What is pink? a rose is pink
By a fountain's brink.
What is red? a poppy's red
In its barley bed.
What is blue? the sky is blue
Where the clouds float thro'.
What is white? a swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
What is green? the grass is green,
With small flowers between.
What is violet? clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!
~ Christina Rosetti, "Color"
This skirt looks a bit more "pinky" in these photos, but let it deceive you not... it's burnt orange. One of my "favoritest" (that should be a word) colors. And while I love the poem above (Christina Rosetti is brilliant), I can think of many things that "orange" is.
- orange juice
- pumpkins, and everything made from them
- glorious sunsets
- carrots (my favorite vegetable since childhood)
- clothes stained by the clay earth of Virginia or Prince Edward Island
- butterflies
- the bouquet of roses that my friends gave to me when I was in "The Sound of Music" earlier this year - it was the prettiest!
- creamsicles
- the trees in autumn
What I'm Wearing:
- Top - Simply Vera by VERA WANG from Kohl's
- Skirt - refashioned from a dress
- Belt - Kohl's
- Shoes by KELLY & KATIE - thrifted
- Earrings - made by me
What does orange make you think of? A favorite food or flower, or an item in your closet? Please share! :)
Have an orange-y rest of the week...
-Amanda
Photos by Lydia Flynn
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