Wild Beauty

Remember

“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Debtor

I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.  Claude Monet

A Charm for Pain and Woe

I sing the Poppy! The frail snowy weed! The flower of Mercy! that within its heart Doth keep "a drop serene" for human need, A drowsy balm for every bitter smart. For happy hours the Rose will idly blow-- The Poppy hath a charm for pain and woe.  Mary A. Barr

When in doubt

"When in doubt, wear red."  Bill Blass

Pavilions of Tender Green

"And the Naiad-like lily of the vale,
  Whom youth makes so fair and passion so pale,
    That the light of its tremulous bells is seen,
      Through their pavilions of tender green."    Percy Bysshe Shelley

In the Lilac scented stillness

"While the yellow constellations shine with pale and tender glory,

In the lilac-scented stillness let us listen to earth’s story."

George William Russell

Miracles Like Dogwood

"After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like dogwood."   Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Deep Violet

"Deep violets, you liken to The kindest eyes that look on you, Without a thought disloyal."    Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Hyacinth and biscuits

"Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinth and biscuits."  Carl Sandburg

'Tis a gift to be simple

Life and Death in Texas

Wall Flower

Bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis, are the state flower of Texas where they are the harbingers of Spring.

Spring's First Sign

I love the snowdrops our neighbor has planted by her mailbox. Although Miss Alice is no longer with us, these beautiful and delicate blooms of white stand as a fitting memorial of hope.

I'd Rather Have Roses

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. --Emma Goldman

Memories of My Mother, Strong and Sweet

I remember my father ordering a gardenia corsage for my mother on special occasions.  It's an appropriate flower for her.  Fragile, beautiful, fragrant and strong.  Just like Mom.  This one was grown in my sister's garden.