The post about EMERALD was the most viewed post of 2014. Emerald is regarded as the traditional birthstone for May, as well as the traditional gemstone for the astrological signs of Taurus, Gemini and sometimes Cancer. Astrologers also consider emerald a gem of the planets Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

To kick off the new year, I’d like to share with you data on this site’s activity in 2014.

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Visitors to this site came from 160 different countries.

The busiest day of the year was April 4th with 145 views. The most popular post that day was Emerald, which was also the most frequently viewed post throughout the year. The other most popular posts were:

Daffodil, the flower of March
Lily of the Valley
Marigold, the “birth slower” of October
St. John’s Wort