A Hint of Turquoise

Do you have a favourite colour? 

I love them all, 

but especially how nature presents them,

sometimes boldly.

Turquoise for instance 

like in a mountain glacier lake.

It seems to invite our reflection.

In the context of the landscape 

colour can seem surreal;

Within a white frozen forest 

a welcoming appeal.



Photo by Jane Appleby, Lake Louise, Alberta 


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