Coloured Thursdays - AQUAMARINE!

AQUA or AQUAMARINE is a difficult colour to define - its name translates as 'water of the sea' and it ranges from light blue through turquoise blue to a deep blue green!!!

Because the colours of the ocean are truly captured in the gemstone AQUAMARINE, it was believed that wearing it would give protection on sea voyages, hence it being carried by sailors as a talisman to give them courage & save them from the perils of the deep!

Sadly, despite my time in the jewellery trade and the 'Myth & Magic' world of Crystals I don't own a single piece, which is unfortunate as it is thought to provide emotional & intellectual stability and clarity & peace of mind, all of which I could do with :)

Onto my photo's - this very AQUA period ceiling...

And these interesting stained glass windows with hints of all the shades come from my stay @ the Ty'r Graig Castle in Barmouth, North Wales a couple of years back...

The dragon mosaic is from Barmouth too - their Arts Centre...

And finally me in Aqua - the dear, late WFT favourite Jackson was never allowed on the Red Sofa, so thought he was in trouble re this photo shoot, hence his reluctance to cuddle as we were good friends...

This week the Celebration Cakes Shop's window failed me!
Their website did have suitable images but regrettably of too poor a photographic quality for me to reproduce here.
So, as a last resort had to look else where - this wonderful creation is an image from Flickr ...

My original meme 'True Colours Thursday' is now hosted by friends, the fun pups Doyle & Mollie here @ Blue's Coloured Thursday, with me as Colour Consultant :)
Please do join in again!