More riddles from Eloise

Here are some riddles:

Only one color, but not one size ,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain, .
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
What is it?

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There is a common English word that is nine letters long.
Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains
an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. Eloise
What is the original word, and what are the words that
it becomes after removing one letter at a time?