Maybe it's just simply the color
combination.
As I had mentioned yesterday, I've been
taking half days a lot this week, just to go out and enjoy the sun &
heat. I was on the bike path near South Beach, just letting my mind
wander, when an incredibly strange thought popped into my head. I've
always thought that Marquette is one of the most beautiful places on
the planet, especially during the summer. I've never quite been able
to put my finger on why, but could it be because of these colors?
The picture's from my phone, so it's
not the greatest in the world, but could Marquette be one of the most
beautiful places on the planet during summer because of the way the
blue of the water plays off the green of all the vegetation that's
around? A lot of times green & blue don't always go together,
because they're kind of related, at least as far as colors go. But
could the blue of Lake Superior and the green of the trees have
somehow found the sweet spot that makes it all go together perfectly?
See where my mind goes when I'm out
baking in the sun?
Of course, maybe I'm biased. I grew up
seeing those colors and each every summer of my life, so maybe I'm
predisposed to them. Maybe someone who grew up in a desert and sees
the interplay between the browns and the reds would think that that's
one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Maybe it's
(literally) nature, and not nurture. But to me—admittedly, someone
who grew up seeing a sight like the picture every day of my young
life—the blue and the green perfectly capture the beauty of
Marquette. You don't see it many places on the planet—in fact,
without realizing it it's probably one of the reasons I came back to
Marquette—but it's there.
And at least to me, at least yesterday
on the bike path, it made perfect sense as to why Marquette's one of
the most beautiful places you'll ever see, especially during the
summer.
On that note, have a great weekend.
Hope the rain stays away long enough that we can maybe see a little
more green & blue the next few days!!
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