祝大家情人节快乐！

The language of flowers (花语) with type, color and number of flower is not always the same in western countries and in China.

玫瑰花

    * 玫瑰：爱情,高贵,爱与美,容光焕发,纯洁的爱,美丽的爱情,美好常在
    * 玫瑰(红)：热情,热爱你,求爱,我爱你,热恋,希望与你泛起激情的爱
    * 玫瑰(淡红)：感动、爱的宣言、明豔照人
    * 玫瑰(粉红)：求爱,铭记于心,初恋,喜欢你那灿烂的笑容、爱心与特别的关怀
    * 玫瑰(浅粉红)：同情,仰慕
    * 玫瑰(酒红)：美丽的妳
    * 玫瑰(橙)：羞怯,献给你一份神秘的爱或富有青春气息,初恋的心情
    * 玫瑰(橘)：慾望
    * 玫瑰(黄)：欢乐、美丽、高贵、珍重祝福，不贞、嫉妒、失恋、褪去的爱、道歉
    * 玫瑰(绿)：青春常驻、纯真简朴
    * 玫瑰(蓝)：敦厚，善良
    * 玫瑰(紫)：永恒的爱、浪漫真情、珍贵独特，忧郁、梦幻、爱做梦
    * 玫瑰(白)：天真,纯洁,尊敬,谦卑
    * 玫瑰(黑)：温柔真心，为你而诞生的恶魔
    * 玫瑰(捧花)：幸福之爱
    * 玫瑰(香槟)：我只钟情你一个
    * 玫瑰(花苞): 美丽和青春
    * 玫瑰(红+白): 共有
    * 玫瑰(红+黄): 快乐


    * 1朵：你是我的唯一
    * 2朵：世界上只有你和我
    * 3朵：I LOVE YOU
    * 4朵：誓言、承诺
    * 5朵：无悔
    * 6朵：顺心如意、顺利、永结同心、愿你一切顺利
    * 7朵：喜相逢
    * 8朵：贵弥补、歉意、弥补、深深歉意、请原谅我
    * 9朵：长相守、坚定
    * 10朵：十全十美
    * 11朵:爱你一生一世
    * 12朵：全部的爱比翼双飞、圆满组合、心心相印、每日思念对方
    * 13朵：暗恋
    * 14朵：骄傲
    * 15朵：守住你的人
    * 16朵：一帆风顺婚
    * 17朵：伴你一生
    * 18朵：青春美丽
    * 19朵：爱的最高点
    * 20朵：两情相爱
    * 21朵：最爱
    * 22朵：双双对对、两情相悦,你浓我浓、两情相悦、双双对对
    * 24朵：思念、纯洁的爱
    * 30朵：请接受我的爱
    * 33朵：三生三世
    * 36朵：我的爱只留给你
    * 40朵：誓死不渝的爱情
    * 44朵：至死不渝、山盟海誓、恒古不变的誓言
    * 48朵：挚爱
    * 50朵：无悔的爱
    * 51朵：我心中只有你
    * 57朵：吾爱吾妻、
    * 56朵：吾爱、
    * 66朵：顺利、事事顺利、情场顺利、六六大顺、细水长流我的爱永远不变
    * 77朵：喜相逢、求婚、情人相逢、相逢自是有缘
    * 88朵：弥补歉意、用心弥补一切的错
    * 99朵：天长地久
    * 100朵：白头偕老
    * 101朵：直到永远的爱
    * 108朵：求婚
    * 111朵：一生一世只爱你一个
    * 123朵:爱情自由、自由之恋
    * 144朵：爱你生生世世、12×12爱你日日月月生生世世
    * 365朵：天天爱你
    * 999朵：无尽的爱天长地久,爱无止休长相厮守、至死不渝
    * 1000朵：忠诚的爱,至死不渝
    * 1001朵：直到永远

"Blue rose" is not "impossible" anymore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rose

If I were a woman (ha ha), I wouldn't want roses.  They're too cliche.  I'd want something different like tulips 郁金香 yùjīnxiāng.

If I were a woman...

好的,我们知道送玫瑰在情人节:

不过,不忘了巧克力:

两个鸟,一个石头.哈哈

郁金香 (tulip) was completely new to me. This is the biggest benefit of today. Thanks.

Changye, I thought you knew everything ;-)  It's made my day to have shared a new word with you, even if I just learned it myself.

I just came across this photo and thought it was interesting. 

Click image for large view - Photo by Krishnendu Halder

"Activists from Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha popped balloons on a Valentine’s Day billboard in Hyderabad, India, Friday. The group opposes the celebration."

Interesting photo Calkins,

I would have been more impressed with their protest if they'd all dressed up like cupid[丘比特 还是 厄洛斯] and popped the balloons with arrows,but of course this might not have been consonant with whatever they were taking exception to.

Nice one!  That certainly would have made it more fun for everyone involved.