a little favour to ask

hope you enjoyed the early morning walk through happy valley

( yes, that is really what it is called)

there was not enough snow to snowshoe 

but enough for some lovely photographs

and now the favour

i would love to have you comment or email me (subject: mood indigo)

with what words come to mind when you think of the colour blue

i need a great many replies 

even one word will sufice 

i will be using your answers 

as part of my next art show

thank you

 

Comments

[Maria]

sky,céu,grandma eyes,sweet.
Can´t wait to see what you are going to do.
I am always impressed by your creativity and your time management.

ps-wonderful images, I miss Canada blue sky in this frozen days.
Beijos***
Maria

[Sonia]

Soothing, calming, deep,
dyeing with indigo with you last summer,
blue jeans (denim), boro ...
Can't wait to see your show (and regretting not to be able to see it in person)
PS : I love the way sporophytes & pixie cups pop out of the thin layer of snow
xoxo

[Christina]

Calm, peaceful, water, meditative

[Lisa]

so happy to see Happy Valley - calm, peace, sleep

[Barbara]

winter sky, periwinkles, blue jays, little boys (I have 2, and you can't avoid all the blue clothes)

[Crystal]

peace, deep, cold

[KarenLR]

indigo is...irresistible, deep, saturated, nuanced, ancient, precious, rich, haunting,...

[Kathleen]

I just get the feeling that all of those little plants, lichen, whatever they are, popped their happy little heads out of the snow to say hello to you as you walked by. :)

Blue (a collaboration between me and my daughters): ocean, sky, tranquillity, peace, calm, serenity, depth, floating, relaxing, water, blue jeans, Atlantis, blueberries, blue jays, macaws and almost every wall in our house!

[Nicole]

Faded blue = time-worn care
Indigo blue = enveloping silence
Dark inky blue = music of the spheres
Rich royal blue = Yves Klein
Bright sky blue = lying in the grass
Cold grey-blue = windswept North-Atlantic shores
Warm turquoise blue = sun on skin
Frosty pale blue = early morning snow shimmer
Deep green blue = sweet baby James
Palest woad blue = my favourite colour

(can't wait to see your blue project!)

[barbara]

strength and endurance
young and ageless

very curious about this project...

[Diane]

berries
bells
beards
beer

Thank you for being here...your site is lovely and very inspirational

[ashley w-p]

when i think of indigo, i think of lovely vat dye pot days. (i miss them!-- the large stainless steel pots on a concrete floor stained with years of splashed dyes)

in thinking of just 'blue': ice. dusk. chill, but an inner warmth. quiet. peace. a richness. water. depth. longing. loss.

with lighter shades of blue, or as it gets warmer, perhaps blue will mean air, life, longevity, opportunity.

funny how the weather changes our perceptions.
thank you for days and days of lovely images.

[Melissa R]

What was that wire looking thing in picture 464?

Blue isn't my favorite color, in fact it's my least favorite. But, here's some words anyway:

sky
ocean
storm
waves
denim
my baby's eyes
tropical

[kristin]

cool, air, water, deep,

[Jenna]

mood indigo:
calm, safe, peace, love
water, ocean, deep, hidden, cool,
sky, clear, big,
bluebird, blueberry, blue eyes
cornflower, periwinkle, hyacinth, muscari, forget-me-not,
indigo, cobalt, royal, sapphire, baby, turquoise, cyan, ultramarine, prussian

[Lisa B]

calm, peaceful, bluebirds, dreaming, clarity

[lena]

open, singing, heavenly, watery, deep, peace

[Ariadne]

Blue, μπλέ, sea blue or sky blue, the blue in the eyes of someone we love, blue and white all time favourite colour on the Greek flag, in my beach house bedroom, the blue of the school notebooks and the paint on the school walls,rare cobalt blue sea glass finds on my beach! My favourite colour in all its hues!Light and bright, pale and dark!AriadnefromGreece!

[Ruth]

Mood indigo = Melancholy
But then it made me think of this:

THE BABY

Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into the here.

Where did you get those eyes so blue?
Out of the sky as I came through.

What makes the light in them sparkle and spin?
Some of the starry spikes left in.

Where did you get that little tear?
I found it waiting when I got here.

What makes your forehead so smooth and high?
A soft hand stroked it as I went by.

What makes your cheek like a warm white rose?
I saw something better than anyone knows.

Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.

