Gold

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Alfred R. Ferguson

I couldn't resist putting these up early just because I cant bear waiting to see the calendar grid and it shames me to say, but 'm so into the colors I've lost track of next weeks awesome-august challenge and done another row of color collages, because after all, I'm having so much fun with them and I can decide to do it this way, The 365 is complete and this year I can bend my own rules.

The couple in the frame are my Mom and Dad, there is a Pirates of the Caribbean necklace, An Amber necklace I got in Poland by the Baltic Sea, my family ring with all of our birthstones in Black Hills Gold, because we used to live in the Black Hills and more of course. The belt reminds me of the gift Mary Poppins got from the snake for her birthday, but film watchers didn't see that, you have to read to know.

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I love this shot, I like all the little 'treasures' too :)

[karenann]

Love your gold items ... especially the frame with your Mom and Dad! Lovely ... but like Ferguson says, "Nothing gold can stay." Wonderful composition and comment.

[Livia]

A fabulous "golden" collection, and very well presented!

[ShanneW]

lovely selection of golds - I find it fascinating that people have taken such different routes to the colours

[Princess Fairlane]

Wonderful shot of these gold collections Dixie :D

[Peter de Graaff]

Great collection

[Margaret Tryon]

I love your challenge photo. Very interesting collection.

[carol white]

Lovely collection,nicely composed shot!!

[Vanilla Spice]

Very cool! I say, keep going with the colors! What is the next Awesome August? I lost it! LOL!

[Sterling Rush]

Dixie, thanks for sharing the quote and notes about you and family. I love seeing your work and hope you'll continue! VERY NICE gold display.

[Carole Imes]

Beautiful poem and I really enjoyed your narrative, too. This is such a beautiful display. You have a nice variety of photos that always hold my interest.

[Mrs. Smith]

fantastic collection of gold. I like the poem too.

[Dixie Goode]

@scrappy You can find it under discuss and then under themes and competitions but pretty sure monday is what you had for breakfast and Wednesday is lunch and there is a dinner and where you worship. I think it makes interesting timing for you with Ramadan.

[Mags]

Beautiful setup and shot! A very lovely poem! Wonderful work, Dixie!

[Vanilla Spice]

@pandorasecho Yeah it does! COOL!

[Vanilla Spice]

@pandorasecho ....Actually I get bored with pictures of food, I think I'll drop this one and go on to another I've found! :)

[Taephy]

i see you hv an oscar....heh, n d god of longevity. the peach he holds in his hand is d one that gives immortality to those who eat it n that also looks like a laughing buddha. what an interesting n varied collection.

[Darlene]

What a great collection of gold and a wonderful shot, Dixie.

[Dixie Goode]

@tooki Yes. My son won the plastic Oscar for singing a solo in the library summer reading program talent show and the long life man and laughing Buddha are from when I went to college in Beijing