Colour me Blue

Feeling a tad BLUE today now that Lisey has gone and Fraz will also soon be on his way.However, when I took Fraz his morning coffee in the conservatory. I noticed the sun streaming through one of my favourite vases and making a wonderful impression on the wall behind. I was immediately uplifted.Grabbed the camera and this is the result.
As a child, mum always dressed me in royal blue, so for years I wouldn't even look at the colour.Everything was greens, creams and browns.I had a pink twin and a lilac twin but no blue boy!!
It is only since moving to our new home here five years ago, that I chose it as a colour scheme to run throughout the house.The conservatory is furnished in pale blue with splashes of electric blue.Made me think of what the colour signifies and here's what I found out.
Blue is the overwhelming 'favourite colour.' Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed.The colour of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective colour of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming. However, not all blues are serene and sedate.Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic -- an engaging colour that expresses exhilaration. Some shades, or the overuse of blue, may come across as cold or uncaring.Indigo, a deeper blue, symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery, and spiritual realization. While blue is the colour of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings.
Blue around the globe
In Chinese culture, colours corresponded with the five primary elements, the directions, and the four seasons. Blue was associated with wood, east, and spring.
Blue, blue-green, and green are sacred colours in Iran, where they symbolize paradise.
In India, paintings of the god Krishna often depict him as having blue skin.
In the United States, post office mailboxes are typically blue.
In Mexico, blue is the colour of mourning.
In Aztec culture, blue symbolized sacrifice.
In Greece, the colour blue is believed to ward off "the evil eye." Those who believe in this Greek superstition often wear a blue charm necklace or blue bracelet for protection.
Fun Facts About the Colour Blue
Blue is the favoured colour choice for toothbrushes.
Powder blue is often used in products to promote cleanliness and purity.
Blue is the least "gender specific" colour, having equal appeal to both men and women.
Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue.
People are often more productive in blue rooms.
The highest quality ultramarine blue is made with powdered lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.
Mosquito's are attracted to the colour blue twice as much as to any other colour.
In auto racing, a blue flag advises a car to yield to faster traffic behind.
An old superstition says that when lights burn blue there are ghosts about so BEWARE!!
Over the past decade, scientists have reported the successful use of blue light in the treatment of a wide variety of psychological problems, including addictions, eating disorders, impotence and depression.
So, all that remains is for me to give a BLUE RIBBON to the colour BLUE.It fills my home and my life with sunshine.To quote Van Gogh - "There is no blue without yellow and without orange."