Green
A number of years ago I had to select a new template for this humble Yorkshire blog. I was drawn to a green format - the colour of nature and environmental campaigning. Though I have only ever voted for The Labour Party (red), it pleases me that green pressure groups have gained more traction over the years - not just on this island but around the world. In the chart above, there are twenty greens each with their own names though some greens are very similar. If I went for a walk in woodland or across meadows and then by a river, I might observe all of these greens... GREEN Deep in an army green forest The undergrowth had an asparagus hue Turning to emerald in shafts of sunlight Or fern and forest green by my leafy path. Up ahead, a clearing appeared harlequin Against hunter green shadows. Departing from those verdant woods, jade Turned to kelly green then lime And mint as sunlit meadows came into view Reaching to a moss coloured river That oozed between olive ban...