 " The effect of daylight and the sky means there are endless subjects to be found in olive trees . For myself I look for the contrasting effects in the foliage , which changes with the tones of the sky . At times , when the tree bares its pale blossoms and big blue flies , emerald fruit beetles and cicadas in great numbers fly about , everything is immersed in pure blue . Then , as the bronzer foliage takes on more mature tones , the sky is radiant and streaked with green and orange , and then again , further into autumn , the leaves take on violet tones something of the color of a ripe fig , and this violet effect manifests itself most fully with the contrast of the large , whitening sun within its pale halo of light lemon . Sometimes , too , after a shower I 've seen the whole sky pink and orange , which gave an exquisite value and coloring to the silvery gray @-@ greens . And among all this were women , also pink , who were gathering the fruit . " 
