Sunshine Challenge Post #5

[smallhobbit]

Three things which are blue:

1. The sea and the sky

Yes, I know the sky isn't really blue and can be black and grey and ...  And similarly the sea isn't blue, the Blue Danube is a myth put about by Johann Strauss II, and in fact water in general isn't blue.  But that's the conventional colour, and if you draw a map the water is shown as blue.


2.  My clothing

Blue is my favourite colour - it always has been, with the occasional temporary blip.  By default I wear blue clothes.  If I wear a different colour it's a deliberate choice.  For instance, I have a number of red coats/jackets but each time it's been a specific choice.


3.  Girlguiding uniform

In the UK Brownies wear brown and yellow (makes them easy to spot in a crowd) and Rainbows wear red, but from Guides up to adults the uniform is blue.  I'm an Assistant Leader in a Brownie pack, and have been in a leadership role for about 16 years.  I began with Guides, taking the traditional way in (the daughter's guide unit needed an assistant leader), and I ended up running the unit, before a change of job meant I didn't have the time.  After which I joined the local Brownie pack, helped set up a new Guide unit and we then moved to Gloucester, where I joined my current pack nine years ago.


Fanfics I've written with blue:

Once in a Blue Moon a werewolf!Lucas fic (Lake)

River Police a BBC Sherlock AU series where DI Stanley Hopkins is a member of the Met River Police (Sherlock/Stanley) (River)

A Case of Penguins more BBC Sherlock, this time a Penguin AU series (Sea)

Comments

[corvidology]

I suspect that blue may be the most popular of 'favourite' colours. It has such a range of shades and such pleasant associations.

[smallhobbit]

You're probably quite right.