Brown Sugar (Rainbow Connection Winners!)

We've been thinking about the color Brown at Rainbow Connections for the past week...

and a half.

Hopefully, those of you who thought brown was a boring color have discovered that brown is a color with many beautiful qualities.

We've found that brown can be a window to the world.

We've seen the richness of brown in nature... 

We've seen delicious-looking brown food...

Whether a freshly-roasted Thanksgiving turkey, gingerbread warm from the oven, or a chocolate fantasy come to life...

Our mouths have watered as we've thought of brown...

We've seen brown at its rustic, au natural best... 

We've seen man-made browns in every hue and shade.

We've seen elegant, ritzy browns.

We've seen homemade browns...

 We've seen homespun browns...

We've seen arty browns...

We've seen playful browns...

We've seen browns of historic proportions... (Lest you say there were many winners... lest you wonder why your photo or essay was not on the list... be gentle with me. There were well over 300 hundred entries this week.)

And now, we'll off to see the Best of the Best... the Brown Sugar of All Browns...

Congratulations to this week's winners!   

Photo Essays

GRAND PRIZE WINNER is by elizabeth e:  Beginnings ~ Part 6 ~ Our Days of Color

1st Place is by Wendy O:  How I Came to Like Chickens OR The Great Snake War 08

2nd Place is a Pair of Photo Essays by j - Frugal Mom - r:  Butterfly Beauty  AND  An Unconventional Dinner

3rd Place is by Duckie 1:  God Has A Brown Voice 

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Photos

1st Place is by Marianne K:  5 Week Old Foal

2nd Place is by Sue M:  Thoughtful Reflections - Carolina Wren   

3rd Place is by David S:  Bison with Frost       

4th Place is by Pair of Photos by Reena d:  Hollow Log  AND  Sunset on Appalachian Range

5th place is by Jennifer aka Jenn B:  Cattails by the Water  

6th Place is a Tie Between Gary H:  Chipmunk

                                  AND Susy R:  Norman the Brown Calf   

7th Place is by a Pair of Photos by Marianne R:   Mallard Duck  AND  Carousel Horse 

8th Place is a Pair of Photos by Angela M:  Morning Glory Seed Pods  AND  Amazing What a Squirrel Can Do                                 

9rd place is by Stephanie S:  Brown Pigeon

10th Place is by Chris E:  Horses on Assateague Island 

11th Place is a Tie between elizabeth e:  Coffee Beans

                                    AND  Tina Coruth:  Pancakes and Maple Syrup!!!  

12th Place is by F. Jeanette c:  Ireland Dingle Penninsula 

Lucky 13th Place is a Tie between by Karen R:   Brown Ducks 

                          AND  Bhawana Busy Buzzy B:  Relaxing  

14th Place is a Tie between Janet D:  Rhubarb Plant  

                                   AND  Donna E:  Milkweed Pod

15th Place a Tie between Katrina Hall:  Spicy Brown Gingerbread 

                                  AND Shannon W:  Brownie Dessert 

Sweet 16th Place is a Tie between Gary L:  Chyna, the female cat of our house!   

                                             AND Phyllis R:  Strawhat with a Brown Bow

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Random "Rainbow" Sighting:

1st Place is by T Cheri P:   The Bouquet

2rd Place is by Curt L:  Rainbow Street

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Poetry 

1st Place is by Sheila Deeth:  Persephone 

2nd Place is by Curt L:  Brown Bear Delights ~ A Haiku for Cookie Queen & You

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Special Honor

Honorable Mention to Carol B for the Funkiest Photo:  Brown Goat Feeding on a Brown Windmill