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What is Robin’s Egg Blue

BY GREG JOHNSON

When I was a kid, I loved this color more than any other.

I’d find robin’s eggs, usually pecked-open partial shells, in the nearby woods — and they seemed like exotic jewels to me. Especially in their muted surroundings of forest green and brown, they were supernaturally, brilliantly beautiful.

One Saturday, when I was with my dad at the hardware store, I was astonished to find a paint can labeled Robin’s Egg Blue. I was so excited. After some pleading and wheedling on my part, and some goodnatured teasing on his, he agreed that we could repaint my bedroom.

We did. My walls were Robin’s Egg Blue. My ceiling was Robin’s Egg Blue. So was the inside of my closet. Even my wooden desk was Robin’s Egg Blue.

Today, Susan took this lovely photo of the robin’s nest in the cherry tree a few steps outside our kitchen window. Still breathtaking.

Greg Johnson is a retired editor at the Courier Journal and a co-author of the book, ‘Real Barbecue.’

HG Calendar

SAT JUN 17 ....... Historic Botherum Tour

Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens invites the public to tour the historic home and gardens of Botherum, with ticket proceeds benefiting the work of The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc.

SAT JUN 24 Garden Tour

The Lexington Council Garden Clubs invites you to visit a carefully curated selection of area gardens on June 24, 2023, 10 am to 5 pm and June 25, 2023, 1 pm to 5 pm. Whether you are a gardener, a homeowner seeking new ideas or just enjoy beauty and tranquility, please join the Tour, rain or shine to visit some of our area’s most inspiring gardens. The Open Gates to Bluegrass Living tour will feature gardens of every size, both professionally-designed and homeowner-designed spaces, including a rooftop garden and a garden filled with sculpture.

The biennial fundraising event serves to provide educational opportunities, community outreach, and beautification of our city. Grant recipients from past tours include scholarships to University of Kentucky students majoring in horticulture and related fields, historic preservation at the Hunt Morgan House, Waveland, and Wallis House, the headquarters of the State Garden Club of Kentucky; educational activities at libraries, schools, the Fayette County Extension, the Arboretum, the Family Care Center outdoor classroom, Seedleaf Community Garden; as well as landscaping for the Hope Center, the Markey Cancer Center Meditation Garden, neighborhood median gardens, and the Ashland Terrace garden, along with numerous Monarch Waystations throughout Lexington.

SAT JUL 1 Daylily Show

The Bluegrass Hemerocallis Society presents their lovely flowers judged and staged in all of their beauty, 1 pm, Twin Pines Christian Church.

SAT JUL 22 ....... Grand Tour

The Grand Tour of Homes extends across the last two weekends in July, and is an annual scattered site showcase of new homes. This event provides an opportunity for home lovers to view the latest trends in new home construction and to speak directly with builders, designers, and professionals about their dream homes.

SAT JUL 29 ........ Iris Sale

The Bluegrass Iris Society follows up their Spring Show with an Annual Sale highlighting the best of this year’s offerings. A must-see for any gardener. Lexington Green. (Pro Tip: they sell out early.)

Community Garden Days

Join LFUCG at city community centers for Community Garden Days, learning about planting and maintaining a garden. Participants who attend two or more Community Garden Days and one of each Garden Guild program will receive a certificate of achievement, a prize pack, and an invitation to an end-of-summer awards ceremony picnic. 2 pm.

JUN 3 Dunbar Center

JUN 10 Castlewood Center

JUN 24 Tates Creek Center

JUL 1 William Wells Brown Center