Welcome to another Sunday Stills Monthly color challenge. Easter is now behind us, and spring is underway. Now is the time to see pastel colors in nature and beyond. Many of my images have been shared before, hence the word “Memories” in my post title.
To help you along in your thinking, some common pastel colors include pink, light blue, and mint green. Other colors are pale yellow, peach, periwinkle, and lavender.
Pastel colors are less saturated, also known as tints. When mixed with white, bright colors can then be described as soft, muted, pale, or light.
Pastel Skies
Sunrises, sunsets, and northern lights also love to show off their pastel colors!
“Aurora had but newly chased the night, and purple o’er the sky with blushing light.” – John Dryden
By the end of this week, I’ll be enjoying one of these pastel desert sunrises.
Floral Pastels
May is the month in Nine Mile Falls when spring finally makes her long-awaited appearance. Dogwoods bloom in shades of pale pink, and wildflowers dot the landscape. Spokane, Washington, is known as the Lilac City, and lilacs are now in bloom.
“Spring dresses in wildflowers and greens, a visionary for hopes and dreams.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
…while Cherry Plum trees sport their pale pink blooms.
Soon enough, the show is over as spent blossoms create pathways of pink.
“You can never wrong with a little pink; a lot works too.” – Dana Dalgetty
Sharing for Brian’s Last on the Card is this Golden Torch cactus flower. My brother photographed it at their Arizona home.
Animals and Birds Show Off Their Pastel Colors
With Spring very much in the air, new babies seem to be everywhere. I sure enjoy seeing the little foal frolicking with her mother.
Nesting season for the birds is in full swing! The Say’s Phoebes (flycatchers) are back again, and they fiercely protect their nest. Even Mama is decked out in spring pastels.
While mom was away, I quickly used my phone to sneak a peek! There are five eggs this year (4 last year)!
Goldfinches and Western Bluebirds also sport the gentle pastels of spring and summer.
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” — Robert Wilson Lynd
Sharing for Dawn’s Spring Festival and the flowers for 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. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently from mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link to 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.
Creativity is encouraged, so if you participate in the photo challenges, please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme.
I can’t wait to see how you interpret the various shades of PASTELS this week! Join me again on May 18 as we explore FLIGHT.
- May 4 Monthly Color Challenge: Pastels
- May 11 NO CHALLENGE
- May 18 Flight
- May 25 NO CHALLENGE
Our road trip to the Scottsdale area of Arizona begins this Tuesday. It is typically a three-day drive from where we live. I won’t publish a new post until mid-May (for Wordless Wednesday). But I’ll be able to read, approve links, and reply to your comments during our trip.
AND “May the fourth be with you” today. Folks celebrate this unofficial holiday inspired by the Star Wars movies’ famous quote, “May the Force Be with You.” 😊
Enjoy your weeks ahead!
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