Berlin's Purple Crayon

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...understandably you may have yawned at the previous blog, the grey haziness of Berlin overtaking you even through digital photo. (and lack of any serious commentary --- don't worry, the sparky blogs will soon return)...

...and well, given the %!g(MISSING)rey (like, the uppermost, righthand corner of your Microsoft word ‘shading’ color palette grey),
color entrances me even more in the winter here in germany…

the simplest splash, whether in 'medicine' or the medicinal...stands out to me. and amongst my folders and files of white and grey fotos...

...here’s a few of the bright spots…



xo
k

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Photos

got phlegm?
instead of Sudafed and such being pushed here, the german medical community encourages coughing it up. spitting it out. menthol, eucalyptus and pine nut concoctions abound...bright green tho it is.

more paint. more pancakes. more paint.
i become even more appreciative of the graffiti when the greyness of the buildings blurs with the sky...(for 4 months! but who's complaining?)

blurred and deterred
i've also been getting introduced to the more nordic cultures: swedish friends prepared this colorful winter 'cake' - layers of cake, well, with fish.

potsdam pallor
the snow mostly melted, one's eyes slowly readjust to ROYGBIV with muted hues

razzmatazz
i stepped in it again (this time thanks to my mom chattiing up her airplane seatmeat). got invited to a backstage Gibson event. guitars and water tanks - fundraising for Oxfam...

sign here
even my bank brings life to the tundra. my environmentally and socially responsible bank offers greens and waterfalls. inside. (solar powered, i hope...)

open wiiiiide!
you could eat your easter basket grass if you wanted. i love germany. 'oko' easter grass.

spot on
even left-to-be-desired 70's architectural whimsy pleases the winter grey eye

footsies
on a bitter cold day, i had to break down and buy these woolen shoe inserts. kept the shivering down to 20 bpm. (while only offered in neutrals, the other felted products dazzle...)

suggestive colors
not just Simply Red, this graffiti made me wanna dance (isn't it so Tracey & Ernie?)

my true colors
translucently swathed over an overhead light, this color wheel has become the most important. my new life with my beliebte Fair Trade.