What a day to open our eyes and see the sights about us,

What color are your eyes?

Brown: The majority of the people in the world have brown eyes. In some areas, it is almost the only eye color. Brown eyes are most common in Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Americas. I have brown eyes.

Green: The least common eye color is green. Green eyes are most often glimpsed in northern and central Europe, but they can pop open just about any time and where. Ms. Mary has pretty green eyes.

Blue: Blue eyes are those most often watching you in northern Europe and the lands surrounding the Baltic Sea. In Germany, you may see blue in the eyes of some 75% of the populace, and in Estonia, 99% of the eyes are blue. Blue eyes are becoming less common in the US, with only 1 in 6 (around 17%) so colored. On our whole planet, about 2% of the people (150 million of about 7 billion current inhabitants) have blue eyes. Amazingly, a few far-sighted scientists say all those blue-eyed folks are descended from a single ancestor with the original set of blues who lived about 6,000 years ago. How on earth did they figure that out? I have a blue-eyed son and granddaughter, and it looks like my newest 33-day old grandson will be blue-eyed. It takes a while for a baby’s eyes to color up and shine out at you, but it’s worth the wait to see.

Hazel: Hazel eyes can have brown, gold, yellow and green in an interesting and difficult-to-put-your-finger-on – which you never want to do with an eye – eye color. I have a son with this fascinating coloration. Examining the hazel eye, you begin to reflect that many, if not most, eyes do not have a single color. They are mixes of blue and gray, green and brown, and other color combinations. Seen in different lights or during different mood swings, the colors in a person’s eyes can change and glow into something new. Hazel is such a hue.

Gray: I have seen it said that there is true gray and light blue gray. Gray is most common in northern and eastern Europe, where we have also seen many a blue-eyed resident. The granddaughter with blue can shift to gray and back again to blue, as I watch in hypnotic fascination, listening to the words, “You will do anything I command, You will open the candy drawer,” if you see where this is going.

Those are the eyes I have spied the most. There are some other reported colors, like amber and violet. I view amber as a golden hazel and violet as a deep blue. Others may differ, and I welcome their insights.

When it comes to eyes, an old rule of order applies: “The Eyes Have It.” What more can I say? The eyes do have it. They are amazing personalized jewels. A person’s eyes are unique. No one else has, had or will ever have your eyes. They are your own specially made and individually initialized 3-D glasses to view the cinema of life.

Keep your eyes open and treasure the colors and sights you see around you,

Grandpa Jim

PS: I am sure Uncle Joe is keeping a close eye on all that is happening down on the farm. He’s waiting to share some of what he has seen with you. Be sure to stop back Saturday morning. Your eyes may widen as you gasp in amazement. Oh, and by the way, Ms. Mary says that Uncle Joe’s eyes are blue-green.