We couldn’t be more thrilled about this week’s photo challenge: orange. There’s no word that rhymes with it. No color quite like it, either. It’s happy. Practical. Visible. And at times, serene. Orange is at the top of our list—on the water and off.

Alex circumnavigating Manhattan

The World’s Orangest Hat! Alex at Sands Point, NY

Almost home. Larchmont Harbor

Alex frees an orange-clawed crab from a scrap of net we found. Edisto, South Carolina

Jean’s new drysuit. Penobscot Bay, Maine

Sunrise at Horseshoe Harbor

Rainy day on Long Island Sound near New Rochelle, NY

Ancient rock and crab. Huckleberry Island, Long Island Sound

Sunrise over the Atlantic. Cumberland Island, Georgia

Bea paddling between the raindrops. Long Island Sound

Rick and Andrew (R to L), Manhattan circumnavigation

Campfire glow. Penobscot Bay, Maine

Geeky selfie with Storm Whistle. Edisto, South Carolina

Sunset over the Folly River, South Carolina

Gulf of Mexico, Florida (Sweetwater Kayak Symposium)

The crack of dawn on Long Island Sound, March 2014

Sunrise over the Atlantic. Cumberland Island, Georgia

Alex suits up

Orange boats stand out in New York Harbor

Jellyfish. Cumberland Island, Georgia

3/8/2015 Early morning light hints at Spring thaw

Stamford Lighthouse. Stamford, Connecticut

Rust and bricks on Hart Island, NYC’s potters field

Lichens. Penobscot Bay, Maine

A curious gull. Lake Otesaga. Cooperstown, NY

Taking a break at Peter Sharpe Boathouse, NYC

Penobscot Bay, Maine

Water dog retrieving her tennis ball at Horseshoe Harbor