Showing posts with label Hibiscus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hibiscus. Show all posts

10.8.11

Something White From My Garden


The fragrant Jasmine in the night...
the beauty of Hibiscus in the morning light.... 
the hanging plaque that commands the gardener to rejoice with her blooms in sight...
they all blur when the gardener saw a promise of life --
in the birdhouse something glowed in white!


Inserted Note: Many have asked about the green fruit in the collage. It's called sugar apple (Atis). More info here.

6.8.11

Simply Hibiscus!


Nothing beats the simplicity and beauty of these hibiscus flowers. I had a blast taking photos of them in one spot while I took my children to the pool for their swimming session. The little birdie made it even more a fascinating activity.

The kiss of sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
than anywhere else on earth.
Dorothy Frances Gurney



24.8.10

Fresh Flowers in the Rain

It was raining when we came back from shopping for flowering plants for our butterfly garden project. I'm excited to show you how the project goes, but not yet. But here are the latest gorgeous addition:

The orange hibiscus is the most favorite. I just love the dews on it.

Liquid pearls
~ William Shakespeare

Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.
~Longfellow

 Dew-drops are the gems of morning,
  But the tears of mournful eve!
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
     
See more F words @ ABC Wednesday


For more watery sights go to Watery Wednesday

 




17.7.10

Simply Beautiful!



Pink and white hibiscus are the 2 newest plants I have in my garden. I always love the simplicity of hibiscus. It's my classic flower chart whenever I teach parts of flowers to my students. It has all the basic parts children need to learn.

These days these flowers remind me to simplify my life. “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.” (Henry David Thoreau)
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
 Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. 
- Plato


See more macro shots here.