Water Jasmine

My 9-year old daughter asked if she could borrow my camera. I thought she found a butterfly or some insects in the garden because that's what she does -- frame every tiny creature she finds in the garden.

When I uploaded the pictures from my camera, I found this beautiful surprise -- Water Jasmine so beautifully framed! 

Thank you, Zoe, for blessing mom's heart again.

Giant Waterlily

This giant waterlily can grow fast as big as 3 meters diameter under full sun, and it's leaf can carry a load spread evenly up to 45kg! I tried placing my heavy bag on a small leaf and it stayed unmoved.

The beauty of a lily pad is not just its size but also the veins beneath that are designed to support the weight on the leaf.

But of course, nothing beats the beauty of what this bud has to unfold.

"Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are."

Luke 12:27 

This is my entry for the following memes:

  Macro Flowers Saturday                    Flowers on Saturday 

Weekend Reflection        Today's Flower          Watery Wednesday    

Beach Garden

Before I got so fond of gardening, collecting seashell was my favorite past time.

Then my friend inspired me to collect sea glass, as well. I love the colored ones.

 

Now that I live away from the beach, I thought of something that helps bring that happy feeling whenever I'm in the beach.

I brought the "beach" feeling in my garden.
I'm happy that I have now a place for my seashells.

The bird bath has got a new look ....

...and my flowers are still in bloom.

In my new house, I have a very little space for my garden.
But I'm just glad that I could still do more with it.

There are no gardening mistakes,
only experiments.
  ~Janet Kilburn Phillips

   Macro Flowers Saturday        Today's Flower 

       Watery Wednesday        

A Rose Is A Rose....

A rose is a rose is a rose!

No matter how defective, flawed, and marred. It remains a rose.....

...and it's still as lovely as a perfect rose.

“But the LORD said to Samuel, 

“Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. 

The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” ”
1 Samuel 16:7

Macro Flower Saturday       Today's Flower 

       Watery Wednesday                 Ruby Tuesday

 

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
     
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For more watery sights go to Watery Wednesday