Think Pink!

What is it about pink? A sigh of relief, a dash of hope,  a gush of emotion? Is it that it reminds us of a young thing, whether it be piglet or person? The hope of a new start? A pink that will deepen into a red, as the weather warms? I speak of the pink one sees in nature, not the pink that does not exist in nature, such as Barbie pink or Pepto Bismal pink. There is the unnatural pink that could be a bridge between the two....bubble gum pink.

Is it just a 'girl thing'. Perhaps not, in Italy, definitely in Rome, men wear pink shirts in the warm weather. It is also somewhat common in bicycle jerseys. Diana Vreeland said 'pink is the navy blue of India'. There is a lot of color there, pink can come off being neutral in comparision to all the masala colors.

What is it about pink? It's a color that is easy to love, is it as easy to dismiss? It is an emotional color, it is after all the beginning of red.