As Cee shares her lily picture, I too am sharing the lilies that are around our church. These lilies are orangey-yellow with dark orange accents, kind of a standard color but still pretty. I love how every other petal is a different color and the ruffles always add to their beauty.
Come join in on the beauty you see with other flower lovers and have a happy flower day. And as always, I remind you of the happiness and beauty of kindness.
Use the word rain in any form to share your thoughts.
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I stand alone
dying from thirst
No rain
While parts of our world are in the wet season and have too much rain, some areas are desperately needing rain, real and spiritual.
Whether it be actual rain you need or spiritual rain you need, kindness during that season always brings a light of hope. May kindness rain down on you quenching the thirst from hard times.
Portulaca is a type of flowering plant in the Portulacaceae family that is also known as the moss rose as it does resemble a small rose. The flower size is not larger than 4 inches but its vibrant color makes up for the small size.
You can see that in the flower box, they are more widely scattered than tall with succulent-type leaves. On closer view their mix of colors can make you smile.
The bees were very busy this morning with their little legs being covered in the all important pollen. Below are some closeups of individual bloom colors and their bee friends.
A white bloom, a red bloom beside it, and a yellow bloom with a bee friend.
Rosey pinks with their bee friends and a light pink below.
This bloom really shows the rose like quality of the bloom.
As you enjoy the simple beauty of these blooms, remember the beauty of kindness.
Always Be Kind!
I love surprises. Especially flower surprises that just show up from a random bird dropping of seed. This is a flower bed doomed for destruction and restructuring so I have not really done much with it this year but now I had a bulb that will need saving and replanting.
I had one similar last year in my front yard but it did not come back this year. Maybe it moved to the back where it gets more sun.
Both blooms are exquisite with ruffled edges, bright yellow centers, and a pinkish color to the petals. Join in with Cee’s Flower of the day and share the beauty you see.
And as always, remember to be kind. The beauty of kindness is more important that the beauty of any flower.
Always Be Kind!
As we look around our world, nature in its rawest form is beautiful and majestic and something God wanted to share with us. If you are on Facebook, I encourage you to check out National Geographic: Photographs of the Day, as photographers show you the beauty, the caring, the loving attributes that animals have through amazing photographs. I posted the names listed on the page of the photo hoping these are the amazing photographers. I apologize if wrong but what amazing photographs.
Many say that animals have no soul. Since I believe in Christ and the Bible, it says that man is made in God’s image where He gave us a piece of Himself so that we would commune with Him, a soul.
However, God also created animals and I believe he created in them an ability to also commune with Him. A, D. Williams, an American football player and also a minister said, “If they love, they are aware. If they are aware, they have a soul.”
These photographs I am posting prove that all creatures understand love. Love given to them by our creator. Its an amazing love meant to be shared one day when man and beast alike will commune together in kindness and love.
“In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” Job 12:10.
Kibeir Maazouz
If you start with elephants, you must end with elephants. They are the largest animal we currently have and in my opinion, openly show the most affection and care within their herd and outside of it.
Always remember to show kindness and love as the elephants do. You never know what light you may bring to a weary soul.
A few days ago I posted a flower that was upended before opening by a storm. I was hoping it would bloom inside. So today I thought I would show you the bloom as it did finally fully open. I give you a burnt red-orange sunflower…never seen this color before.
I tried several angles to show off the color but this seemed to be the best shot. The petals almost look brown but looking close you can see the orange. And the pollen is bright yellow and long. You can see in the closeup below how long the pollen stems are plus it gives you a closeup of the petal color.
Flowers can be an amazing journey as you visit gardens or try “mystery” seed packets like what this one came from. The bloom size is not huge but its effect is.
Have a beautiful quiet Sunday and remember to be kind.
While Goldfinches do not mate for life, they do stay within their flock and remain as pairs for a season.
While I do not have the equipment for amazing shots like Nat Geo, I do enjoy sharing what I can. I assume this is the same pair that frequents my sunflowers but if it’s more than one pair, then I am doubly blessed.
The male is striking but very bashful or more cautious that the female.
The beauty of nature that God shares with us should always be appreciated. It gives us a glimpse of the beauty of Heaven. So watch for it and share it with others. And always be kind – that has a beauty all its own.
Always Be kind!
If you have been reading my post this summer you will know that due to heat, dryness and squirrels, I have not been able to get my sunflowers at the church sunflower circle to grow. Finally three plant were able to emerge and Wednesday one was starting to bloom. It was a color I had never seen before – kind of sunset red-orange.
Then about 11:00am a storm came through and toppled her to the ground. It broke off at the base. It had 12 blooms on it which didn’t help its weigh ratio against the wind. So I took the blooms off and put them in a vase hoping that some of them will finish growing enough to open.
This has not been a year for sunflowers, however, the tomatoes are loving this dry hot weather. Last year they were pitiful because it was too wet. Well, maybe next year we will have a full sunflower circle.
I close with a reminder to always be kind. You never know when your one small act of kindness will be the encouragement someone else will need.
I am always amazed at the types of flying visitors that visit my yard and the flowers that I plant. I think I am most amazed at how many house flies seem to like flowers…at least I think they are house flies. I looked up flies and was amazed and the number of types of this little pest. I think that is why this one visitor is there…waiting on a fly to land so he gets a meal…
But the flies seem persistent with their blue-green color. When I was a kid we had a name for these but being online, we don’t want to use that kind of language, but I think you get my drift.
But we also have many types of bees that come visit, bumble bees, honey bees, and some type of tiny bee. This sunflower has a small bumble bee and one of the tiny type bees. This little guy’s legs are covered with pollen crystals.
Then we have the flying creatures that always bring about a smile…
Goldfinches are loving my sunflowers this year and then the Mourning Doves are always stopping by the feeder. Having a pair that visit you regularly is a sign of Love Peace and Hope. I am always up for those feelings.
Other visitors are around as well…
The nature that is close by in our yards should be enjoyed and not forgotten about for their presence is what makes our gardens flourish.
And as always, I remind you to be kind. Let it flourish from you as well and see the vast difference it can make.
Always Be Kind!
Sun’s rays are bright breaking through the trees
Where could I hide, I am down on my knees
The lights from the house are all going dark
The beauty that once was now just stark
Memories of a life that was once filled with joy
Now filled with meanness for that is the new toy
Will it ever return to what once was
Only if we forget the mindset of because
Sometimes we forget how hard life can be for others and instead of judging, we should be listening with a careful ear of kindness. For even if the story is too far fetched to believe, there is still a shred of truth in there somewhere.
For the Love of 