2024 July Monthly Color Challenge Block

 I love the silvery sparkly of waves and water.

Our challenge this month is inspired by tropical fish. Such beauty lays under the water, it's hard not to be inspired.

By Greg Hume - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61605332

This month our color is silver and is inspired by the Silver Dollar.

From Wikipedia: The silver dollar is a peaceful schooling species^[1] that spends most of its time in the mid- to upper-level of the water. Its average lifespan is less than ten years but can live longer in captivity. A benthic spawner and egg scatterer, the adult fish will spawn around 2,000 eggs. This breeding occurs in soft, warm water in low light.

The silver dollar is listed as semi-aggressive but some silver dollars can be very mellow. These fish can be kept in community tanks with fish that can't fit in their mouths, and once fully grown, they can be kept with larger fish like oscars, pikes, and larger catfish.

I love silver. Twenty-six years ago our bridesmaids and groomsmen wore silver dresses and tuxes. Had I really been thinking when I planned this years challenge I would have used silver in June when we celebrated our anniversary. Oh well, I will still enjoy it this month.

I'm using Benartex's "Burlap" fabric line. I love the texture of the fabric, sooo much. 

Our featured blogger this month is:

Amanda of  Be Mandy Things

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Fill my feed with glorious silver this month!

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