Would you believe, GREEN this week?
Do you sense a theme going on? Green has never been one of my favourite colours. I always feel it needs something else to “lift” it or to provide contrast, but that’s probably my lack of skills with a camera. In a week of not much happening, I thought I’d try to entertain you with a gallery of green.
A moment this Summer, sitting in my pergola
Green acorns
A splash of red makes all the difference
A vintage bus in Wensleydale
These berries are still green
But these are luscious pink!
Steam traction in Great Ayton village, North Yorkshire
A hint at the changing season- gorgeous Chinese lantern
It’s such an English colour, isn’t it? And the colour of that little green demon, jealousy, of which I’m often guilty. The leaves are falling at an alarming rate, so I guess this is my goodbye to Summer. Next week’s colour is sure to be Autumn.
Time to see what’s befallen my friends on Six word Saturday this week. Follow the links or click on the header to visit Cate at Show My Face.
restlessjo 
I have to say green is not one of my favorite colors except when all the lovely green vegetables are sitting in a salad bowl ready for me to eat. But you did a great job of capturing green…
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Well I do love cabbage and brussel sprouts, funnily enough. I don’t need to be persuaded to eat my greens 🙂 Many thanks!
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For one who doesn’t like green you sure did make it pop! My least favorite color is pink! My favorite color is sunshine yellow.
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Hope you didn’t see my pink post the other week, Ruthi 🙂 I like reds and burgundys best, but yellow is good and cheerful. Many thanks!
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I love greens, Jo, and I especially love your first photo and the one of the Chinese lantern. Beautiful. 🙂
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I discovered today that the lantern is called physalis, Cathy. Just a little more knowledge aquired from my blogging friends. When I sit in the arbour those bells on the windchime drive me batty whenever I shuffle 🙂
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Oh, Jo, I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to remember that name: physalis! Chinese lantern was a much easier name to remember. Don’t let the windchimes drive you batty! 🙂
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I LOVE that last shot! Gorgeous contrast!
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Thanks! That’s my favourite 🙂 The green makes a great background.
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Beautiful set of gallery, Jo. The Chinese lantern is lovely!
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I like them so much, Amy. We don’t have variegated gourds here so these are my bit of Halloween colour. 🙂
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I love green. It has so many hues! Your green is lovely!
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I saw some beautiful variegated ivy on my way home today, Judy, and thought “wish I had a shot of that in my gallery” 🙂
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LOVE GREEN!!!!!! Oh and it is the color of our money 🙂
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Must be why I’m not fussed, Eunice- I’m always having to hand it over! 🙂
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lol and I have NONE so LIFE IS GOOD 🙂
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Looks like a Green week for sure! I especially love the last shot tho Jo, the orange gives the green just the right “pop”!
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My favourite too, Tina, and your rice fields were some of the loveliest greens I’ve ever seen. There are always exceptions 🙂
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I like green. My son’s room is painted green. I was skeptical when he picked it out but it looks good.
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There are lots of lovely shades, Dawn. I think I’m influenced by endless fields under grey skies (but not today 🙂 )
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Walls painted green…yuck! Green outside in nature…lovely! After a cold, brown winter, I always look forward to the rebirth of green that comes with spring. Beautiful photos, Jo!
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Yes, I have to agree that buds on trees are lovely, Jill. I smiled at a few trees on my way back through the park this morning 🙂
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I’ve never been too fond of green either, though I don’t seem to be able to get away from it.
From early school days of green uniforms (even both the schools houses I were in were green) to a hubby who’s favourite colour is green.
Give me yellow any day 🙂
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Yes, much more cheerful, Vicky. I like a splash of red or burgundy myself. 🙂
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Green for me is the color of nature, and that’s why I love it. But always outside 🙂 A lovely gallery, Jo, thanks!
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When I think of some of the beautiful landscapes I’ve seen, Marion, I have to acknowledge its part. Let’s just say it’s my least favourite colour 🙂 Thanks, hon.
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Good pictures – it looks like you have a long running theme here?
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It began quite innocently, Andrew, but it’s developing a life of its own 🙂 I forgot to put my green Gateshead bus in, with the Angel of the North sprayed across its side. Ah well- there’s always another challenge!
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Green is one of my favourite colours – so calming. I love your last shot though. The contrast is gorgeous.
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Thanks, Madoqua 🙂 I say I don’t love the colour but I couldn’t help admiring the different shades in the trees and hedges as I walked back from town this morning.
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Entertaining indeed; and beautiful. Thanks. Here in “New” England, all our greens are going gold and red. Also beautiful. Apparently a major photo-op, judging by all of the “flatlander” shutterbugs congregating. We’re always glad they come to visit, especially as they leave so much of their green (ie greenbacks) here with us.
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I’d love to come and add to those shutterbugs, Ron, but sadly I’m a little short of the greenbacks. 🙂
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Green is a beautiful colour and you’ve captured it so beautifully Jo! Great post and shots hon! 😀 *big hugs*
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Football pitches and endless fields with grey skies have scarred me for life, Sonel (smile 🙂 ) But I smiled at all the trees on my way through the park this morning. Thank you!
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But green is the most beautiful colour 🙂 Thank you for giving it a second thought Jo 😉
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I associate it too much with endless fields and dismal skies, Paula, but as I walked home this morning I found myself admiring the subtle shades of leaves. Still, I’m more of a red or burgundy person, and I love white but can never keep it clean for 5 minutes. 🙂 What’s your favourite colour?
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With or without contrast, I am green through and through!
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Not the jealous kind, I hope, Viv 🙂
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no, – well I suppose I could be – but that’s not what I meant.
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I didn’t think so 🙂
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Verde que te quiero verde
verde viento verdes ramas
el barco sobre la mar
el caballo en la montaña.
Verde, que yo te quiero verde.
Con la sombra en la cintura
ella sueña en la baranda
verdes carne, pelo verde
su cuerpo de fría plata.
Federico Garcia Lorca
io amo il verde, come Federico Garcia, alcuni tuoi scatti sono splendidi, ho amato quello delle piccole ghiande, ma soprattutto l’arancione dell’alchechengi, in grande rigoglio nel mio giardino, con foglie ancora totalmente vedi, presto ne coglieò alucuni rami per metterli a testa in giù, essiccarli, e farne belle composizioni per la mia casa
buongiorno Giovanna
I love the Green, as Federico Garcia, some of your shots are gorgeous, I loved that little acorns, but especially the orange of physalis, large flourishing in my garden, with leaves still completely see, coglieò alucuni branches soon to put them upside down, dry, and make beautiful compositions for my home
Hello Giovanna
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I love Lorca 🙂 I didn’t know the name physalis, so thank you for teaching me English, Ventis (Latin English 🙂 ) Have a wonderful weekend, cara, and thank you for the lovely poem.
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I love your green gallery of photos! I think the first is my favourite though. But then again I love green 😉
And the Physalis is beautiful as well!
Wish you a great Autumn season!
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Thanks Cessie 🙂 You’re off and running early this morning. Have a great weekend.
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