Where did you get this pearly ear?
God spoke, and it came out to hear.

Where did you get those arms and hands?
Love made itself into bonds and bands.

Feet, whence did you come, you darling things?
From the same box as the cherub's wings.

How did they all just come to you?
God thought about me, and so I grew.

But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought about you, and so I am here.

--George McDonald

[Kitsch and Curious]

Lovely photos.

Hmm, blue is different from mood indigo. Blue can be electric, sky, royal, clear, sea and on and on.
Mood indigo makes me think of Holly Golightly's 'mean reds'. It's deep and dark and sad.
Good luck with your project!

[Carol Dee]

Indigo Bunting (the bird) Blue blls and blue poppies. Deep blue eyes. The evening sky. Water in a clear deep pond/sea.
A note to Ruth, thanks for sharing the Poem *The Bsby* wonderful & sweet.

[Sandy]

I couldn't find your email, so I am posting. I see others have as well.
Here is a word for blue.
Tuareg...Blue men.
Sandyin the UK

[Laurie]

sky, royal, cobalt, berries

[Julie Clay]

Denim, definitely, with tie dyed cheesecloth shirts (summer of 76). The cyanotype prints on one of my previous blogs !!!! Love those blues, like Geninnes lovely nod at cyanotype! Gorgeous, moody, and deep, you could dive in.:)

[caireen]

indigo blue for me conjures up: japan, sashiko

[Adam]

ink,rich,royal,sea,reflection,pure

[Michaelanneneal]

Such wonderful images today! I would LOVE to take a walk with you..Your eyes see EVERYTHING! Now..onto blue..
The eyes of 2 of my grandchildren...
morning glories..
Winter...when the snow looks blue because of the light...
Brilliant skies..
Deep, clear water..
Melancholy..
INK...
Looking forward to your project:)

[carol in Santa Fe]

Pinon Jays
Cobalt icy water of Skaneateles Lake (one of NY State's Finger Lakes)
Paul Newman's eyes
floating in space
ink flowing from my 1950's Estabrook pen
Breton Sailor shirts
Blue WIllow Ware plates of my grandmother
Robin eggs
I will post more as they come to me.

[Kristen]

turqoise, sad, moody, water, Blue Jay, Bluebird, Bluebells, "Little Boy Blue come blow your horn," etc.., Aquamarine

[Rendell]

Happiness, as in the "Blue bird of Happiness" and the sky and my family's eyes.

[Andrea in Argentina]

Blue is who I am. Blue is A Blue Tale, by Marguerite Yourcenar. Blue is the color of skies, dreams, spiritual life... In Spanish, blue is "azul" (the pronunciation is similar to "azure"), and Azul is the name of my lovely niece...

[SooZeQue]

Azul

[Paloma]

sometimes blue is sad. sometimes peaceful. when i'm at the ocean blue is often stormy, sometimes very calm.

[=mew=]

cote d'azur sea chill heaven pool

[Mousy Brown]

sea, sky, greece, morocco, indigo, woad, scotland, celts, school uniform, susan vega, spring, summer, butterflies, birds, beetles, flies, blue-bottles, glass, shadows, russian churches, linen, suede shoes.....

[arounna]

calm and earthy

[Jennifer]

My favorite color, peace, serenity, nature, depth. :)

[Debra]

the sea
Arizona skies
sapphire

[MzTallulah]

Chet Baker, soft worn patched jeans, my hometown on the shores of a lake encased among mountains. Looking forward to seeing your new project.

[Greta]

Chance... as in the accidental part of serendipity, which is also wise.

[Ana]

my favorite jeans
greek houses with their blue doors
In the south of Portugal people would paint a blue frame around doors and windows as a protection from insects

[karen]

solitude

[Ruth]

the jeans I wear every day. soft. serenity. freedom.

[Dorien Ruben]

snow in the shade,
'whitener' for washing clothes,
endlessness,
sky.

[Valerianna]

Deep, deep ocean, mysterious, Greece, lapis/Egypt/Isis, calming, rich, moody.

[Stephanie]

blue ribbon pickles going to the Fair.

[melissa]

beautiful photos!
indigo blue = sashiko + kimono,
ancient dye pots,
stylish, peaceful, timeless, calming

[LizzieBo]

Calm, deep (sky & water), sad

Good luck!

[Jacqui]

sleep

[duni]

cool, deep, cold, calming, bottomless, arch, sweet, fresh