olive in appearance only

russian olive trees were introduced to north america in the 1800’s by bird shat (according to wikipedia). it’s considered an invasive but i still like it. i like anything that reminds me of (real) olive trees and mediterranean france. i also love anything that resembles the color of silver sage. silver sage, the color, was trendy twenty five years ago. i think i painted my first bathroom silver sage. i just googled “when was silver sage the trendy color?” to see if it was 20 or 25 years ago…and guess what i found? it’s totally back in style but now it’s called a classic (“Silver Sage Benjamin Moore: Best Classic Colour 2022”).  i guess that means i’m a classic too.

russian olive branches (Elaeagnus angustifolia)