Yellow is the most intense, controversial, and varied symbol of all the flower colors. It’s one of my favorites; it can light up the world, at least my world, and speaks for the sun.
According to the “Little Book of Color” by Karen Haller, color is seen in different ways worldwide. In China, she says, color is associated with pornography and is also the color of emperors. In Egypt, color is the color of mourning and sadness because of its close association with gold. In Japan, yellow is the color of treachery but also the color of bravery. In Europe, yellow is the color of cowardice, weakness, and betrayal. In both Germany and France, it is the color of jealousy.
What does it mean to me? Cheerfulness, brightness, and hope. Today, I got a bunch of prized Yellow Cala Flowers. I’m delighted; together, they explode in color. I’m going with them. Callas, I see, have become my signature flower. Could you come along and lift? It lifts me right up to the sky,
Errors: you write “color is the color of” instead of “yellow is the color of” throughout. Also, there is no such thing as a “calla flower.” Callas are lilies; lilies are flowers. The name of the plant that you claim is your favorite is “calla lily,” not “calla flower.” Please fix.
Sarah please go read someone else’s blog, thank you, your message is obnoxious and rude and I’m not changing a word, Jon
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Thanks Bob
Hey Sarah, Calla lilies (common name) are not true lilies at all; they are Zantedeschia (genus) in the Aroid family. Perhaps you should do a bit of investigation before you call people out on something as this. As no one is here for a botany lesson, people understand what Jon is saying or referring to. Tootles! 🙂
Marianna, thanks for your message; it was very well said. I wish I had people like you sticking up for me when I was a kid, but I’m grateful for them now the color stuff came from a book, not from me, and is quoted. It’s clear and not inaccurate anyway; thank you. Arrogance is not the same as accuracy.
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Can you not just enjoy the beauty of this post without a need to nitpick?
Sarah Millhouse.
I read what Jon wrote twice and I never noticed the “Errors” that so caught all of your attention. I was more interested in looking at the flower photos and reading what he said. Reading must be an unbelievably difficult and exhausting chore for you. Maybe you could take up quilting, or gardening or something less demanding for you than reading.
PS: I hope you don’t find any mistakes in my writing here. I’d be devastated!
Bob P.
Wisdom is knowing what to overlook. That’s my motto.
Keep up the beautiful work.
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Can you not just enjoy the beauty of this post without a need to nitpick?
Thanks Vee, some people just can’t it’s not the flowers they love. But that’s life with Dyslexia it has made me stronger. As a kid I never learned how to stand my ground. We didn’t know what Dyslexia meant. It feels good to be able to do it now.
Actually, Jon, You are teaching me how to better interact with my bonus grandson. Thank you. (If any nitpicker got this far, in my part of Minnesota, “bonus” is taking the place of “step”. So it’s “bonus grandson” not “step grandson”. )
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Don’t be picking on Jon. Some of have been reading this blog for a very long time and understand his words and messages quite well. I’m a 16 year veteran myself.