Friday 21 October 2011

Flowers


“Beautiful Photos of Flowers…..”A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

Waterlily…
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Lilies are mentioned in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament, they symbolize chastity and virtue. In both the Christian and pagan traditions, the lily is a fertility symbol. In Greek marriage ceremonies the bride wears a crown of lilies and wheat… purity and abundance. Lilies are also a symbol of death, and at one time lilies were placed on the graves of children.”
Summer Light
” Lotus flower rises above the water and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its centerThe Lotus flower has for thousands of years symbolized spiritual enlightenment. Indeed, this flower essence’s purpose is to accelerate spiritual evolvement and enhance healing on every level within the system..”
Yellow Rose
“The Yellow Rose is 200,000 acres of cattle, oil and Texas pride.. The Yellow Rose also boasts a cast as outsized and impressive as its home state.he soft silky feel of a fresh rose petal evokes tenderness; the fragrant scent of a fresh spring rose brings refreshment; the vibrant colors of red, pink, peach, purple, orange, yellow, and white roses remind us of the dazzling beauty of creation; and getting pricked by a thorn causes pain. Roses are a  reflection of life”
Flight of the Bumblebee 
Flight of the Bumblebee” is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. Although in the opera the Swan-Bird sings during the first part of the “Flight”, her vocal line is melodically uninvolved and easily omitted; this feature, combined with the fact that the number decisively closes the scene, made easy extraction as an orchestral concerto piece possible.”
Bent Beauty
SunFlowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.”
Bathed in the sun
These flowers always turn towards the sun. They originated in Central and South America, and were grown for their usefulness, not their beauty. In 1532 Francisco Pizarro reported seeing the natives of the Inca Empire in Peru worshipping a giant sunflower. In can priestesses wore large sunflower disks made of gold on their garments.”
fire in the fields
MY LOVE OF FLOWERS, and ‘beauty’   
Orchid originates from Greece, where orchis, means testicle. Some orchids are called ladies’ fingersladies’ tresses, or long purples. Greek women thought that if the father of their unborn child ate large, new tubers, the baby would be a boy. If the mother ate small tubers, they would give birth to a baby girl.”
Datura II
Radially . . .
“Flowers whisper “Beauty!” to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall.”
Blue Bird of Paradise
“Giant specimens of bird of paradise plants are often grown in containers outside resort hotels in coastal Georgia, and the containers can be moved inside during the winter.”









Thai flood and Tusk force

Several elephants had to wade through water that has flooded the streets caused by heavy monsoon rains

Buddhist monks collect their belongings at a flooded temple in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand.



A handicapped woman sits in a tub waiting to be transported to a hospital as flooding causes havoc October 10, 2011, in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Villagers paddle past an inundated leaning Buddha statue in Ayutthaya Province