Rose-Colored Glasses

At the grocery store yesterday, I bought myself a new pair of sunglasses-- tinted with red and yellow rather than the standard gray-green. To my surprise, when I put them on, I found that I was moving through a highly defined, color saturated, Maxfield Parrish sort of fall scenery.

Although I was already a little impaired, due to the cold and the cold medicine, these wonderful glasses were like stepping out of Kansas into The Emerald City of Oz.

Above is what I would see with the naked eye; below is the view through my magical glasses.

Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses works like an amazing, affordable, non-chemical anti-depressant. So, the color peak of fall foliage isn't quite here yet -- with these glasses it is! And the sky -- washed out blue goes to cobalt in an instant.

I spent a lot of time yesterday, pulling my glasses off and putting them back on to witness the magical transformation.

Talk about your cheap thrills.