Fifty Shades of Green

Green is the color of growth.  I am always so amazed by how many shades of green are in nature.
All the plants are green, but yet seem to have their own hue that makes them stand out among the rest.

There are so many idioms and meanings for green.

Green means go. It also denotes a newbie at a task. It signifies that one is concerned about the earth and environment.

I was reminded that my grandfather liked green. He had a green house, green tiles in the kitchen, green trucks and wore green shirts. He was also a lover of nature and walks in the woods.

My grandfather wasn't the only fan of green. There were several quotes on the internet that echoed the same thought.

  Quotes like,  "Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions,'  by  John Muir.

“For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood in every spring there is a different green.” by  J. R. R. Tolkien, is another.

Another favorite is, "Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises," from  Pedro Calderon de la Barca.

However, all this talk about green made me think of a song Kermit the frog used to sing titled  "Bein' Green". Joe Raposo is listed as the songwriter with lyrics licensed by Jonico Music.

"It's not that easy bein' green, Having to spend each day, the color of the leaves,"  the lyrics stated.

However, the songwriter turn it around with these prose, " But green's the color of spring; And green can be cool and friendly like; And green can be big like an ocean; Or important like a mountain or tall like a tree
When green is all there is to be."

Is it easy being green? That answer depends on who you are.

Are you a frog just trying to blend in with your surroundings or a fern that found a greenhouse-like environment in a glass bottle?

Are you a hawk that stopped by for a drink at the neighbor's pond? Either way it seems that green is the go-to color for growth and the environment. That's just the nature of things 'round here.