Part 1: Indigo...not an easy color to peg...much discussion and dissension as to where the wonderfully named color falls on the color spectrum. Enough, enough, it's giving me the Indigo Blues.
So, I will offer up this lovely flower, a favorite of mine that we have in our yard. It is the non-native Centauria montana (don't tell Christine), also known as the perennial cornflower, mountain bluet, and other various and sundry local names. I find it striking and so unusual, and I suspect that somewhere in its range of color, there lies some Indigo.
From now on, when I get the Indigo Blues, I am going to imagine how grand it would be to watch Miss Indigo Blue (bottom picture) instruct a bevy of burlesque wannabees at Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque. Being in Tennessee, I am a pretty fair stretch from her Seattle based school...darn I'm gettin the Indigo Blues again ;-)
Part 2: After my original post I got to thinkin more and more about this elusive color and perhaps an easier way to "nail it down". So, without further correction, I am going with the Indigo Snake as my standard for this mysterious color. It is given to a "purplish black color when seen in bright light". Go check out Google images for the Indigo Snake and you will see a few that show this coloration. The Indigo is found throughout most of our southern states reaching into Texas and Mexico. It is known to be the longest snake in North America, reaching lengths just shy of 10 feet. So, if you happen to come across a really long, dark snake, with a narrow head, don't kill it. It is most likely an Indigo. Just observe its beauty and its Indigoness.
Peace and blessings, and check out all the wonderful post for Alphabe-Thursday's, Rainbow Colors Summer School.
what a very very pretty flower ... love the colour!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the flower and I definitely see some Indigo in there!
ReplyDeleteOoh, how I love the blues....
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous flower.
Jeff, it's a beautiful flower. ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteLovely bloom, including Miss Indigo Blue :-)
ReplyDeleteYou just pick the most vibrant colors of the rainbow! I love the photos here today and always! Thanks Jeff you do a terrific job posting these!Anne
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flower. And how appropriate that it's name is Centauria :) Gorgeous photo, you really captured the beauty of this little gem. Kat
ReplyDeletelove the last one the most.
ReplyDeletethese images are elegant.
Good choices, Jeff. Indigo is a hard one!
ReplyDeleteWow, the saturation of color in that flower is phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that flower, it's so spindly!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely, I have them in my garden
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat flower. Never seen anything quite like it!
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I love your interpretation of indigo. It really did give many of us the blues.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous flower, and wonderful photos of all it's glory. Nice, Jeff.
ReplyDeleteI love the flower! It really is a unique looking one.
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Beautiful photos that are (at least on my moniter) a hue that is somewhere between blue and purple. Indigo is a problem because the colour indigo is not really the right hue between blue and purple. Newton may have been colour blind! Read my post to find out more. I went to Wikipedia for information!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Anna
Anna's indigo
Jeff, what a fun post. Love that flower. Refuse to google the snake. Even if you would have said there was an indigo bug I wouldn't google that either.
ReplyDeleteBut I will take your word for it, and I will tell you this was a great link, and I will give you an
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For your great Indigo Blues this week on Rainbow Summer School.