Wednesday’s Flower Gallery
January 1, 2020
Happy New Year..! It’s time to start a new chapter, believe and bloom. Let this flower be a talisman of the grace and beauty that this life is waiting to unfold. Wishing you a healthy and exciting New Year! …And don’t forget to scroll down to see the cutting room floor and what happens with the beauty of a new chapter/bloom unfolding.
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewDecember 11, 2019
I see things in flowers… That I’m not so sure others really see. I have a unique point of view, shall we say. With this bloom, I not only see, but also hear something others may not. I hear a choir of blooms singing the Christmas songs I grew up with. It truly bring tears to my eyes for the many memories that these songs bring. Both tears of the joyful times growing up and celebrating Christm...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewNovember 27, 2019
Notice the deep pink lines… That are on the edge of each petal that are getting ready to unfurl. How those lines soften as the petals unfold. It is a magical progression if you really stop to look and notice it. By stopping and pausing, it gives us each a chance to appreciate what is right in front of us. I hope this pink unfurling bloom gives you that moment of here and now, as that is all th...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewNovember 13, 2019
It wasn’t an ah-ha moment… But it was an ahhhhh moment. As I sat down at my desk, I was feeling the pressure of all that needed to be done. But as I sat down, I saw this bloom up on my screen, and I felt a wave of calmness come over me. Its brilliant colors, connection to nature, and soft flowing petals gave me much to reflect on. It made me pause and, even though there is a lot going on, it ...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewOctober 30, 2019
It happened again… I slowed down and paused. It’s something that doesn’t happen often enough. But in doing so, I looked at this bloom that I had seen many, many times, and this time I gave it my full attention. I noticed it has three bracts/petals. When I looked even closer, I noticed inside its fuchsia petals there were three tiny, tiny stems that bloom with tiny, tiny white flowers. It ...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewOctober 16, 2019
It’s quite a curious flower…. And I have to say it’s not my favorite bloom, though just about every flower I come across is my favorite. So what does that say about this particular one? I still want to appreciate it, so I’ll take the perspective of having lived my life with this one and only flower. Then I know I would think it was the most beautiful bloom ever. It’s all about perspec...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewOctober 2, 2019
It’s autumn… And it’s starting to show here in the Northeast. It’s coming on slowly and in a very lovely way. The transition from all of the colors of summer to autumn becomes transformative, but I also appreciate how some of the fall blooms continue to carry the colors of summer, such as pinks and violets; it makes the transition away from summer a little bit easier.
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewSeptember 11, 2019
Looking inside… I think in our social media world it’s much easier to look at someone else and say “I wish…” or “I’m so glad I’m not…”. The comparisons don’t really matter, though. What really matters is what’s inside, just like the center of this flower and its stamen. The flower would not survive or be the same without it, just as we are who we are from the inside out, n...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewAugust 28, 2019
What is your definition of perfection? This flower is a bright, fuchsia bloom that has character from nature’s elements… but is it imperfect or natural? Maybe that’s how we should all view ourselves: not as imperfect, but natural.
See Wednesday’s Flower in full viewAugust 14, 2019
I wonder if you can guess… What flower this is photographed from a different point of view? Though I see it all summer long in the Northeast, I know I’m surprised by this perspective of it. As I have admitted before, this bloom doesn’t excite me from afar, which is quite unusual for me as I love all flowers. But up close, I find such joy and delight in the many details and facets of it. Wha...
See Wednesday’s Flower in full view