Monthly Archives: July 2017

FLOWER QUOTE: FRIENDS ARE FLOWERS

July 31, 2017

Superstition Mallow

MY TWO CENTS Friends are flowers in the garden of life... I have been blessed with many wonderful friends, and they have created the most beautiful gardens for me to wander and spend my time in, along with an amazing community that I am forever grateful for. Also, as each flower teaches and awes me, my friends have also done in turn, and I thank each one of you for that. How thankful am I for my ...

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THE RARE HANDWRITTEN NOTE

July 30, 2017

The Rare Handwritten Note

Every time I walk out to our mailbox, I’m hopeful that nestled in between the bills, catalogs and junk mail, I will find that rare and treasured handwritten note. I don’t know about you, but for me it’s the motivation for walking to the mailbox, as there is that anticipation and optimism that I just might be the lucky recipient of a note from a friend who has taken the time to think of me. ...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: PERENNIAL BLUE BACHELOR’S BUTTON

July 28, 2017

Friday's Flower Fact | Perennial Blue Bachelor's Button

Perennial Blue Bachelor's Button, also known as Mountain Bluet, will re-bloom in the fall if cut back after first flowering. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: PEOPLE FROM A PLANET WITHOUT FLOWERS

July 24, 2017

Flower Quote People From A Planet Without Flowers

MY TWO CENTS People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us… It would be so true. I feel as if I can hear Iris's excitement in her statement about how could we not all be mad with the love of flowers, as they are so unique, beautiful and awe-inspiring. Flowers should bring continued gratitude of life, and for me they do. That...

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AS BUTTERFLIES TAKE FLIGHT

July 23, 2017

As Butterflies Take Flight

Flight of Butterflies Iris is the most beautiful, tiny and delicate of Irises that I have ever seen. I came across it a few summers ago at the Dorset Farmers Market. Michelle, who owns Tanner Hill Flower Farm and who grows and sells her own flowers and makes the most beautiful floral arrangements, had these beauties. I was in awe of them, and I couldn’t help but buy the container she had that da...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: SWEET PEA SHRUB

July 21, 2017

Friday's Flower Fact | Sweet Pea Shrub

Each colorful, pea-like flower of the Sweet Pea Shrub resembles a bird, with a set of broad, petal-wings and a low petal with a fringed apex at the keel. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: JUST WHEN THE CATERPILLAR THOUGHT

July 17, 2017

Just when the caterpillar thought

MY TWO CENTS Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly… I have this quote on a pillow in my office, and it puts a smile on my face every time I read it. It gives me hope that in any phase of my life, I can still turn into a butterfly and maybe someday be able to fly and pollinate flowers. Wouldn’t that be amazing! Yes, those are my child-like thoughts coming ...

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NEMESIS OR MENTOR?

July 16, 2017

Nemesis Or Mentor

Photographing flowers in my studio has its own challenges, but shooting outside has challenges I have no control over: the sun, the clouds, the rain, and especially the wind, tests my patience. I can make adjustments to my camera to help compensate for each of the elements, but that can affect the quality of my image. To try to get the image I really want, I have learned from the wind that I must ...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: GLORIOSA DAISY

July 14, 2017

Flower Fact | Gloriosa Daisy

Gloriosa Daisy is a variation of Black-Eyed Susan, a traditional symbol for Justice. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: IN JOY OR SADNESS

July 10, 2017

Flower Quote | In Joy Or Sadness

MY TWO CENTS In joy or sadness flowers are our constant friends… His quote reminds me of how amazing it is that flowers and friends comfort us in our sadness and bring joy to so many moments. I know flowers have become constant friends of mine… a very poetic quote. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Okakura Kakuzo (February 14, 1862-September 2, 1913) was born in Yokohama, Japan. His family owned a silk wa...

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