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Maybe Greenish—CFFC

Dan Antion
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I started participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge as a way of giving myself a break in the summer. I became addicted to it, so I’m going to continue participating, even if I have something else to share on a Monday. Since we’re getting closer to the big holidays, I’m trying to keep my posts short. Stop laughing. Cee is sticking with colors, which continues to be a challenge for me. See below for an explanation, but let’s consider what Cee gave us:

This week our topic is Pear Green Colors. Remember pears come in a lot of shades of green and yellowish green. Have lots of fun with this color.

This is the color chart Cee gave us.
My version of Cee’s chart

In my version of Cee’s chart, I thought I’d explain what I see. The two bars on the ends look the same to me, and I would call them both brown. The bar with the arrow pointing down is one I would say is green. The bar next to it, I would say is yellow.

So, I have some photos I know are green, and I’m getting pretty good at selecting from the archives by searching for things I know must be green.

The only place we have snow is where the plows piled it
One week ago, this was sitting under 6″(15cm) of snow. Then it rained.
Quiet day on the canal. Sunny, but reasonably cool.
I love the reflections we see in the canal.
The canal is on the west side of the canal path.
That trestle spans the canal. If you look close, you can see the block character logo of the New Haven Railroad – that’s a CT Rail train.
This is the canal at its best. I could look at this all day.
PNC Park is just about the best place ever to watch a baseball game.
Having grown up watching games in Forbes Field and then suffering through games at Three Rivers Stadium, I can’t tell you how happy I was to visit PNC Park.
Heinz Field pregame – we like to go in early
My ginger ale. Close at hand and safe to consume.
Smokey likes to sit on the Big Green Egg.
Someone is happy things are getting green
Everything is green and growing. The bunnies seem to like it.
That’s David inspecting the locomotive.
I love it when I can meet Cee’s challenge and include a flag

44 responses to “Maybe Greenish—CFFC”

  1. tehachap Avatar
    tehachap

    And I love it when you include photos of trains!!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I do, too. I’m glad I remembered that one. That was a fun ride with a great friend.

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  2. hilarymb Avatar
    hilarymb

    Hi David – I love the prompt – but understand your choice of colours in the bars – equally you’ve chosen some great greens … the train especially … cheers for now – Hilary

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Hilary. We had to choose from all the sights in New England for one trip with David when he was here for a very short stay (he and I were traveling on business the next day). He’s from Ipswich, so closer to you than us. He loves trains.

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      1. hilarymb Avatar
        hilarymb

        Yes – and I completely muddled up the D’s … ah well – and yes Ipswich is nearer me than you … but with our trains practically on the blink we can’t get anywhere … thankfully I’m happy on the south coast and sure hope he is happier now the thaw is a-coming in … cheers to all greens! Hilary

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          I was proud of myself for figuring out how to walk from my hotel in London to the right train station for a train out to Bletchley Park when I visited in 2011. Then I took a train to Ipswich and back to visit David for a couple of days. I hope they get them all sorted.

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          1. hilarymb Avatar
            hilarymb

            Hi Dan – getting out of London and return, to start again to another part of the country is ok, getting across country is another matter and now with the strikes everything’s messed up – I’m just glad I’m out of trying to travel. Well done to you for fathoming it out – but with your techie abilities … not too difficult I suspect?! Cheers Hilary

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            1. Dan Antion Avatar
              Dan Antion

              I only made one mistake. I was walking, but I used the driving directions. At a 5-way roundabout, the directions said to use the second exit. Of course, I forgot that we drive (and apparently enter roundabouts) on the other side. After about 10 minutes, the directions didn’t make much sense, and I finally figure out my mistake.

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  3. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    “Stop laughing” got a laugh-out-loud from me! We’ve had a beautiful autumn and are barely (but clearly) into winter and yet it seems forever since I’ve seen such greens! That image of the quiet day on the canal, under a bright blue sky, is particularly welcome. It’s kind of sad that you can’t see all the versions of green that there are, but your camera sure gets them! That trestle looks good in all seasons.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I do see them better when they are larger subjects. I see the green in a baseball field, but small and close together like in that chart, I struggle. Still, all these things look good to me.

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    Anonymous

    You get a gold star today. I hope you can see that the star is gold and not some shade of yellow! 🤗

    Love all your choices of green, particularly Smokey on the big green egg and the train.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      You can’t hide, Ginger :-)

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  5. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Here we go again with WP!

