Tangerine, Tangerine, Living Reflection from a Dream (Rainbow Connection Weekly Winners)

This week, I had a unique problem. I couldn't find any tangerine anywhere. It's not a color I typically wear, have around my house, or plant in my garden. After using up all the tangerine photos I did have in last week's article announcing Rainbow Connection's new color of the week, I was fresh out of tangerine. 

Judging by the number of posts this week (over 200 photos and a record number of articles, poems, and photo essays), I was the only one having this problem!

So I started searching for Tangerine.

I found a little dash on my nephew's shirt.

I found some in my sister-in-law's garden.

I found some rocks out by the fish pond that looked a little tangerine.  (Hey, I was desperate...)

I searched though my old photos and found a picture of a tangerine from last year's crop - please disregard the dust... or, would you believe that we crop dust? (We have a tangerine tree growing in a sunny window at the parsonage.)

Then things started to look up! I found some tangerine in my kitchen at the Blue Belle Inn.

And, I found a few articles around the house that were tangerine...

 Even some cheddar cheese!

I was so inspired that I bought some tangerine-colored peaches and made a fresh peach pie with strawberry glaze.

I found a book my mom gave me last Christmas that had a lot of tangerine in it.

I listened to an mp3 and saw some tangerine flash across my screen.

I opened a new box of beads that I had purchased to make things with my nieces next time they stay overnight. 

And I found one flower in my garden that had some tangerine on it.

All in all, there was a lot more tangerine to be found that I had imagined. And I "saw" a lot of things I never would have noticed if I hadn't gone looking!

I hope you had fun dreaming about tangerine this week, too! My sincere thanks to each and every one of you who entered, commented and encouraged! There were so many outstanding entries this week that it was almost impossible to choose!

I know you'll enjoy the tangerine treasures this week's winners came up with!

Let's give a round of applause to each of the winners listed below!    

Grand Prize Goes to Sue M for her excellent, tangerine-packed Photo Essays:  The Most Colorful Food Market You Will Ever See!! (Part 1)  AND The Most Colorful Market You Will Ever See!! (Part 2)

Honorable mention in the Photo Essay Category goes to Cristina S:  A Sunset

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Honorable Mention in the Poetry Category goes to Curt L :  Tangerine Dream ~ A Haiku for tabitha Cowan & for You

Honorable Mention in the Poetry Category goes to poddar kushal:  Tangerine Lily 

Honorable Mention in the Poetry Category goes to Scottie Trevino:  A Tiny Colored Quest

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Photos

1st Place goes to Marianne R, who had so many exceptional photos that it was impossible to narrow it down. My favorites:   Canna

                                                                       Pansy

                                                                       Dahlia Bloom

                                                                       Tangerine Rose Bloom

                                                                       Tangerine Sky

2nd place is a Pair of Pretty Photos by Jennifer aka Jenn B:  Tangerine Sky   AND   Cinnamon Cockatiel

3rd place is a Pair of Pretty Bird Photos by Susy R:  Geese and Koi  AND Tangerine

4th Place is a Tie between marianne K:  Hibiscus  

                                  AND Gary H:  Tangerine Flower

5th Place is by Kim K:  Nasturtium  

6th Place is by Jennifer N:  Tangerine Dream

7th Place is by Sue M:  "Fire in the Sky"  

8rd place is by elizabeth e:  "Tangerine Reflection"  

9th Place is a Pair of Pretty Photos by Erin P:  Latin Dancer  AND  Cactus Flower

10th Place is by j - Frugal Mom - r:  Grilling Pizzas

11th Place is by Phyllis~~~"Hot Fun in the Summertime"~~~R:  Marigold

12th Place is by Roxanne N:  Fireworks

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Special Honors!

Honorable Mention in the Creative Artistry Category goes to Nancy M:  Daylily  

Honorable Mention in the Selective Color Category goes to Katie O :  Mushroom  

Honorable Mention in the Best of Show Category goes to Becky D:  Real California Satsuma Tangerine Still on the Tree!  

Honorable Mention for the Teeniest, Tiniest Tangerine Sighting goes to Lindy T:  Spider with a Tangerine Belly  

Honorable Mention in the Wild Card Rainbow Division goes to Anmol D :):  Rainbow in the Mist

Honorable Mention in the Video Category goes to Marriane R:  Oriental Goldfish Tank