When I was a newspaper feature writer back in the day, I always got the Pantone press releases announcing the new color of the year. It made for a cute little story. I interviewed the executive director of the Color Association of the United States and she'd always tell me what colors would dominate fashion and interiors in the year ahead and even beyond that. I'm a huge fan of color, whether subtle or bold, and I love the theory behind all the prognostications.

So circling back, not too long ago, Pantone announced Greenery (that would be Pantone color 15-0343) was going to be the color of the year. Pantone calls it a "refreshing and revitalizing shade... symbolic of new beginnings."

Calling it nature's neutral, Pantone says Greenery is a "fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring nature's greens revive, restore and renew."

So with that in mind, here are some pet photography images that capture Greenery. All of these were created in the last quarter of this year so how's that for fresh and zesty! I was on to something!