As I take my morning walks to avoid the summer heat, I can’t help but notice how faded and dry our local landscape looks now. It sure makes for pretty contrasts of colors in August.
The vivid colors of spring are long past, as we edge into the autumn season. Think light browns, tan, beige, and peachy colors.
Thus, my inspiration for the choice of colors for the monthly color challenge.
“Light brown is a pervasive color in nature as a common color for soil, sand, grasslands, rocks, animals and vegetation. In fact, vast regions of the planet Earth appear to be light brown from space.” – John Spacey
Some birds look beautiful in their beige and tan feathers.
My neighbor’s horses, a Norwegian Fjord breed, are Dunn-colored. The foal’s name is Greer, and it is white for now.
I took this photo at the end of June, before they were sent to a local pasture so the baby could wean and eat grass. They will be back home later in the Fall.
Wait, is that a unicorn? Nope, just a trick of the camera.
With our 12th wedding anniversary coming up, I had to include our tan selves after weeks at the delta from back in the day.
Things are Just Peachy
The color peach manifests as a yellowish-orange color. Actual peaches tend to be redder.
“Peaches are a sweet reminder that summer is eternal.” Unknown
Summer offers the promise of finding great things at local Farmers’ Markets. I couldn’t resist buying a bunch of peaches there.
I planted purple and peach-colored gladioli in my garden last year. I replanted the bulbs and was happy to see them regrow this year.
I wonder if we’ll see these peachy Oregon dahlias again?
“What makes the farmer’s market a special place is that you’re creating community around food.” – Bryant Terry
Of course, I had to include my step-dog, Peaches. She and my step-mom recently moved to a retirement community near Tucson, Arizona.
Getting Together with Bloggers is Peachy Keen!
If you’re reading this post on Sunday, I’m still in Portland, Oregon, with Marsha. We met up with Miriam and Diana for brunch at Miriam’s lovely home. We spent the afternoon talking about blogging, writing, and everything else! Miriam’s hubby took a photo of us in her beautiful backyard. She conveniently wore a blouse adorned with peachy colors!
Sharing for Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday and Lens-Artists: Found at the Market
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.
If you are participating in the photo challenge, I can’t wait to see how you interpret the various shades of tan, beige, and peach this week!
Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme. Join me next week as we explore Wings and Feathers.
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