What is your favorite color?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
April 16, 2024 10:44pm CST
I often get asked that question by the kids I work with. I suppose they're just expressing what's on their minds, and trying to get to know me better.
I respond honestly: It's a tie between green and blue. Green reminds me of pretty hills and blue reminds me of blue sky. I love hiking on a sunny day.
But then I stroke my chin and say: But I also really like purple. I like my purple shirts, and I think it's pretty. What are your favorite colors?
I suppose my intent is to encourage my young charges to examine their own thoughts and preferences. Psychologists might call it "meta-cognition."
But of course I just want the conversation to continue.
Do you have favorite colors? What are the reasons for your preferences, if any?
Photo is one you've seen before: Mt. Diablo with snow about 14 months ago, with green hills in the foreground and blue skies in the background.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50580)
• United States
17 Apr
For the longest blue was my favorite color. These days it’s harder to choose just one color.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Apr
I started out in life loving everything that was blue, Then I switched to red and pink, and now I love all the shades of Purple. Get it? I am in my twilight years and that means purple,
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Apr
@TheHorse purple is a shade associated with twilight
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr
@RasmaSandra Maybe that's why I like it. I do enjoy a nice sunset.
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@Marilynda1225 (83064)
• United States
17 Apr
I've always been drawn to blue. Most of my clothes are shades of blue and although I like other colors I tend to pick blue before anything else.
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@Marilynda1225 (83064)
• United States
18 Apr
@TheHorse can't go wrong with that classic look
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Apr
@Marilynda1225 I agree. I add a light blue button-down for teaching.
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
18 Apr
My favorite colors are "brights" or jewel tones. Anything but orange or school bus yellow.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
18 Apr
I like burnt orange like a really dark orange almost a copper color.I used to love maroon, but I have switched allegiance.
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@capirani (2840)
• United States
18 Apr
Usually, I answer this question with royal blue and royal purple. But when I paint, I often start with green and have lots of greens in the paintings along with blues, pinks, and purples. I love bright colors. I still like magenta and violet red a lot as I did in childhood. I think it all depends on the mood I am in.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Apr
I like green this time of year as it shows we are warming up
