My first vision of the sun and the moon

Two more memories for me to share with you! My very first memories of being able to see the sun and the moon. What brilliance and what beauty! Things that many would take for granted but for me it was a total treat, a luxury, and keepsakes forever.

It is somewhat difficult for me to put it all into words but I am going to try. The sun in all of its glory: a golden ball of orange at sunrise, a huge blob of yellow at noon, and a gentle pink at sunset. The moon: a big round brilliant light high in the sky, smiling down on me. The moon, silver at times, then I am not sure how else to describe it.

The sun: peeping through the trees, shining down on a blue sea, rising above the horizon, and sinking in the west. The moon: smiling down on me on a moonlit night, a big round face in the night’s sky, and lighting the path in a peaceful park or following me as I walk along a sandy beach.

I can no longer see these two wonders of nature but I can still feel the sun on my face whenever I go outdoors. As for the moon, I have to use my memory and imagination to keep it in my mind forever.

I’m Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day. Visit www.rnib.org to learn more.

My Favorite Colors

For as long as I can remember, yellow has always been my favorite color; as a child when my vision was just a bit, as a teen when I received much more, and even now when I have precious little.  Yellow has always reminded me of happy things and happy times. 

 

When I was a kid, I had to have a yellow cup, a yellow plate, and a yellow saucer and a yellow bowl.  I loved and cherished my yellow Sunday dress, the one that I wore to church.  I adored my yellow jersey, and my yellow bathing suit.  Mom and dad had to always buy me something yellow; the yellow beach ball, the yellow water wings, and everything else yellow.  I even loved the yellow balloon which was something special for me as I had a fear of balloons and when we got our dog and named her Yella, that was the best thing for me since sliced bread.

 

Yellow continued to dominate my life as I blew past my teen years into adulthood and I continued to buy yellow sweaters and jackets, yellow coats, yellow pants, and yellow dishes and even cutlery with yellow handles.  Part of my living room is even dominated by yellow. 

 

Now that I am left with precious little sight and no longer able to see color, I think of yellow whenever I need a boost or whenever I need to drive away unhappy thoughts or moments.  I have grown to love purple, red, and blue; all distant seconds to my precious yellow.  Yellow!  The color of my life!  The sunshine of my soul!  The light of my darkness!

 

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