Technically purple is a large range of different shades between red and blue. But purple has many other meanings too. It brings a chaotic variety of things to my mind.Purple is associated with royalty, nobility, spirituality, mystery and imagination. I think of flowers; violets, iris, lavender, lilacs, and orchids. And who does not think of grapes! There are childhood memories of grape Popsicles®, soda, bubble gum, and juice. And also from childhood, who has not read to their child "Harold and the Purple Crayon." Do you remember the "Purple People Eater?" What about "Purple Haze" and "Deep Purple?"
To celebrate this wonderful color I have chosen some of the very best purple photography from the Photographers of Etsy. Enjoy the beauty of purple and be sure to click and visit their shops.
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Trees and Lake--so peaceful. I saw that new purple card in your shop, Julie, it's great. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely shades of purple and images to express them, Julie!
ReplyDeleteThank You, Julie! I am honored to be included among these talented artists!
ReplyDeleteMeant to say thanks for the recent comments on my blog, Julie - great images. David
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures, all of them. I love purple.
ReplyDeleteThank you for including my photo!
ReplyDeleteExcellent as always.
ReplyDeleteonce again,amazing and mind boggling how one person can transform and represent the earth in such beautiful ways. you must have alot of beauty in you.
ReplyDeleteYael Adas
Ola garota, como é doce uma fotografias suas. Principalmente essas flores.
ReplyDeleteSeja feliz nesta primavera que chegai ai.
Thank you Julie, I so appreciate being included here! I love The Garden's Secret!
ReplyDeleteI had a vision of all these photos hanging in a fun room filled with purple.
ReplyDeleteMy husband...well...he couldn't handle it. :)
Brilliant Julie! So inspiring that I've put together a poem about purple:
ReplyDeletePurple:
Somewhere between red and blue.
Magenta, but definitely not violet -
Violet is a "real colour", vain and spectral.
Tyrian purple divided rich from poor
And the word creates disagreement between artists and the common man.
Purple is at the end of life in Japan
And denotes mourning elsewhere.
Politically purple lies on the side of gay and not straight
And is the culmination of two evils -
Labour and 'Tory, or if you prefer, Democrat and Republican.
Elitist purple was once for Royals and noblemen-
We were edged out by price.
But now it's available to the everyman,
No matter the connotaions of purple cloth, purple flags or purple words,
Purple brings togetherness with its beauty
Because we can all admire lavender fields and pansy beds.
Thanks to everyone that commented!
ReplyDeleteSpecial thanks to "Genius" for writing a wonderful original poem inspired by purple. Thank you very much for sharing this with us!