TRAVEL COLLAGE: GREENERY AROUND THE WORLD

Green.
 What does it make you think of?

In addition to the standard answers.......
grass, money, envy, acting in an environmentally correct manner..........
"green" will always conjure up memories of my college days.........
No, not of the ivy-covered buildings or green grass on the campus quad.
It's an odd recollection of the girl we called Green,

nicknamed as such, because she wore green clothing 
from head to toe.........Every. Single. Day. 
Her hair was green. 

Her backpack was green.
I don't know this for a fact, but rumor had it that
she only ate green foods. 

I wonder if she is still green.

Perhaps her patina has aged to a fine verdigris over the years.  

 Aside from this collegiate oddity which takes up 
valuable real estate in my fading memory bank,
 green evokes an assortment of imagery.

GREEN IS GOOD
when you've got lots of it in your wallet,
or you're living green and taking care of the planet.
A green thumb is a handy thing to have.........
and it's always nice when you're given the green light.

GREEN IS BAD
 when you're feeling green around the gills, 
or you're green with envy.
It's not good if you've got gangrene,
or your team is "Gang Green."
 The Greenhouse effect is bad, 
and so is being bitten by green flies.
And if someone serves you green eggs and ham, with green jello for dessert, 
well, that's grounds for unfriending, in my humble opinion. 

Unless, of course, those friends are
FAMOUS GREENS

like Al Green, Ann of Green Gables.

Cee Lo Green, Green Day, the Green Goddess
and perhaps the greenest of them all.......

 that Muppet who claims "It's Not Easy Bein' Green".

When you're in trouble, it's nice to have some 
SUPER-POWERED GREENS  
on your side, like the Green Hornet,
the Green Lantern, the Jolly Green Giant, or the Green Berets.

I could go on and on.......about TASTY GREENS,
such as fried green tomatoes, green smoothies,
Green Mountain coffee and green tea........

 MUSICAL GREENS like Green Eyed Lady, 
Green Tambourine, My Green-Eyed Girl,
and God Didn't Make Little Green Apples.
But, I think you get my (green) drift. 

What I really want to talk about are GREEN PLACES.........

No, not Green Acres, or a putting green, or The Green Mile..........

Not "My Valley" (How green was it?),
 or Greenport, Greener Pastures, Bowling Green, Green Bay, or Greenland.

 And.......not "The Other Side" (where the grass is always greener).

I'm talking about beautiful, peaceful green places around the world......
Green eye candy, if you will. 
When I'm feeling stressed, I mentally transport myself
 back to one of these serene spots, 
for a dose of Nature's Xanax.
It's addictive in the best possible way!

Keukenhof Gardens, outside of Amsterdam, in The Netherlands

Roadside coconut hut in Maui, Hawaii

Magnolia Plantation outside of Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, Vancouver, Canada

Royal Palms Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona

Mala Strana section of Prague, Czech Republic

Ralph Lauren Shop in East Hampton, NY

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Gapstow Bridge in Central Park, New York, NY

Which of these green oases speaks to you?

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