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| NATURE'S BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF WHITE |
....as seen through my eyes!
By: Jacqueline E Hughes
I have never owned a white car.
What does this say about me?
I remember deep, white porcelain sinks that aluminum pans would always mark and scar.
I remember borrowing long, white, cotton gloves from my best friend to wear to the prom.
Stuffing white Bobby/Poodle socks into black and white saddle shoes was a daily routine.
Stuffing white tissues into my bra was never necessary, I’m proud to say.
Come to think about it, boyfriends I dated never owned or drove white cars either.
I did drive a cream colored Chrysler Le Baron many years ago. Poor car kept breaking down all of the time and began to rust away little by little, inch by inch. Even the interior was what we called ‘Granny-gold cloth’ that would stain just by looking at it. Nothing about this car was white!
My parents rented several white houses before purchasing one in Three Rivers, Michigan.
This is the home I carried my white wedding dress into the weekend of my marriage.
I accept white toothpaste that tastes like mint.
I accept the consumption of yellow cheese even when I know it began as white cheese.
Dad never purchased a white car during the many years I remember him driving. Pale blue, deep brown, definitely black, there may have been several shades of green, metallic midnight blue, but not a white vehicle that I can recall.
Car colors tend to be trendy. When times are gay and upbeat with a good economy to show for it, cars can reflect this positive feeling through bright and cheery colors. When times are more difficult, car colors are more neutral and subdued reflecting the vibe of the people purchasing them. The last several years have given us lots of white, gray, silver, and black cars to choose from.
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| A DRIVE THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE IN A SHINY, WHITE CAR! |
Courtesy of www.postercorner.com
Are we working on eliminating boring colors moving along our streets, roads, and highways....finally? Are vibrant paint colors making a comeback after several years of worrisome depression? Will splashy car colors help to fill a void and cheer-up the current mood of doom and gloom we seem to be living with today? If so, this could be a trend we can all learn to support and embrace.
White walls were safe walls in every apartment I’ve ever lived in or visited.
White wall tires....a thing of the past or a retro statement?
It seems we either embrace the color white to its fullest potential or consider it to be ‘old farmhouse’ with black trim and unhinged shutters slanting within midday shadows. White is all or nothing. White is a perfect compliment to a world filled with uncertainty and darkness. Yet, too much of it can be boring and lifeless to the eye’s colorful palette. White is clean, neat, and tidy. White can compliment all other colors. White trim helps to frame bright and colorful walls; so-called unsafe walls that reject the simple, boring, go-with-everything theory of temporary apartment living.
Back and forth...tug and pull...uninspiring for some...a blank canvas to others!
I like the way the ambient light sparkles off of the textured surfaces of large, artisan, white tiles of a kitchen backsplash, creating movement and flow. My mouth waters at the sight of shimmering white meringue swirled high upon a lemon pie or carefully baked and dried awaiting a filling of precious, French cream. I am inspired by a sheet of blank, white paper or an i-Pad screen filling-up with ideas and scenarios far beyond normal comprehension as my imagination runs rampant.
If white fills me with great pleasure and innocent memories, why have I never owned a white car before?
And yet, so many cars I see every day still tend to be white. Are we continuing to fill a void with trepidation; settling on living in a joyless world of lies and deceit? I believe it's time for this trend to reverse and we begin to fill our lives, once again, with bold colors and vibrant expectations.
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| THE WHITE HOUSE, SURROUNDED BY THE BRILLIANT BLUE AND GREENS OF NATURE'S COLOR PALETTE |
Copyright © 2019 by Jacqueline E Hughes
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