Welcome back to the first monthly color challenge of 2024. I’ve chosen AQUAMARINE as the feature color. See below for the color example from Pexels and description.
According to Wikipedia, Aquamarine is a color that is a light tint of Teal, in between cyan and green on the color wheel. It is named after the mineral aquamarine, a gemstone mainly found in granite rocks.
Turquoise, teal and other greenish-blue hues also work for the challenge.
My collection of turquoise jewelry shows a bit more green than aqua, but aquamarine has a wide variant color range.
Aquamarine Waters
Light blue aquamarine is a gentle reminder of calm waters and clear skies.
“Cool and calming, ethereal Aquamarine is a shade with a wet and watery feel. Open and expansive, this restful blue also acts as a stress reducer.” — Leatrice Eiseman
While many of us are enduring a long, cold winter, seeing these colors will boost your mood as we all wait for spring. I’m sure my friends in the southern hemisphere are enjoying their colorful summer days.
Years ago, we flew south after Christmas to Baja Sur, Mexico to vacation and enjoy various board sports. During those years, we were immersed in an aquamarine world. When we weren’t sailing or paddling, we swam with whale sharks! By the way, yes, they are the size of a bus!
“The bright blue sky remained cloudless, and the aquamarine ocean still crashed gently onto the white sand beach…”. — Lynne Matson
Arizona Rocks the Aquamarine
The colors aquamarine and turquoise are popular decor choices in Arizona’s southwest. After all, these colors appear opposite the orange and vermillion hues on the color wheel.
This 125-foot tower was part of a design that architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed in 1957 as Arizona’s new State Capitol in Papago Park. “The Oasis” was redesigned and installed in Scottsdale’s Promenade in 2004.
“The colors of the spire were chosen to represent the colors of turquoise and copper ores that are very prevalent throughout the Arizona landscape.” Source
Sometimes even the rocks cry out
If you follow me on Facebook, it’s likely you read that I finally got to experience my long-time dream of visiting Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona.
“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Ok, my shirt is a dark aquamarine–happy accident!
No there is nothing aquamarine about these, but I cheated using the sky’s blue-greens and aquamarines, so I could share these amazing images with you.
“The walls of Antelope Canyon are like a storybook, with each new turn revealing a new chapter.” ~ Unknown
And I have a lot more images of the amazing views inside the Lower Antelope Canyon. If you ever visit Arizona, Page is located near the Utah border, but only about a 5 hour’s drive from the Phoenix area.
Access to Antelope Canyon is today under the control of Navajo Nation. All tours are operated by Navajo staff and guides.
“Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon — a geological curiosity of tiny canyons formed when water seeps its way into fissures of the bedrock. Slot canyons are most common in desert areas. They are the result of many millennia of weather extremes.”
LiveScience.com
Stay tuned for more excuses to share these images with you.
Sharing for Lens-Artists Quotes, Marsha’s Wednesday Quotes: People Who Inspire and Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. If you choose to participate with a link to Sunday Stills, please take a moment to also leave me a comment on my post.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
While we are traveling, I often read your posts via the mobile Jetpack app. I apologize in advance if I don’t get to your link to read right away, as often I encounter log-in difficulties through Jetpack on some blog sites. I also won’t include the round-up the rest of the month due to travel and inconsistent internet. Please visit your fellow bloggers’ links in the comments section.
Don’t forget to join me for Sunday Stills next week as we explore the theme “Something to Do,” a nod to January’s National Hobby Month.
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