La Fee Verte ”The Green Fairy”

When i was little mum told me things like this were signs from my dad in heaven

Carved and Stacked, Grise Fjord, Canada, 23 March 1989 by Andy Goldsworthy, 1989

Andy Goldsworthy

Colors of Earth

When we think of our globe from a distance, we generally visualize two colors: blue and green. Water and land. Mostly water, consequently, our planet’s nickname of the blue marble.

Traveling around the globe every 90 minutes covering millions of miles with a focused lens on our beautiful planet from 250 miles above, I’ve captured many beautiful colors beyond blue and green that showcase Earth in new and interesting ways. Some colors are indicative of nature like desert sands and weather like snow. Other colors tell stories of Earth’s climate in bright splashes of yellows and greens of pollen and muted grey tones and clouded filters of pollution.

Blue and green still remain vivid and beautiful colors on Earth from the vantage point of the International Space Station, but here are some other colors that have caught my eye from my orbital perspective.

African violet

Bahamas blues

Tropical in Africa

Yellow desert

Orange in Egypt

Red surprise 

Snow white 

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“Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.”

The moss growth on parts of the footpath that don't get trodden on☆

Small town spoils

Andy Goldsworthy, Red maple leaves held with water, Ouchiyama River, Japan, 1991