color.

Webster defines color as:

1. That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of the light reflected or emitted by them, definable in terms of the observer or of the light, as:
a. The appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of the individual's perception of them, involving hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
b. The characteristics of light by which the individual is made aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the eye, described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and purity

I was engaged in some insightful reading yesterday; while reading I was flirting with the idea and interpretations of color. Now, I was reading inadvertently about color, but my mind was racing. I began to think basic. What are some brilliant colors? I jotted down a quick list of things with vibrant pigments.

-a child's finished finger paint
-Autumn leaves
-a homemade Christmas stocking (like the one my mom made for my dad)
-parrots
-confetti cupcakes (yum!)
-Mardi Gras

I was trying to understand the written words, "The heavens declare the the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." Psalm 19:1

It's pretty friggin' inconceivable how much color is all around me; planned and perfected just for human kind to marvel at it's amazing adorableness. It's a shame at how often it's taken for granite. I started thinking of color in people. Not contrasting skin tones, but unique experiences in each individual that create a "colorful" past. I was intrigued that the definition of color states "in terms of the individuals perspective". What is your perspective of color beyond the norm?

I was trying to capture each rapid thought like a photographer captures the perfect shot. I couldn't. I still can't. All I know is that I'm thankful for the physical colors planted around me, and gratified by my own colorful past. I admire the brilliance and pray to continually applaud the creator of such splendor.

I hope I never lose appreciation for the "individual perception" of the wavelength composition, we call color.