This was because all you could see was the very blue sky and the very hot sun.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

In the words of the song: "You ain't been blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

"The nicest thing is you can still see their colors. There's enough contrast so that you can tell the difference between a red star and a blue star and show people that stars have colors.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Locals joke that Yemeni trees are actually blue and red, the color of the plastic bags that you get when you buy qat, a mildly narcotic leaf, and the Yemeni national past time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01