Father We Thank Thee By: Ralph Waldo Emerson For flowers that bloom about our feet,Father, we thank Thee.For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,Father, we thank Thee.For the song of bird and hum of bee,For all things fair we hear or see,Father in heaven, we thank Thee. For blue of stream and blue of sky,Father, we thank Thee.For pleasant shade …
Pansy, Wild, Heart’s Ease, Johnny-Jump-Up ~ Modesty, Loving Thoughts, Your Occupy My Thoughts, Think of Me, Happy Thoughts, Reflection, Loyalty, Merriment This post is in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. May we learn from the quintessential example of how she lived her life, how she treated others and her fondness of all that relates to the garden. An Island Garden …
MAGNOLIA – Nobility, Perseverance The window is open and a warm, delicious little breeze comes wandering in. It smells of magnolias and dogwood and it whispers in our ears enticing little stories of gurgling brooks and cool woods. Yes, we have got spring fever and got it bad. ~Country Life, June 1922 #fleur #fleurs #flowers #magnolia #southernliving #southerner #parks #parkcities …
He walked in the door from the back yard and says “I love you Muffin”, hands me this little bouquet of wildflowers….#blessed Thoughtfulness and kindness are everything Y’all Her fairies climb the bare, brown trees,And set green caps on every stalk;Her primroses peep bashfullyFrom borders of the garden walk,And in the reddened maple topsHer blackbird gossips sit and talk.~Hannah R. …
My ranuncula bloomed this morning. As my husband said, its so beautiful it almost looks fake lol 70+ degrees here today Y’all, what a wonderful change! February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March. ~J.R. Stockton Color PsychologyRed is the color of energy, passion and actionThe color red is a warm and positive color …
PANSY – #tussiemussie Merriment, Thoughts (You Occupy My Thoughts) Seat of my youth! thy distant spireRecalls each scene of joy;My bosom glows with former fire,In mind again a boy.Each flower a double fragrance flings;Again, as once, in converse gay,Each associate seems to say,“Friendship is Love without his wings!” George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) #fleur #flower #gardens #green #gardener #gardeners #jardin …
So many people who believe that their only loveable if they fit into someone else’s mold. Not true. So many people have lacked love and acceptance by others who were supposed to love and accept them. Do you know you are beautiful? Do you know your beautiful? You are…. “Beautiful” If you can dependOn certaintyCount it out and weigh it …
The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It is the philosopher coming back from the banquet and the wine to a cup of water and a crust of bread. ~John Burroughs, …
As you might have guessed, I have a voracious appetite for all things beautiful, vintage and sensual. My most recent obsession is with Violet whose botanical name is Viola Odorata or Viola Tricolor. Her English names are purple violet, garden violet, sweet violet, pansy, heart’s ease, jump-up, three color violet, trinity violet, wild pansy and butterfly violet. Violets presence in …
