Miss Piggy's Pale Pink Picks (Rainbow Connection's Weekly Winners)

The world is awash in pink tonight. 

The whole atmosphere is shimmering with pale pink magic.

Everything has a rosy hue...

And I'm not even wearing glasses.

Perhaps it's a light that comes from the inside rather than the out.

Because when we're in the pink, we feel good... 

Bright, sunny, cheerful... it's all part of seeing pink...

This week at Rainbow Connections, we'd had one last fling with the pale hue, pink...

It's been a wondrous week, in which we've spotted posies, pigs, and paws...

We've celebrated summer...

We've walked on the sunny side of the street...

We've reveled in springtime... 

We've pretended that pink has the power to make everything all better...

And in some ways it has...

Pink has made a big splash... and all we had to do was look!

And now, to announce this week's Winners! Let's give them each a bunch of 10's! 

Photo Essays

GRAND PRIZE WINNER  goes to TD (aka Jane Dough):   Shades of Pink

1st Place goes to Shannon W:  Pale Pink in Macro 

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Photos

1st Place is by Faith is ready to be creative and enjoy her life!:  Delicate Pink Rose 

2nd Place is a Pair of Photos by Elaine M:  The Blush of Dawn  AND  Apple Blossoms 

3rd Place is a TRIPLE CROWN for Marianne R:  Cherry Blossoms  AND  Gerbera Daisy  AND  COTTON CANDY     

4th Place is by Pair of Photos by Janet "Jax" R:  Pink Rose  AND  Pale Pink Rose

5th place is by Pair of Photos by TD (aka Jane Dough):  Northwest Cherry Blossoms  AND  Pale Pink Flower  

6th Place is by Marianne M:  Last Hollyhock of Summer 

7th Place is by arleen...:  Rose, My Garden 

8th Place is by Jerri H:  Light Pink Azaleas                                 

9rd place is by Chris E:  Day Lily 

10th Place is a Pair of Photos by Sue M:  Pretty Pale Pink Flower  AND  Pale Pink Chrysanthemum
                                 
11th Place is by Stephanie S:  Pink Hydrangea   

12th Place is a Tie Between Margo C:  Pink Sunset

                                    AND Donna E:  Pink Clouds at Sunset

Lucky 13th Place is a Pair of Photos by Shannon S:  Pink Azaleas  AND  Ceiling Detail

14th Place is by Mary Mitchell:  Sleeping with a Soccer Ball

15th Place is by Linda G:  Pastel Pink Peonies

Sweet 16th Place is by Victoria H:  The Pale Pink of Newborn Bunnies  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Random "Rainbow" Sighting:

Honorable Mention by Stephanie, proud Maw-Maw to my 2 granddaughters, G:  Beach Front Houses

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Poetry 

1st Place is by Curt L : On Auntie's Death ~ A Haiku for Bobbi K. & You

2nd Place is by poddar kushal:  A Pale Pink Flower

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Video

Honorable Mention and a Kiss for Being Such a Sweetheart (for helping me pick the winners and for stopping the car at a moment's notice so I can jump out and take photos) goes to Mark D, my husband for:  Sunrise over Lake Superior (He took the video, as he was dressed and I wasn't!)

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*** I also received a very special pale pink entry by mail this week... a pale pink doll from Curt L, who gets a very Honorable Honorable Mention!  Isn't she lovely?  (Thanks, Curt!! What a neat surprise to come home to!)