This time of year I find myself using the word "vermilion," a word I really don't use much of the rest of the time. It describes so many of the maple trees around here, and I realize it's when you can't decide if something is red or orange. So many of the colors I love are on the edge like that:
If you can't decide if it's red or orange, it's vermilion.
If you can't decide if it's pink or orange, it's coral (or salmon).
If you can't decide if it's yellow or green, it's chartreuse.
If you can't decide if it's green or blue, it's teal.
If you can't decide if it's blue or purple, it's indigo.
If you can't decide if it's purple or pink, it's magenta.
But there is one missing: what do you call a color if you can't decide if it's yellow or orange? Marigold?
As promised, here are some photos from the weekend. I haven't downloaded the photos from Travalon's good camera yet, so you still have those to look forward to. These first two are from Indian Lake, where I hiked on Friday afternoon.
Some photos of GLEAM. First is a field of lit-up morel mushrooms.
These are just lights in the trees.
This was a display of a star being torn apart by a black hole, and it made a clicking sound that creeped out the little kids around us.
In the lower right, you can see the thing that looks like a steel drum that controlled this art installation.
These are just bugs and butterflies.
This was a whole series of this wave shape in different color combinations.
This is a big flower with a lens that refracted the light.
This was Tiffy's favorite: orbs that glowed and emitted sounds when you touched them.
The stripes on the lefthand side of this could be changed with knobs. The cat never changed.
Some more shots of foliage on campus. This tree was crimson when Travalon took a picture of it, but last year it was vermilion, and look - now it's vermilion.
A couple of shots out the window of my building.
Today at work, Travalon helped the kids melt Skittles candies in water. Maybe it's science, but it looks like art.
I'll tell you what, this doesn't exactly make me want to run out and get some Skittles to eat. If they do that in water, imagine what they do in stomach acid. Would it dye your insides weird colors? No thanks!
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