Marathon, FL 24º42.366N | 81º5.669W
This flashback from a year ago is called "Brought to You by the Color Blue," and you might notice it is linked in the left sidebar as our second most popular post. I don't know why. It is just my ramblings about blue.
There doesn't seem to be any consensus (found online) about the etymology of the term 'blue' being used to mean sad. Its usage dates back to the 14th century, so it's not a new thought. Living in the middle of blue, I think it should come to mean 'happy,' but nobody asked me -- unless perhaps it's the etymologists who are clicking on this page?
Whoever says they're "feeling blue"
is not speaking of this shade.
Floating in this sea of color
it is impossible to feel sad. -- ploddingINparadise, march 26, 2011
This flashback from a year ago is called "Brought to You by the Color Blue," and you might notice it is linked in the left sidebar as our second most popular post. I don't know why. It is just my ramblings about blue.
There doesn't seem to be any consensus (found online) about the etymology of the term 'blue' being used to mean sad. Its usage dates back to the 14th century, so it's not a new thought. Living in the middle of blue, I think it should come to mean 'happy,' but nobody asked me -- unless perhaps it's the etymologists who are clicking on this page?
FLASHBACK: Saturday, March 26, 2011
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE COLOR BLUE
Thompson Bay, Long Island, Bahamas 23º16.7N | 75º6.9W
Blue on blue
shade upon shade of
blue water
blue sky
interrupted only by
blots of white cloud,
strips of white sand.
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| Crossing the shallow bank from Georgetown to Long Island. |
Blue on blue
shade upon shade of
blue water
blue sky
interrupted only by
blots of white cloud,
strips of white sand.
Water the color of Merlin's eyes
or a mermaid's tail.
On days like these,
I think the sky should
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