8.30.2009

Shades of Blue


how many shades of blue
do you think there are
I see endless
when we get to the end of endless
how many shades of white
do you sense there are
most likely endless


consider green
how many greens do we find in our world
I find that greens are
endlessly
endless
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1) Lake McDonald- sunset
2) Indian Pipe
3) Glacial Waters

To see other folks scenic photos: Scenic Sunday
To read other folks poetry for the prompt: Blue, go to One Single Impression

58 comments:

  1. This was lovely...I love the idea that colors are endless. Wonderful read!

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  2. I have always surmised colours are endless. You reinforced it. I like that!

    weeks trample on each other like magazines


    Please don't forget to post your creative works at Monday Poetry Train Revisited too!

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  3. I really like all the shades of blue in your first photo. I also like the idea that there are endless shades of blue and green (and other colors).

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  4. Nicely done. Yes, colours are, indeed, endless.

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  5. Awe---all of those colors are marvelous. I especially love the first picture since blue is one of my favorite colors.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. Mmmh, so many colours. Too many to count! When I started cross stitching again I remember visiting a haberdashery and being overwhelmed by the choice of colours available. I started a rhino cross stitch years ago. There were over 50 shades of brown, cream/white, grey and green in that one project. I must admit I gave up around 3/4 of the way through. It became too confusing.

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  7. Beautiful! I posted a blue photo today too...I think I needed the calm feeling it brings. Love the top photo...

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  8. Those are gorgeous. The blues are so beautiful. Very very nice...

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  9. Tammie,
    Your words ring true as there are so many shades of color in nature.
    The water is so crystal clear it is breathtaking.
    Barbara :)

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  10. Such LOVELY images and beautiful thoughts to accompany them. Thanks for sharing your array of blues and greens this week ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  11. Thank you for sharing. Our minds cannot comprehend and therefore we stand in front of a mystery of sorts. How many colors are there within one shade of blue is like asking how many stars there are in the sky. :)

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  12. Definitely endless. And your photos help to understand that concept.

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  13. What about all the shades of blueish grey? Don't they say there are 40 shades of green? ;-) The Indian pipe is absolutely stunning.

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  14. Three wonderful pictures. That water looks refreshing.

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  15. I like to think of colors as something more, evoking interpretations beyond the visual. Your photos allow me to do that. The mirror of the lake surface might even allow me to walk on water.

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  16. I love blue, I had a color analysis done, and she told me that blue and dark colors are my colors. So my ward robe is full of blues.

    I like that Indian pipe. When does it bloom?

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  17. It does take blue along with so many hues to paint nature...and at times it is hard to see where one starts or ends as they blend together on the canvas of life.

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  18. This poem fills me with hope and peace. Thank you.

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  19. The top photo - don't be tricking us! That ain't McDonald; those are the waters to Avalon. Beautiful.

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  20. Oh the prisms of life so endlessly colorful. Your thoughts, your words, your photo's... Magnificent!! As always, you inspire me to go beyond.... Thank you for sharing pieces of heaven and part of your soul. Love and Light, Nina P.

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  21. Very beautiful photos. The third one gives new meaning to "watercolors."

    Thank you for visiting my blog and your nice comment.
    :-)

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  22. Love those indian pipes - they are parasitic plants, aren't they? That's why they are white - they don't need chlorophyl to make their own food, cos they steal it. So many shades of colours - lovely photos.

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  23. Love this lake-picture!! Love//Eva

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  24. Endless blue, white, green - a sense of infinite beauty.

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  25. A dull life we will have without colors. And endless it indeed is.

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  26. Beautiful photos...and beautiful words as well...

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  27. and when you get to the end of endless...there are still more! Beautiful photos!

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  28. Beautifully said, and great images to show it...Colors like so many things are really endless if we look close enough.
    Nice post

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  29. Absolutely beautiful! I love the transition from blues to greens.

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  30. Beautiful photo blog !
    I love "Shades of Blue".
    And also, photos for sky watch friday
    are wonderful !

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  31. Oh beautiful Tammie!! I have not seen Indian Pipes in ages!! Actually managed to get out to the woods this weekend - yay for a car!!! Love the water shots!!!
    Namaste, Sarah

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  32. Tammie-Glacier looks exactly like I left it 5 years ago! I love the glacier waters and lake mcdonald. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  33. Beautiful photos and yes, I see what you mean about color! I especially like the colors in the third one, quite unusual.

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  34. Just gorgeous Tammie!

    Indeed the colors are endless when we really look and allow ourselves to take them in....

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  35. It's just as lovely as on my first visit. I didn't realize this was for One Single Impression. I've not participated in far too long, but have decided to share Molly's Blues at Small Reflections ... and hope to get myself back into the OSI habit.
    Hugs and blessings,

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  36. Oh how beautiful - all 3 photos!

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  37. I don't know how many shades, but I could get lost in your blues and greens!

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  38. Blue is my favorite color. I love what you did with this prompt.

    Such an inspiring place you live.

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  39. Book??? Spill it girl! I must have missed this hon!!! Tell me about the book you are working on!! Hugs, Sarah

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  40. Hi Tammie, these colors are endless. But my computer can only compute 256 the way I have it programmed.
    ..

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  41. Lovely pictures and world

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  42. Dear Tammie--
    These photos are remarkable! And I really loved your ideas of nuances of color. I often think about the many shades of green as I drive through our local deserts--there are thousands of shades of green--just in the desert!

    Thanks again--subtlties become you!

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  43. Do you know Tammie that I visit your blog for a peaceful moment and a time for reflection. I find your photos breathtaking and your words are very inspiring. There is so many colours in nature and too many to count. It will be Autumn soon and then nature will be full of different shades of reds!
    I can't wait to see some of your photo's then!
    You are very lucky to live in Montana!!:)
    Jo May.x

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  44. The snaps are very beautiful. The first snap is very spectacular.

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  45. absolutely remarkable and beautiful!!

    i am so glad to have found your blog!!!

    i idntify with you..

    shraddha

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  46. I love that you contemplated the many shades of blue. One of special aspects of this color that make it truly special. You've done a splendid job with this prompt!

    Hugs, G

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  47. Nothing left to say but thank you.

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  48. great post tammie ..

    many thanks ..

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  49. All three photos wonderfully serene.

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  50. Lovely! Endless has such wonderful power...

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  51. oh indeed colors are endless!

    beautiful Tammie! :)

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  52. So many shades of colors...how lucky we are!!! Beautiful~

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  53. Splendid. You captured them beautifully.

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  54. Beautiful photos, and your words are very thought provoking .. may I add that without black there would be no shades ... how interesting life is, where all negatives and positives make up such beautiful colors.

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  55. Hi Tammie Lee,
    Your photos are gorgeus.

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Warm greetings to you~

Thank you for visiting and also for sharing your thoughts and feelings. Seeing anew through your eyes and heart mean so much to me!

Tammie