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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Peach

A Quiet Lane in Monterosso al Mare, Italy

A Quiet Lane in Monterosso al Mare, Italy

 

A Peach Colored Beach House in Monterosso al Mare, Italy

A Peach Colored Beach House in Monterosso al Mare, Italy

 

If you want to see the Peach color everywhere, in the Flesh, look no farther than Italy!  I think it should be the National Color of Italy! Wondering the streets of Monterosso al Mare, in the Cinque Terre region of Italy, the buildings can be found painted in one shade or another of Peach!  It is a variation of the pottery color also found in many of the villages. So it must be a pigment found in the clay of Italy.

In the Crayola Collection, Peach was the name given to Flesh in 1962, to recognize the Civil Rights movement and not only one color as Flesh. It is also known as Pimpernel Peach in the “Scarlet Pimpernel” series and Give Peach a Chance in the “Retro Colors” set. I especially like the name Give Peach a Chance, don’t you?

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Pacific Blue

From Sea to Shining Sea!

From Sea to Shining Sea!

Crayola added the color Pacific Blue to their collection in 1993. It is known as Megabyte Blue in the “Techno Brite” series, Pacific Ocean in the “Discovery” series and Sea to Shining Sea in the “State Crayon Collection”.

I like the idea of Sea to Shining Sea, so here we are looking at the shining  Lingurian Sea from Corniglia, Italy! Of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre region of Italy, Corniglia was my favorite. There are not too many tourists here and only a handful spend the night, but all the charms of the village are intact; the hillside vineyards, the tiny cobbled streets with fantastic eateries, shops selling handmade gifts, and great views to photograph! Staying at a B&B here would be the ideal location to experience the real Italy! Why don’t the tourists flock here, you ask? To reach Corniglia, it is necessary to climb the Lardarina, a long brick flight of steps composed of 33 flights with 382 steps or follow a vehicular road that, from the station, leads to the village. Thank God there is also that little bus!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Outrageous Orange

Morning Market in Venice, Italy

Morning Market in Venice, Italy

Outrageous Orange was called Ultra Orange in the fluorescent colors of the Crayola collection.

So let’s go to the daily market at the Rialto Bridge, in Venice, Italy and look for that Orange! There are numerous shades of orange here, but I liked this photo of the fish market! We had to get up before 6 am to get photos of the market. I think we found the freshest Orange! After that time it was bumper to bumper with locals getting their fresh produce, meat and daily fish! A great place to visit and find Color!

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Color Your World:120 Days of Crayola: Outer Space

 

The Hilltown Village of Seguret, Provence

 A Poterne leading to an Outer Space in the Hilltown Village of Seguret, Provence, France

My photo for today is not one of outer space, but of an outer space that was so lovely in the tiny hilltop village of Séguret, France. After walking up the tiny stone path to the top we reached a lovey outdoor restaurant, Cote Terrasse, surrounded by big pink flowering bushes. We sat in the shade of the trees and enjoyed a quiet romantic lunch. Séguret is one of the hilltop villages on the Côtes du Rhône Scenic Loop. The key villages on the loop are Le Creset, Suzette, Gigondas, and Séguret. If you want to see the real Provence this is the scenic loop to travel, these villages have not changed in centuries. In Séguret the tiny streets are exit passages called poternes,  which allowed the villagers to escape to the ground below the hilltop in case of invasion.  At Christmas this entire village transforms itself into a crêche scene, ( a Provençal tradition that has long died out in other villages). Also, in the village is  a shop called Santons ( Little Saints) where  the crafts of Marcel Carbonel are sold. These pieces of clay figurines, made for crêches, sell in sizes of 1 1/2 inches, 2 1/2 inches and 3 inches. They are painted by hand in bright colorful tempura paints and strict attention to detail. This has been his family business since 1935. The tiny, tiny figurines are totally awesome! See where you can get authentic Santons, in the US, HERE.

In 1998 Crayola added Outer Space to the collection of colors. It is known as Coal Miner in the “State Crayon Collection” and represents West Virginia.

