Thank god for Rain

[cornerofmadness]

Prompt 2: Orange
Orange is a warm color that is associated with a variety of things including: excitement, vitality, invincibility, speed, vigilance, dedication, loyalty, family, success, friendship, power, change, harvest, and warmth.

I have to say, orange isn't my favorite color. I don't hate it but it's one I do not gravitate to. Of course it does have things to recommend it. Oranges themselves for instance and the color of a sunset (I'm not a sunrise sort of person).

When I think of orange, I think of flowers and clay flower pots. I think of absolutely nothing in my house that is orange. My undergraduate university were the yellow jackets and instead of being yellow and black (which would have made sense since we're near Pittsburgh and that's the Steelers/Pirates colors) it was orange and black. It wouldn't have been so bad if it had been black with orange highlights. No it was the other way around. My marching band uniform was a revolutionary war sort of thing in pumpkin orange and black piping. Ugh.

I own one shirt that's orange, just one and it's a Halloween thing.

Which brings me to the thing I like best about Orange. HALLOWEEN. My favorite holiday. Pumpkins, witches, all sorts of things in orange and black. I own so much of that, love it all. And I always want more Halloween.

Fandom wise wow, there's not much that comes to mind other than the Joker with his orange shirt or vest depending on who was drawing him. Fandom wise orange is a void.

So have some flowers and other orange things around the house


red-orange day lily


giant clay pot


light peach orange day lily


different red-orange day lily at my parents


close up of day lily


Got this one for Mom at Lilyfest


one of my favorite orange flowers, the type that leads to zucchini


more orange day lilies


Dad's Kubota, that's pretty orange (and so is the camera taking the picture)


another day lily


Daylily that's 2 oranges

Today it was 98 degrees with a feel of 112. I helped the parents move furniture onto the newly repainted balcony. Helping dad, I dislocate my thumb, helping Mom she slices across my Achilles tendon. Come evening it rained so hard and it cooled off 20 degrees, thank god.

Comments

[greerwatson]

Well, I adore orange. But we do have one thing in common here. Halloween! Definitely the most orange of holidays.

[cornerofmadness]

Cool. Always good to meet another Halloween fan

[kingstoken]

Lovely flowers

[cornerofmadness]

thanks

[spikedluv]

It got to 90 here that I saw on the thermometer, but it felt pretty disgusting. I love the day lilies. I'm not much of an orange person, either, unless it's peach/salmon. I war a lot of those colors. (Pretty much everything else is purple, lol!)

[cornerofmadness]

it's just too hot and gross.

THanks.

Yes I'd go for purple over orange any day

[ysilme]

Glad to hear it's been cooling down a bit for you! Most people over here are rather displeased with our summer so far, as we have only short sun/heat spells with lots of cool, cloudy days in between, and the occasional rain. Although my tomatoes and courgettes aren't exactly thriving in this climate, I'm more than happy, as it's such a gift to be able to enjoy summer days for once, and not just have to shy the sun and suffer of the heat. ;op

Lovely orange pics! I used to not like the colour myself, too. It's still not one of my favourites (except for cats - give me gingers any gay *g*) but I enjoy a warm, intense, orange, just like the fruit, quite a lot these days. We have a bright orange fleece blanket on the linen-coloured sofa which gives a bright spot among a lot of nature and green colours, and, lately, also an old cushion from my parents, thick corduroy, very warm and brigth orange, typical 70s (from when it dates *g*). It looks awesome on the sofa, and has become the absolute favourite spot of ginger cat Snorri. *g*

(have an orange-coloured icon)

[cornerofmadness]

your orange icon looks tasty.

You know, I'm not even that fond of ginger kitties as a color (had one once though) Though it sounds like snorri has his orange spot!

I'm okay with cooler summer days than this deadly heat

[pauraque]

Great pictures! There are so many orange lilies blooming in my neighborhood right now.

[cornerofmadness]

Thank you. Lilies apparently like being orange

[enemytosleep]

Halloween is the best, and that tractor is surprisingly cute.

[cornerofmadness]

I love Halloween

Ha, I'll tell dad that

🧡

[oldtoadwoman]

I love all the flowers!

Fandom wise orange is a void.

Luke Skywalker would like to have a word. :-)

Re: 🧡

[cornerofmadness]

OMG I forgot Luke's Flight suit!!! I am so sorry Luke

[silveradept]

Lovely orange imagery, although ow for both of the injuries.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks all around