Brown

Happy Birthday, Brown eyed girl

This butterfly is known as a buckeye and it rests on a passion vine in my August garden. Spots on butterfly wings are "eyes" and on this buckeye, they are deep brown in color.

This takes me back to a time 40+ years ago, when you insisted that your favorite color was brown. You came under considerable pressure to alter your opinion, but you could never be persuaded that pink or green or blue was a better choice.

Brown -- the perfect choice for an August birthday girl.

Rich dark chocolate cake.

The icy shimmer of root beer on a hot summer day.

Thick mud squishing between your toes on a rainy afternoon.

You're my brown eyed girl.

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.