Wednesday’s Flower Gallery

Bright and cheerful… Don’t we all need to focus more on the bright and cheerful things in our lives, instead of getting weighed down by the heaviness of all that is going around us? It’s so easy to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders, but does that change anything? What changes things is looking for the positive, the miracle, the beauty, and sharing and exuding it. Also, giving t...

Standing there in the garden, I experienced… A miracle in front of me…a flower in bloom. Daily, we’re each experiencing miracles happening all around us, but we’ve become less aware as we’ve experienced them before. Does that make them any less of a miracle? Also, I think it’s about a loss of perspective and having too many distractions in our lives… so, I hope today you will take...

Meditative… For me, meditation can be taking the time to stop all of the chaotic thoughts in my head, to breathe and focus on something so simple and so beautiful that it stops all of the chaos, even for just one moment. Time to meditate… Find this flower and others in our print store.

A flower that is repelling..? How could any flower with bright golden rod petals and spotted like a jaguar be repelling? Well, it’s not its outer beauty that is a deterrent, but its quiet strength to ward off many bugs that can do damage in our gardens. Sometimes we need to use our own repellent to keep away those pesky bugs (i.e. people) from invading our “gardens” too. Find this flower a...

A bud, the inception… Is the beginning of a dream, a vision, and you never really quite know how it’s going to unfurl. As it does, it may be difficult to see those many layers and struggles to be as lovely as each petal of a flower. I believe as challenging as it may be while any endeavor evolves, that the beauty of anything that is worthwhile and that has meaning will radiate, just as a st...

This flower was popping up all over… As I photographed it at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Looking at it now, it feels as if it’s bursting out of my screen; as if I could reach in and pick it. Though I can’t actually pick it, I will take an extra moment to admire it and download it (see below) to use as my digital wallpaper, to bring something bright and wonderful into my week. I invi...

What is the size of a half dollar... And much prettier than a toad? Sounds like the beginning of a joke. Actually, in its own way, it is a joke, as this flower's name contains lily and toad. Though it has blotchy toad-like marks, for me, its name belies the jewel of a flower it is with its orchid-like qualities. The gift of this flower, the size of a silver dollar, is that it packs a punch, sur...

In my travels… With my other work with M30 Productions, I always try to seek out the nearby botanical gardens and arboretums. But on this particular trip while working and visiting family, I opted out of going to the local botanical garden, as right outside my brother’s front door were the most colorful and inviting plants. I thought, how could I overlook these blooms?! And I could feel them ...

Take a look with me… At the fluorescent, orange petals that jut out from the bottom of the yellow stamen crown. They are vibrant, curved and look as if they would be soft to the touch, and they are. Then my eye is drawn to the outer right and left petals and I’m perplexed by their softer, paler color. For the many, many times I have looked at it, I didn’t realize, until I sat down to writ...

The many colors of Autumn… That are coming into play here in the northeast are varying yellows, oranges, reds and browns. In September, though, I have also come across another color to add to the autumnal palette: fuchsia. Yes, it’s quite a surprise, just as mother nature is constantly surprising us lately. This fun burst of color, for me, softens the change of the seasons and saying goodby...