Color Contemplations: L

Having found lists of obscure/obsolete color names and rounded out the alphabet with a few simply-charming-to-me colors, each day, I’ll introduce a color and a swatch I’ve painted and then write about whatever comes to mind as I muse about the day’s color. Fair warning, my mind is a non-linear traveler, so who knows where my contemplations will take us.

L is for…      Laird – the color gray, or dappled gray

I’ve found usage of liard as color documented as early as 1440 in Middle English, often referring to horses, but it also refers to a coin, and, of course, probably best known as the Scottish term for “lord.”

However, none of these things captured my attention as I mused on the color. Instead, I kept thinking about a friend who was feeling “blah” and describing herself “not with a black cloud over my head by a dusting of gray mist.”

To be clear, my friend is not depressed, nor would I ever make light of such a thing. But I’m certain we’ve all had some experience with being dusted in gray. Have a day of doubting yourself?  Feeling a bit smaller than you think you should, as though your patina of awesomeness was a bit tarnished?  Forgot what makes you so darn special?  No worries.  Perhaps you just need to pay a visit to the Random Superhero Generator. 

Here’s what’s on record for me:

Deborah has a reputation for incredible fame throughout the nation. She likewise possesses the power to make duplicates of herself and she has mastered the ability to sculpt and mold all wood with a thought. Deborah has the power to tunnel through solid silver and she attacks using a devastating pattern of magic spells that also grants an exceptional vision. She also developed the talent to transform any fly into a cockroach and she is able to take control of exhaustion and bend it to her will. Unfortunately, Deborah becomes rigidly inflexible in the presence of gold.

Ah, I feel decidedly better  now, although too bad about the gold issue

But see what magic? That gray mist has been turned into a laird crown, and I’m ready to head off in a new direction.

What about you? Do you have a favorite color for horses? Laird ones are kind of special. Ever consider what your superpowers are, or use the superhero generator? Ever let cookie fortunes inspire you? Do tell – you know I’d love to hear.