Patrice Vecchione, Walkabout Town: Into The Blue, into summer’s promise

Whatever the hue and no matter where in nature it appears, blue is always more than a color. Not to disparage the others, but blue has a uniquely transformative power. Few blue flowers exist so maybe that’s at least partly why the salvia in my garden causes ripples to run up and down my spine when I look out my front window. Those little spikey flowers dotted along the stems brighten the garden; they brighten me. On days when I forget and suddenly remember to look up at a true-blue...