I love looking at this picture of my sweet little girl. This lovely setting can be found in Mink Creek, Idaho where my Mom spent a great deal of time as a young girl. The beautiful green fields and yellow flowers refresh
my vision and purpose to find the beauty and joy in life! Believe me, I’m trying to take my baby sister
Mary’s advice to fully enjoy the “snow" but I can only live in
the monochromatic world of winter for a couple of months before I truly miss
the colorful world we live in. My
longing for color reminds me of watching, “The Wizard of Oz” for the first
time!
Having been brought up with color television, I wasn't used to
the grayed out imagery of Dorothy and Toto.
At first glance, I wasn't sure I would like the film due to the lack of color...that being said, the movie was a suggestion from my Mother and as “Specialist
of the Silver Screen,” I was not about to argue with her selection! As the movie
started, the dull colors of the movie struck a discord with the
energy and tone of Dorothy’s voice and passion for life! All she wanted was to seek and find a place without trouble...some place that encompassed beauty and joy...perhaps, "somewhere over the rainbow!"
You remember it don’t you… the time when first you witnessed
little Dorothy (after the unexpected lift off and re-entry of her drab
Kansas-styled home) opening the front door to her home only to expose the beautiful,
Technicolor world beyond her grey house!
The Munchkin Land flowers, bigger than the munchkins themselves, and the
plethora of color was truly a joyful and tantalizing treat for my eyes! The transformation from colorless Kansas to multicolored
Munchkin Land was an unexpected experience of joy for all to be enjoyed...especially Dorothy!
C.S. Lewis once said that “No soul that seriously and
consistently seeks joy will ever miss it…for those who seek shall find!” Now I’m not sure the director of the "Wizard of Oz" intended
for a parallel of life to be drawn from the imagery...but in this sometime lackluster and grayed-out
world, from a source totally unexpected, we can seek out and find the color
and joy of life!
At least that’s how I’m feeling on this gray January day…..Now if someone could please explain to me how those Munchkins grew flowers so well…I’ll be over the rainbow with joy!
At least that’s how I’m feeling on this gray January day…..Now if someone could please explain to me how those Munchkins grew flowers so well…I’ll be over the rainbow with joy!
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