Like everyone I'm seeing blue and yellow. I could assume it's a sign of solidarity but thye've been planted for ages. My kitchen has been blue and yellow for over 25 years.

I emailed a friend to wish him Happy Birthday. He was a week younger than me. We were friends in our twenties. Next door neighbours. We got on really well. Just like brother and sister. We both moved away, we both got married and drifted apart. 
A few years ago I found him again. We emailed. We were going to meet up. 
I got no answer from my email. I googled. He had died. And I didn't know.