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Since statistics claim that green is the second favorite color of the public, I decided to make this post on green stuff twice as long. Makes sense right?
Oscar Wilde once wrote, “He had the curious love of green, which inindividuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals.”
Photo: Meika checking out a botanical garden in Vista California.
Fact: There is no such thing as a green mammal. Sloths have a green tint to their fur do to the algae that grows on it.
Photo: Metal sculptures in a garden in Vista California 5 miles from where I live. The garden is on a hill.
Fact: The American Green Card or the Alien Registration Card is currently white. It was green after the WWll, now days the color changes to reduce counterfeiting.
Photo: More metal scuptures.
Fact: In the 1818’s novel Frankenstein , Victor Frankenstein was not a monster and he was flesh colored, his monster was the yellow skin of a corpse. In 1931 Universal studios makeup artist Jack Pierce created the flat-headed bolt through neck character that Boris Karloff played in Frankenstein. The movies were still in black and white back then but all the movie posters portrayed him in green.
Photo: Our lush countryside.
Fact: In China green signifies infidelity.
Photo: Greeness!
Fact: In Israel green symbolizes bad news.
Photo: Yucca blooms
Fact: In Japan the words for green and blue are the same word.
Photo: A nice place to eat lunch.
Fact: In Spain racey jokes are green.
Photo: A cool tree.
Fact: In Ireland green is the national color.
Photo: The jungle of Vista California.
Fact: In Egypt green is a sacred color and represents hope and joy of spring. The floors in the temples are green.
Photo: A cotton tree, not to be confused with the plant. These grow tall.
Fact: American currency was printed with green because it is durable and it was plentiful.
Photo: Things that grow on vines.. no clue as to what they are. They are softball size.
Popular phrases and their meaning. Green Thumb (US) or Green Fingers (UK) means having a ability to grow plants really well.
Photo: A teepee planted with plants that draws butterflies to it.
Phrase: Green Room – in performances this is a room to relax in before and after performing.
Photo: Prickly Pear Cactus
Phrase: Green back – US currency
Photo: Meow
Phrase: Greener Pastures – Good things to come.
Photo: My cat has sage green eyes.
Phrase: Green Horn – Beginner, Novice, or Trainee.
Photo: A very large bush.
Phrase: Green around the gills – Sickly
Photo: Looking up through a canopy of Live Oak Trees.
Fact: Kermit say’s it’s not really easy being green afterall!
That’s all for my green theme. I hope you enjoyed this and the previous post on the color Green!
Next is Blue.
Very beautiful! I’m glad I searched for it! Sometimes it’s easy to miss the great things on here! Thank you
Awe thank you!!
Marvelous photographs!
Thank you Nina, I know you love purple!
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Thank you : )
Great post & photos. Good to know the info too!
I will be doing a quiz on the all the colors. lol Dang, this is almost like school. Thanks Mom : )
Oooh, hopefully I will do good! Well that’s what keeps the site fun!
Yes it is, thanks again.
A great and inspirational series of works! By the way, I imagine how great if there is a similar tree in my bonsai pot. The 17th picture, the tree is very tempting to my imagination!
It does look bonsai-ish doesn’t it. I think that’s what drew me to it in the first place. I would love to try bonsai, First a jade, then a bougainvillea then, then, then…. Thank you for your lovely comments, and compliments.
Waww… Someday I will definitely see your bonsai.
Interesting facts, but I like the one from Egypt the most!
Glad you liked my green facts!
Go GREEN or go HOME Kim! LMBO! Love the macro shot you got of the cat too!
Going green is a great idea, true. Thank you, shes a sweet cat, and easy to photograph.
I love it! Fact: Although St. Patrick’s Day is Ireland’s national day, and green is the country’s national colour, nobody (afaik) has ever tried to sell green beer on that day in Ireland; that’s an American thing!
Well being half Irish, I don’t even celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green beer and green dyes in rivers is not my thing. I might enjoy it more on that side of the pond.
…interesting blog with amazing fun facts…you nailed it Kim.. ???
Glad you liked it Trafalgar!
Of course I did…?