Flowers For The Day

We drove past a plants shop one day and my husband parked the car for a minute so I could take photos of these beautiful flowers.
I have my real garden that I tend everyday and I also have a garden at heart. In my heart's garden, I don't have to own the flowers. I only need my camera to get to enjoy them anytime I want. In doing so, I pay tribute to the Creator. I believe He likes it every time we pause to appreciate what He has made.

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

Flower Photo Collection (Hong Kong 2011)

One of the best things I enjoy when traveling is taking photos of flowers. Here's my collection during my recent trip to Hong Kong.

Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words.  

They are the hieroglyphics of angels, 

loved by all men for the beauty of their character, 

though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning. 

~Lydia M. Child

Zinnias: My Garden-Fillers

They're ordinary. They don't have fragrance. They don't need much care and attention. They can thrive on their own. Oftentimes, I am more proud of my other rare, hard-to-care plants. But really, these Zinnias do the job of keeping my garden beautiful. They fill my garden with flowers even when all other plants fail to bloom.

Do you sometimes feel like you're just a filler in world and that you don't really play an important role? I do! Sometimes, worse. I feel like I can slip away without others noticing my absence; like an extra in a movie where anyone could just fill my part. Irrelevant. Unimportant.

As I did my gardening today, these thorny weeds of lies were pulled out. My zinnias reminded me that I have an important role. I'm part of a big picture. Little my contribution be, I can make this world more beautiful.

For we are God's workmanship, 
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do. 
Ephesians 2:10

Yellow and White Daisies

They are not asters, nor black-eyed Susan ,nor sunflowers.

Until someone can help me id these flowers properly,

I shall call them daisies. 

Aren't they friendly?

~ Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. ~ 

Drew Barrymore

~ The daisy's for simplicity and unaffected air. ~ 

Robert Burns 

  Macro Flowers Saturday              Flowers on Saturday    

 Mosaic Monday            Mellow Yellow             Today's Flower

Water Lily In Bloom

I have shown you my blue water lily (Nymphaea) before. Now I have another color to share.

Water lilies only bloom for few days but when they do, they really take over the show.

That's what they do in my garden. Each flower blooms like a queen.

  Macro Flowers Saturday         Flowers on Saturday   

     

   Mellow Yellow             Today's Flower   
 

Butterflies on my Zinnias

Zinnia is my all time favorite flower. All year round I have zinnias in my garden.

This was taken in my garden last year.

Zinnias fill my garden with colors and they also attract more butterflies to it.

This morning, I was amused to see another variety, or is it just a growth abnormality?

Another surprise that my Zinnias gave me was this new garden guest. She was quite energetic and couldn't stay still so I had to use another camera and set it to sports setting so I could frame her well.

Isn't she a beauty? Thanks to my beautiful Zinnias.

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. 

But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
Author Unknown

     Macro Flowers Saturday        Camera Critters  

    

Today's Flower                Mellow Yellow 

Blue Flower In My Garden

I have a blue water lily in my garden.

It has only a single flower but it's a beauty to behold each day! Notice its transformation. I took the pictures in 3 consecutive days.

"No two gardens are the same.  No two days are the same in one garden."

~Hugh Johnson

     Macro Flowers Saturday        Camera Critters       Today's Flower

Mosaic Monday         Mellow Yellow         Blue Monday

Yellow Bell: A big surprise

This yellow bell (not sure of it's name) is a lot bigger than normal.

It's bright yellow color made my rainy morning sunny.

"The earth laughs in flowers," says Ralph Waldo Emerson......

..... and this one is LOL!

(The last photo is my entry for MFS gallery.)

Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe 

and she laughs with a harvest. 

~Douglas William Jerrold

Macro Flowers Saturday          Mellow Yellow