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[Red Adder]

Heard a good observation from a friend yesterday - if anyone has ever wondered why open is yellow on our maps you only have to look at the grassland currently in East Anglia - last meaningful rain about 3 months ago.

[NFKleanne]

thought it was more orange, than yellow, but it definately resembles whats on the ground!

[Nottinghamshire outlaw]

Just back from a very enjoyable morning teaching school children orienteering. Aside from the drought (good point, though), when newcomers query yellow/orange for open land I explain it like this:
orienteering started in the Swedish forests - think of the gaps (clearings to orienteers!) in the forest where the sun shines in ... the yellow/orange represents those gaps = the colour of the sun's rays.

The sun was shining today but the wicked 'sherrif' (in the form of parking wardens) gave me a parking penalty notice whilst I was teaching - hoping I am let off as I was 'working' for the City Council!!

[seabird]

I have only ever received parking fines while working undertaking professional duties for the council.

You've no chance. They have no mercy.

[Red Adder]

love your poetic explanation outlaw

[IanD]

The sun was shining today but the wicked 'sherrif' (in the form of parking wardens) gave me a parking penalty notice whilst I was teaching - hoping I am let off as I was 'working' for the City Council!!

Just add it to your expenses

[frog]

Our grass is remaining miserably green and wet. Nice weather for slugs.

[seabird]

Just add it to your expenses

Most councils are wise to that ruse too.

[King Penguin]

Yellow / orange for Open really foxed me when I started, having been used to OS maps for decades. On several occasions I found myself trying to relocate when I had white on the map but was in the middle of trees.