Well, I’m not looking for “the blues,” exactly. I’ve had my share of the blues. I’m looking for “blue.” 
The color blue. That’s all because of my friend Robin, at Around The Island.
She participated in Anna Carson’s Project Blue, and people are sending photographs from all over (of course, the photos feature the color blue). It’s awesome to click through some of those pictures!
Now, I make no claims at all on being a good photographer, and I have a crappy little camera. But, I decided to participate anyway, just because. I’m always amazed that some people have the talent to envision a shot before they take it. I just snap and hope for the best.
My first thought was the cobalt blue bottles in my kitchen window, because that is a shade of blue that I really like. I’m hoping that in the dawn’s early light you can’t see that I never wash my windows.
When we went out for supper, we stopped to get a snow cone at a little stand near the Piggly Wiggly grocery store. I had coconut. Somebody tell me:
why is a coconut snow cone blue?
Then, I thought, wait a minute. I have an affinity for felines. We have five cats…yes, I know I’m an idiot. But, I have a funky picture of a blue cat hanging in my dining room. I took the picture from my calico cat’s perspective. She doesn’t have an eye for photos either.
Then, I thought maybe I should show you these crocheted granny afghan squares with blue yarn in them. They were sent to me for the Share A Square project. People from all over the world sent squares to join into afghans for children with cancer at a summer camp (we will deliver 140 afghans in the first week of July). One of these squares is from Japan, and the other is from Arizona. Can you feel the love?
In the end, I decided that my favorite color of blue was this.
The color of “my baby’s eyes.” That’s the blue I want to see the most.
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Really good photos for someone who just “hopes for the best.” You done good. The pic of the bottles is excellent.
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Thanks for stopping by! I loved your ducks on the water. I’ll come look at some more as soon as we get the kid graduated today.
You did really good on your blues
) I wanted to participate, too. But did not know where to start. Then I went for something to our spare bedroom and…”dong”… it’s blue. So if this “show” continues, I’ll post my blue room 
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have a great weekend!
It’s all month long! Get that picture and let me know….
These are all great. I really love the blue kitty… both the picture itself and the angle of your picture. Those blue bottles are nice too. Fun. I posted my eyes yesterday. Anyway, a fun project blue post. Oh – the first shot with the focus label is pretty darned clever too.
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I couldn’t resist the blue kitty, since my calico was staring at it as I walked by. I know she doesn’t “see” it the way we do, but she looked like she was examining it. I appreciate your visit.
I like ALL your blues — but especially the blue jeans WITH the “focus” on them — and the blue cat! The bottles are gorgeous too!
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Why thank you, Melli…you didn’t say a thing about my husband’s eye, and that was my favorite
I love the way you’ve taken this and made it your own. That’s the difference between a storyteller and someone who just blathers like me.
I like the jeans shot very much, and I love the way you chose to showcase your husband’s eyes.
Robins last blog post..Blue (and green and a bit too much brown)
Don’t you DARE say that my friend “blathers!” She’s one of the best writers I know…and don’t you forget it!
Thanks for telling me about the contest. 
I enjoyed “focus”ing on something for a change.
Piggly Wiggly? There are still Piggly Wiggly’s? How cool. That is where we shopped when I was a kid in Tillamook, Oregon. How cool. Okay, I love all the blue too, but a Piggly Wiggly…now that’s something. Have a great day and weekend Shelly.
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I really enjoyed all your posts for blue. Not sure about blue coconut but it worked
Have a great weekend and loved your “baby’s eyes” 
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Blue is my all time favourite colour. I have one of the same blue bottles in my kitchen. I collect blue glass. My favourite right now (hubby is gone for the weekend and I’m on my own with the monsters, I mean lovely little children) is a margarita glass. Cheers Shelly have a great weekend.
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Great shots, all of them!
Did you have a blue tongue after your snowcone? Just curious. Great pictures of the blue bottles, I want to know though, do your cats really leave them alone?
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“my baby’s eyes”
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww – sweet!
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All lovely blues! My favourite pic is the blue glass collection.. something special about blue glass!
Love how you wrote about your favourite!
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that’s a great batch of blue you’ve got here! :0)
Well what could I do, but go to the Blue Note for “Lovin In My Baby’s Eyes”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fPVC1Fs58Q
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EXACTLY the song I sing when I think of “my baby’s eyes.” Great minds run along the same track! I listen to Taj Mahal most of the time when I am traveling down the highway. If not him, then Queen (but that makes me drive fast. Thanks for the link!