are all living in the same box (on the same planet!) and can work together to create a beautiful picture!
Did you know?
Crayola crayons were introduced in 1903 ? With only 8 colors?
By 1905 Binney & Smith’s line had reached 30 colors!
And, believe it or not, there are now a total of 133 colors!
I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing!
How about you?
Life is like a box of crayons.
And we are always choosing the colors we prefer.
So I believe it is heresy to get into the habit of calling a grey day a “colorless” day even in this often grey season! Grey is a color and can be a very powerful and pleasing color. One day may be grey like steel, and another grey like a dove’s feathers. One may seem grey like the deathly frost, and another grey like the smoke of substantial kitchens.( as described by G. K. Chesterton, author)
I also like the possibilities suggested by Terri Guillemets that
grey is cloudrainy,
red is passion-lit,
orange is flowerageous,
yellow is suntastic,
pink is lipsensual,
blue is skyful,
green is lifebursting,
and purple is berrydancing!
(Aren’t her descriptions just awesome?!)
And as many of you may know, I believe in adding color to my life (even on grey days) by wearing some of my many colored socks!
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Ah, color! I like brights and my curtains, towels and bedding are all quite bright and cheerful (actually my towels are ‘mix and match’ – mostly ‘mix’ and are consistent only in that they are all bright). Even my quilts reflect the influence of brights. The darks make a lovely contrast, and the colors then ‘pop’.
I actively bring in colorful flowers from the garden out here to cheer each room. They make me smile.
The terms suggested by Terri Guillemets are great! Right now I’m experiencing the woods as
cloudrainy and lifebursting. Perfect!
Fay, you yourself are colorful! Not just your surroundings! Though they are useful in brightening up a “cloudrainy” day!
Oh, and Pat, if you feel you are missing some colors you may certainly borrow mine! I’d love to share!