While walking the streets of Armagh, I continuously come across Chrysanthemums. The sight of these flowers tend to always comfort me, as they remind me of home. As a child my mother and I would plant these together, we would spend the entire day planting and laughing. I looked forward to this day every year, because it meant that for one day my mother was all mine. My mother was and still is the most wonderful woman I know and I cherished those hours spent with her. Colors, herbs, and plant life have always caught my attention and especially the meaning behind them. Chrysanthemums symbolize a life full of ease and when presented to someone as a gift they will bring them peace and happiness. I am especially drawn to the yellow and orange mums, which I believe is because those two colors seem to be appropriate with the emotions I have been feeling this week. Orange symbolizes adventure, risk-taking, confidence, competition and independence. Yellow symbolizes hope, happiness,positivity, and clarity. When the colors are put together they stand for rebirth and new beginnings. The two colors seem to intertwine quite often and the sight of them always clears my head of all my worries.