Even though the yard is slowly changing seasons, it still has much to say about its beauty. The Flower of the Day challenge by Cee always brings smiles to all of us across the world as we share what we see.
Today my begonias are beginning to show some fall leaf color as the nights are cooling down but days are still warm.
As the season changes, let us not change in showing the beauty of kindness.
Flowers were the first thing I could think of that only had two colors. What an interesting challenge Cee has given us.
I am showing you what I am calling my Flame lilies. Some neighbors at the end of the street had them so the birds thought I needed them as well. They are quite striking.
Then we go to green and brown…concrete is not really a color right?
I know you can’t really tell his size but he is a tiny baby.
Nature is such a fun medium. Most of my photos are somewhere in that category. And remember, being kind creates a smile so smile often.
Also remember to not be so hard on yourself. We sometimes had a tendency to do that. So be kind to you.
Second Wind leisure Perspectives has given me a fun challenge as most of my flowers are some variation of mustard or yellow. I have posted many pictures of my wonderful sunflowers but there are a wide variety of others yellows shining their happy yellow faces.
Hope you enjoy the collection below and share in the happiness yellow brings to the garden.
Remember in all that you do, be happy like yellow flowers and be kind to all things.
Well technically we are stretching the title a bit – Sun(flower) and moon. I was out very early this morning. The dew was still heavy on the grass and I saw the giants were blooming.
I started not to take the photo as the flower was still in the dark but then I saw the moon and had to take the picture. For some of us its the little things that make us smile.
Once the sun got over the hill and trees behind us, I took another picture. It really is the bigger of my sunflowers this year. I have two single bloom giants, and the blooms are huge.
This picture gives you a good idea of their height. My fence is four feet high. So these are over ten feet high. The sunflowers on the other side of the yard all had multiple blooms. The blooms are not as huge but the plants still top out over ten feet.
This shot was taken early morning with the sun just breaking through the trees behind the hill. The second one is the same shot but with good sunshine.
There are only four stalks here with well over fifty blooms. Nature is an amazing way to see all of its variations of life. The birds and the bees have really enjoyed them and due to the seeds they have already dropped, I will probably have sunflowers again next year.
I close as normal with a reminder to always be kind. It can lighten someone’s day.
Show the love and beauty of His kindness.
My violets are making a comeback from near disaster where they were knocked to the floor and nearly trampled to death by Daisy due to the workman outside her window…not allowed in her book.
Since she was so small after the accident, I placed her in the pot with my spider plant and the spider plant is making sure the violet is cared for by her long protective leaves. Orange bird is watching as well and we must not forget Oscar the elephant – a trio of protectors.
Kindness is also a protection we can enjoy. It can wrap warmly around you helping you feel safe. Share kindness when ever you can. It will help someone smile.
Cee’s pictures of flowers that she shares with us shows the possible beauty that is all around us. I may have neglected to share any of my dianthus this year, so I am doing it now. They are a favorite because the are perennials, coming back for several years before dying out.
These have been a fun flower to have as their color is so rich and the reds look velvety. Those of us who enjoy growing flowers love to share the kindness flowers seem to bring. They will always bring about a smile regardless of bloom size or color. So let’s try to follow their example.
I have shared this particular sunflower before but I am giving you an update, it bloomed. And Cee always reminds us of the beauty in all that we see.
I shared an earlier photo when this sunflower, planted by the birds, first started growing. I didn’t have the heart to pluck it out. And now its a miniature, at 3+ feet tall, of its brothers who are currently standing at 12-14 feet high. A truth that nature, if given the chance, will survive.
May we all be survivors having the stamina, courage and determination to continue on. And while you are surviving, remember to be kind. It shows extra courage and perseverance.
The fun we have with flowers, whether we are picking them or photographing them, we are always enjoying them. Cee’s Flower of the Day is a great way to share them around the world.
Early this morning the dew point was heavy and it rested thickly on the petals of my red daisy.
There is always something beautiful to catch you eye if you just look. While you are looking remember even flowers understand kindness.
Todays Flower of the Day is coming again from the mystery seeds that were embedded in a roll up of a ‘perfect garden starter’. I am afraid they are more weed than flower but weeds create flowers as well so it’s still up for debate.
The flower is quite small, about 1.5 inch in diameter and looks to be a multi-petaled flower.
But the macro shows that each one of the ‘petals’ is actually a tiny tube type flower. So the flower is a cluster of tiny flowers around a central pistil.
The amazing beauty of tiny flowers that you get to zoom in and see all the delicate parts of it shows you the unimaginable beauty of creation.
Lets remember to show kindness and create our own type of beauty.
In a world of confusion and mixed ideas of laziness vs work ethic, I think we can all take a cue from the animal kingdom. They have one goal in mind – take care of family and make sure there is enough food for everyone.
As I was out today taking pictures of the giant 12′ sunflower at the church’s community garden…
And the 10′ giants…
I noticed an extremely determined bee, trying to get to the richest part of the nectar of a misplaced marigold flower, with it’s head buried deep in the flower with a back leg sticking straight up in air for balance.
The bee was enjoying this accidental planting inside the raised tomato planter and I was able to snatch a timely macro photo.
Nature can teach us a lot about life is we stop long enough to see its beauty. And with all of the beauty you may or may not see, I remind you to share kindness in all that you do so that others see the beauty in you.
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