Hamlin Garland

I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.

American Novelist

Imagine an object reflecting colors like a soap bubble or pearl; that's 'opalescent'.

Visual Imagery

'Opalescent' objects change color when the angle of light changes. It's about reflection and refraction.

Light Interaction

Think of natural occurrences like the inside of seashells or oils on water to grasp 'opalescent'.

Nature Inspired

 Which raises the in the next 100 million years, silica-rich water will percolate through the nooks and crannies of some of the discarded artifacts of human civilization. What opalescent plays of light will one day radiate