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Orchid

Garden on Savannah Garden Tour

Garden on Savannah Garden Tour

Meduim Violet Red was changed to the color Orchid by Crayola in the 1958 series. I like the name and sound of, Orchid, better than the original color name. Orchid just sounds so dainty!

My photo for Orchid was taken in a garden in Savannah, Georgia. I was there for a visit and as my luck goes the garden club was offering a garden tour of some of their fantastic homes and gardens. It ended with a tea, presented in one of the gardens. Talk about southern charm!  If you would like to learn more about the garden and walking tours held in Savannah at the end of March look Here! Trust me these are events worth seeing!

It is hard to believe I have posted on 60 of the designated colors of the 120 color pack of Crayola crayons! I have had so much fun with this challenge and there are 60 more colors to go! I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have! I have learned some very interesting facts about Crayola too!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Orange

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in the Fall

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in the Fall

Orange is another color that has been in the Crayola collection since they were first produced in 1903. It is known as Jack O’Lantern Orange in the “So Big” set and Jack-o-Lantern Orange in the “Halloween Crayons” series. In the “Techno Brite” series it was called Cyber Orange and Jupiter Orange, Shrimp and Solar Flare in the “Discovery” series. In the “Colors of Baltimore” series it was called Go O’s and Orange You Glad You’re in America in the “State Crayon Collection” and finally it was called Freshly Squeezed in the 110th Anniversary set in 2013. I love all the names for Orange in the collections!

I love Quebec City, especially in the Fall! There are colorful displays all around the city! How about this Jack O’Lantern Orange arrangement? For more lovely photos of Quebec City in Fall look HERE!

By 1969 Binney & Smith, owners of Crayola, opened an additional factory in Easton, Pennsylvania, where the crayons were produced. In 1972 they purchased the Cosmic Crayon Company in Bedford, UK and used its facilities for their European operations, calling it Binney & Smith (Europe) Ltd. That same year they also opened their Mexico operations calling it Binney & Smith Mexicol, S.A. Crayola was bursting at the seams!

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Olive Green

 

An Olive Garden in the Das Tyrol Hotel, Vienna, Austria

An Olive Garden in the Das Tyrol Hotel, Vienna, Austria

Olive Green has been in the Crayola collection from the beginning in 1903. In the “State Crayon Collection” it is the color for Puerto Rico and is called Coqui Green!

My photo for Olive Green was taken at the Das Tyrol Hotel in Vienna, Austria. Don’t you just love this color with the orange walls? I did.  I called it my Olive Garden! This 4 star, spa hotel was so relaxing after a day traipsing through the city! For a peek of this beautiful boutique hotel look HERE!

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Color Your World:120 Days of Crayola; Neon Carrot

The Neon Carrot Dancers

The Neon Carrot Dancers

These ladies were showing off their vibrant Neon Carrot colored clothing in the waters of the Japanese Garden in the Montreal Botanical Garden.

The Montreal Botanical Garden, opened in 1931, is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 185 acres of themed gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008, as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities.

Neon Carrot is the fluorescent color introduced by Crayola in 1990. It is known as Fiery Orange in Europe and On-Line Orange in the “Techno Brite” series.

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Navy Blue

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The Angel of Zurich

This is the huge, busty angel that flies in the Zurich train station. You can’t miss her and her Navy Blue body! 

Navy Blue has been included in Crayola assortments since 1958. It is also known as Motown Blues, the color for Michigan in the “State Crayon Collection.”

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Color Your World: 120 Days of Crayola; Mountain Meadow

 

Mountain Meadow in Mürren, Switzerland

Mountain Meadow in Mürren, Switzerland

Here is what you do in a Mountain Meadow in Mürren, Switzerland! You get out there, take a breath of clean, fresh air and blow!!!! Gimmelwald is one of the best villages to hike to in Switzerland! I made a video HERE, in a previous post, if you would like to check out the hike from Mürren to Gimmelwald! What a fantastic view of the world!

The Crayola color Mountain Meadow is a greenish color that was added in 1998.

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