    I was going to say, before I was so rudely interrupted, Old Glory looks magnificent in that field of green surrounding her.
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Wow! When I tried replying to you, everything when blank. The Happiness Engineers must really have it in for you today, Ginger. I may not know what the whole range of green looks like, but I know where to find it.

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  6. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Ah, bunnies. I’ve missed those little guys. But with all those pear green prompts, wouldn’t a pear have been easier?
    😉

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I had planned on taking a picture of the pear section at the market, but I forgot. So, you got an extra bunny.

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      1. Rivergirl Avatar
        Rivergirl

        Works for me.

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  7. GP Avatar
    GP

    What is our infatuation with trains?
    Great post, Dan. I like that canal too.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I simply love trains, GP. I always have. I used to love it when we’d get stuck at a grade-level crossing when I was a kid. The canal is always a great source of green, and reflections.

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  8. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    You did a great job, Dan. I have always thought what a challenge it has to be for those suffering from color blondness in all of its forms.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      This one was easy, Cheryl. I know what things are green, and when the subject area is large enough, it registers better. You must have a thousand shades of green outside your window.

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      1. dweezer19 Avatar
        dweezer19

        This is true. If I can’t find a green thing I should just go back to bed. 😉

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          You’re even wearing green in your avatar :-)

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          1. dweezer19 Avatar
            dweezer19

            Haha! You’re right!

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  9. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Great green photos, Dan! And I agree about PNC Park being a tremendous place to watch a Major League baseball game (despite the Pittsburgh Pirates being so bad for so long).

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. We try to get down to Pittsburgh for one game. We’ve seen them win a couple of times, but we’ve always had a good time.

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  10. lois Avatar
    lois

    Heinz Field looks great. There is something about a ball field… I love getting lost in the hugeness of them.
    Little Smokey is so cute sitting proud on that Big Green Egg.
    Just curious how you do at traffic lights. With some being up and down and others being sideways…do you always hope not the be the lead car?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The only time I have trouble is when the sun is shining anywhere near them. Then I go with bottom or right. I noticed a few places around here where they are adding a blinking red ring around the red light. That doesn’t really help, but I guess they are trying to make the lights more prominent. I’m afraid some idiot will treat it like a blinking red light and pull out in front of me. Smokey loves to sit on the Egg and eat his peanut.

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      1. lois Avatar
        lois

        Oh, gosh–we have that blinking red ring that states “No Right Turn” as opposed to the green arrow that says, ‘Turn Left.” I never realized what a problem that could be. Yeah, and then there are the idiots that own the road…

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  11. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    You certainly, nailed green, Dan. These are all terrific photos. Is that the same New Haven line that ran between Connecticut and NYC?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks John. That is the same line. I don’t think it operates as a railroad, but the locomotives and some of the cars are still out there. Those locos run on the Hartford Line (New Haven to Springfield) and are sometimes seen pulling Amtrak cars on that same stretch. We also still see Providence-Worcester locos, which have the same paint scheme.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        Interesting.

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  12. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    Photoshop has an eye dropper called a color picker to identify colors. :-)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That tool is my friend :-) I also google things like “color code for purple” which will get me in the ballpark.

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  13. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    Greens are the hardest color for color blindness. You did excellent with your greens. :D :D I love the baseball stadium. In high school, the LA Dodgers sent out tickets to “A” students in Southern California. So each year I could go to two different games for free. What was the best part, I was already a Dodger fan. :D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That’s a great promotion, Cee. I’d work to get an A for that. Fortunately, I know what things are green, so this was easy 😏

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  14. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    I wondered what you would post when I saw it was about colors, Dan. The bars at either end are very similar. I know it must be frustrating. You chose beautiful shots for the gallery though. Hugs.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Teagan. I know what things are green, so I knew what to search for. In big subjects, I can see green pretty well. Like a baseball fiel 😂

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  15. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    Definitely filled the brief! Sorry, in a rush today.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Everyone is rushing, now. Thanks for stopping by, Pam.

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  16. walkingoffthechessboard Avatar
    walkingoffthechessboard

    Everything is nice and greenish here, Dan. I will get to PNC Park one of these days…it’s on the to-do list. I love that Smokey likes to take time out from his busy day to have a nut or two while checking out the view atop the aptly-named Big Green Egg. I always thought that was clever marketing. ..what does it look like…hey, let’s call it that!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They like to be up while eating. I think they worry about other squirrels running up to them. We spread enough to go around. The big green egg is a clever name.

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  17. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    The trees in fall by the canal are gorgeous. I could look at that all day as well.

    I love the train! I just bought myself a new train set. I can’t wait for the boys to come over and play with it.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That will be a fun time.

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