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FLOWER FACT: AVENS
July 19, 2019
This flower, Avens (botanical name: Geum ‘Queen of Orange’), is a relative of the strawberry. 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.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
July 15, 2019
MY TWO CENTS Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible!’… Audrey Hepburn took the time to reframe something negative into something positive. Often it’s worth the effort to reframe a negative moment, and to see it in a more positive light, as it’s probably not as bad as it once was thought of or viewed. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20,...
Read MoreIT STINKS
July 07, 2019
It’s been in the news, and it stinks. In this case, ‘it stinks’ doesn’t mean a bad or unpleasant situation. It means it smells rancid, and this rancid, putrid aroma comes from of all places, a flower. I know I only think of flowers as having lovely aromas like lavender or peonies or roses, but this flower is not your average bloom. Besides having an overwhelming rancid aroma, it takes 7-10...
Read MoreFLOWER FACT: PRAIRIE SMOKE AVENS
July 05, 2019
Feathery gray tails form on the Prairie Smoke Avens seeds after flowers fade, resembling a plume of smoke or whiskers. 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.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: FLOWERS CAN’T SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS
July 01, 2019
MY TWO CENTS Flowers can’t solve all problems, but they’re a great start… It’s true, flowers cannot solve problems, but they sure can help. If nothing else, they distract me from my problems, and they always make me feel better. I think we all need to spend more time seeking out, being with, and having many flowers in our lives. Whether it’s a single flower on your desk, a potted flower...
Read MoreTHE INSPIRATION OF OTHERS
June 30, 2019
As mentioned in my last blog, flowers inspire me, along with nature and each post of Monday’s Flower Quotes. The inspiration of others has a profound effect on me, and I hope these quotes fill your life with inspiration and encouragement, too. Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it… When dealing with a challenging si...
Read MoreFLOWER FACT: REED-STEM EPIDENDRUM
June 21, 2019
The Reed-Stem Epidendrum is sometimes called the poor-man’s orchid due to their ease of care and propagation and at one time, the only orchid available and affordable to the general public. 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.
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: WHAT I LOVE MOST
June 17, 2019
MY TWO CENTS What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it… I love adventure and at the same time, I know I don’t have enough of it in my life. Sometimes it’s lack of time, other times it’s lack of effort. And then there is the ease of living vicariously through the lens of others through social media, and let’s face it - that is not true adventure. Adventure doesn’...
Read MoreFLOWERS INSPIRE ME
June 16, 2019
Flowers inspire me, not only with their inherent beauty, but with all that they have to teach me with their strength, wisdom, joy, and grace. They inspire me by how intricate they are, yet what simplicity and joy they bring to a moment, to life. Each one has a certain vulnerability that I admire, too; a willingness to share something almost personal. Every bloom bears all from being so delicate, a...
Read MoreFLOWER FACT: SNOWDROP WINDFLOWER
June 07, 2019
After flowering, the Snowdrop Windflower anemone gives way to wooly seed heads. 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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