Day 316 – A continual chain
“Time Like a petal in the wind Flows softly by As old lives are taken New ones begin A continual chain Which lasts throughout eternity Every life but a minute in time But each of […]
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Flowers
12
Nov
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11
Nov
Day 336 – Poise
“Flowers always have it – poise, completion, fulfillment, perfection . . .” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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5
Nov
Day 309 – Hieroglyphics of angels
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“Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments […]
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16
Oct
Day 289 – The Rose
“The rose does not have a why; it blossums without reason, forgetful of self and oblivious to our vision.” ~ Angelus Silesius
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6
Oct
Day 279 – Milk-white
Then will I raise aloft the milk-white rose. For whose sweet smell the air shall be perfumed. William Shakespeare
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4
Oct
Day 277 – Japanese anemone
“The term Japanese anemone is misleading. A. hupehensis is actually a native of Hupeh province in eastern China, but it was grown in Japanese gardens for centuries, hence the confusion. Robert Fortune (1812-1880) introduced it […]
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1
Oct
Day 274 – Cyclamen
“If you want colour – and colour at this time of year when it can be in short supply – then you can make sure you have it in abundant, ground-hugging form, by planting the […]
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17
Sep
Day 260 – Roses
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
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3
Sep
Day 246 – Revealing
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“Red is the great clarifier – bright and revealing. I can’t imagine becoming bored with red – it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.” ~ Diana Vreeland
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20
Aug
Day 232 – Trumpets
“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it […]
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