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C is for Cobalt #atozchallenge

by Ula
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The Cobalt Story

“Did you know cobalt is a metal?” Anne looked at Gilbert lazily from under her sunglasses. She dipped her hand in the cool water and laid her head back down on the floating mattress, letting the sun warm her face.

Gilbert nodded his head of dark floppy hair. “It’s also an essential trace element, but can be poisonous in large doses.” A light wind tickled their skin with a soothing coolness.

Anne raised her head and looked at Gilbert as if she saw him in a new light. “I always thought it was just the color of Auntie Betty’s favorite glass bottles.”

“Well, besides being an important color of an artist’s palette, cobalt is used in many alloys, magnets, magnetic recording media, jet turbines, as a drying agent for paints and inks, and even to treat some forms of cancer…”

Anne looked at Gilbert in astonishment and began laughing. He looked bewildered – unsure what exactly she found so funny. “What?” he asked.

“I love it when you nerd out on me.” She leaned over to kiss him and fell into the water.

Gilbert’s booming laughter bounced off the waves.

 

 

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This post is part of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. My theme is color. Come back tomorrow to see what I come up with for the letter D. Want to check out other bloggers’ posts? Go here.

 

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Comments 14

  1. Keith Channing says:
    2 years ago

    And there I was, expecting to find that Gilbert had somehow slipped Anne an excessive dose of cobalt in some form.
    I did not expect that ending.

    Reply
    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Nice to be able to surprise. Why didn’t I think of something more nefarious?! Thank you for visiting and commenting, Keith.

      Reply
  2. gulara says:
    2 years ago

    Awesome story – sweet and nerdy in a good way 😀

    Reply
    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you, Gulara.

      Reply
  3. Guilie Castillo says:
    2 years ago

    Haha… Glad she fell into the water. Just desserts for making fun of us nerds 😀
    Guilie @ Life In Dogs (and member of co-host Damyanti’s team, D’s Company )

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    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      She was teasing in the most loving of ways. Thanks.

      Reply
  4. Claudia says:
    2 years ago

    Great story. I wondered what this conversation would be about and how it would end, but I’d never expected this refreshing ending 😉

    Reply
    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you.

      Reply
  5. Stepheny Houghtlin says:
    2 years ago

    Visiting during the #Challenge. Great presentation of these first 3 posts. You are a busy young woman and your creativity shows. Congratulations. If you have time or interest in historic hotels and inns, join me during April.

    Reply
    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you. I’ve definitely visited your blog.

      Reply
  6. Anne says:
    2 years ago

    Is this a modernized Anne of Green Gables reference? I love those stories. 🙂 There is so much here that’s great and educational too! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Anne of Green Gables is my favorite. It’s my wink to L.M. Montgomery. Thanks.

      Reply
  7. John Holton says:
    2 years ago

    That’ll teach her not to be a smartypants…

    John Holton
    Blogging from A to Z Challenge Co-Host
    The Sound of One Hand Typing

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    • Ula says:
      2 years ago

      Thanks for visiting and commenting, John.

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