Crazy About Yellow

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Why Yellow?

Yellow is one of those colors that affects me the instant I see it. It can change the entire mood of a day. It's cheerful...pretty...upbeat...happy...soft or brilliant, depending on the shade.

This lens celebrates one of my favorite colors. I'll share tidbits about yellow that you may not know, and colorful links to this yellow I've grown to love. I'll also share plenty of my nature photos, most of which were taken in my own backyard.
This is one of a series of color-related lenses, which began with Crazy About Blue. Visit my Crazy About Red lens, too.



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All photographs on this lens are ©Bonnie Bruno 2009

Goldfinch Landing

The Yellow Dress 

My connection with yellow...

Sometimes a color will hold me hostage. That's what happened on my eighth birthday. My dad had been away on a business trip for three days. When he returned, he had a rectangular package, all wrapped in shiny paper and a big yellow bow.

I couldn't open it for a couple of days. "Wait until your birthday."
But oh, how I worked at that Scotch tape. I shook the box and tried to unflap the end for a peek inside.

Nothing worked.

On my birthday, though, his was the first present I opened.
Inside was a yellow dress with short puffy sleeves and a Peter Pan color with yellow trim along its edges. The dress was polished cotton, which showed off its print perfectly. Yellow butterflies flitted across a white background, with an occasional red butterfly in hot pursuit.

I loved butterflies and my daddy knew it.
I loved dresses and he knew that, too.
Most of all, he knew that yellow made me happy.

Still does.

More Yellow Dresses... 

Yellow Prom Dresses
Think yellow, think prom!
Classy Yellow & Black Big-Dotted Girl's Dress
This is a gorgeous dress for girls, black-and-yellow HUGE dots!
It gives polka-dotted a new reputation.
Ralph Lauren's Yellow Cap-Sleeve Polo Dress
Another gorgeous yellow dress for girls.
Yellow Zippered Faux Leather Purse
Bright and beautiful!

"Babies Eating Lemons" 

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Yellow Morning Light... 

Morning light is the prettiest when it filters through curtains and warms walls in its path. The morning I captured this photo, we'd had a night of nonstop rain. I thought we were going to float away!

Suddenly as if on cue, the rain stopped and sunshine broke through.
"Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk." - William WardLife occasionally tosses us moments of gray, unrelenting downpours--times when it feels like the sun will never shine again. I've learned to look forward to the return of sunny ribbons of light, because I know that tough times don't ever last forever. Just as our seasons have been changing right on time since the days of Creation, life's seasons constantly change, as well.

Besides, how we cope with the dark times determines how much we'll savor those sunny mornings when they eventually do return.

Read more about color at my blog, Seedplanter's Porch, where I've posted
A World Without Color?.

Over-the-Hill Flower 

When I dug up my backyard two summers ago, I didn't really know what to expect. I just knew that I wanted something besides grass and an occasional bush. If you've visited my Backyard Makeover: Before and After lens, you know that the space has been transformed into a peaceful outdoor sanctuary for birds, butterflies--and me!

Here's a flower that has reached well past its prime. I still enjoy
photographing flowers long after they're fresh and pretty. There's something interesting about watching plant life age.

 

When my daughter was a preschooler, she brought home a jelly jar filled with wildflowers. I made a big fuss over how pretty they were, and set them on my kitchen windowsill. Every day she'd check those flowers. She didn't see them as stinkweed (which, by the way, was part of her impromptu bouquet), but as a surprise that made her momma happy.

I can't pass a wildflower field without remembering that sweet, priceless gift.

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Kids Like Yellow, Too! 

Cheery yellow posters for a child's room

Fabulous Ferns 

I'm a fern lover from way back. I remember the first time I spotted wild ferns growing near our family's campsite. I was a little girl, and those lacy plants set my imagination soaring. What would it be like to be an ant curling up in the middle of a bed of ferns? I began thinking of everything in tiny terms, and the world took on a new look.

Everywhere we hiked that week, I paid attention to details in nature. Suddenly, the veins of leaves and the scalloped edges of ferns captured my attention and gave me an appreciation for the beauty of our world. It's no wonder I eventually became a nature photographer specializing in macro (closeup) images.

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Looky Who Likes Yellow! 

Children's book author Eric Carle
Guess his favorite color...
Stacy, Editor-in-Chief
Redbook magazine's editor bares her color preferences.
It's Tweety!
Tweety models his favorite color.
Roald Dahl
Learn more about Roald Dahl, who liked the color yellow.
Country singer Sara Evans
She loves yellow!

Umbrellas 

Who doesn't love a colorful umbrella? The more yellow, the merrier!

umbrellas by Jeanma

colors by gagilas

カサ(Umbrella) by kanonn

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