Celebrate Oz--It's all about Color

Sometime in the fifties and early sixties, I do not remember exactly when, I was a small child. An annual event occurred that changed my life! Yes, The Wizard of Oz was broadcast on televisions across America; perhaps it was  the springtime?

It would not be possible for me to pick a favorite scene, a favorite moment, character, line, song, munchkin or flying monkey. I loved every single solitary part of that movie. I cry throughout the movie:  from Miss Gulch taking Toto away on her bike, to the Scarecrow being ripped apart, to Auntie Em calling for Dorothy in the Wicked Witch's crystal ball. Tears flowing. And the outright fear....actually let's call it Terror. OOOOh those Flying Monkeys scared me to death. The Wicked Witch was so scary. The TORNADO, for crying outloud. How I loved this movie.

There was a problem though. My family did not own a color t.v. For many years, I watched The Wizard of Oz in black and white...the whole movie in black and white. I never knew there was a colorful part to the movie. So when Dorothy emerges from her tornado-twisted house to see the Munchkin Land in all its glorious color, for me it was all glorious black and white. The Yellow-Brick Road was gray. The ruby shoes could have been purple. The Horse of a Different Color? No color. I did not know the Wicked Witch had a green face. I did not know Dorothy wore a blue and white gingham dress. Who knew that the Emerald Palace was actually, well emerald green?

Pretty gray dress

Beautiful "Concrete" Palace

Gorgeous blackish slippers

I was probably 17 or 18 years old when I saw The Wizard of Oz in color for the first time. What a shock! What a difference. What color!!! I never realized what a beautiful movie it was until I saw it in rousing Technicolor. The Wicked Witch's face was truly horrific, even scarier than I would have thought. I am thinking if I had seen the movie in color when I was little, I most likely would have been traumatized!!!

My kids always looked at me in disbelief when I told them I grew up without a color tv. They cannot imagine it. Well, that's okay. I think I love the movie even more now, because I remember the times I watched it in black and white. I was thoroughly in love and impressed with it, without color. So these days, the color is a wonderful enhancement. It is definitely a beautiful, colorful, wonderful movie.

And I would love to have a pair of ruby slippers!  Red Red Red ruby slippers!!!

Colorful red ruby slippers

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Our hostess, Linda in New Mexico, offers more of Celebrate Oz



Image Credits: media.photobucket.com, stonesoferasmus.com, flickr.com, thedailypump.com

Top of the Morning--And the Rest of the Day too

A beautiful day is dawning for us today. Glorious sunshine pouring through the windows, and the unbelievable temperature of 56 degrees F is predicted. Sell my clothes, I'm going to the Summerlands!!! Yesterday I noticed tiny green shoots of crocus making their way through the mucky, snowy ground. And there are rumors of daffodils around town.

Please go to Mary Hudson's blog http://jesusandthegreenman.wordpress.com/  to read about the Syracuse University trip to the UK. She is blogging daily posts about their experiences there.

Busy goings-on at home for the rest of the week. Preparing for Ostara, thinking up this month's Full Moon observance and still trying to photographically capture the Elusive Cardinal.

And do be sure to check out the big event at Linda from New Mexico's blog http://lindaomasoldebaggsnstuftshirts.blogspot.com/
on Saturday March 19th. It's her Celebrate Oz blog fest. There are quite a few blogs signed up to participate in this sweet observance of the great movie, The Wizard of Oz. Wiccan Writes is one of the participants.

Have a beautiful day! Wishing you bright blessings!    Robin.