Tag: Roses

Koko Loco~

On By cindy knokeIn Flowers, GARDENING AT THE HOLLER, MY PHOTOGRAPHS211 Comments

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“I came to admit I was powerless over”…..roses! (Please click to enlarge).
Which is why I planted more bare root roses last fall in exotic colors, and why they are blooming now.

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“Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”
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I see this power in all the creations of nature.
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Can you see the divinity of a rose?
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These are Koko Locos. Chocolate roses, that bud brown, and turn lavender. I only learned of them last year.
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And now they are blooming.
Cheers to you and may roses bring their peaceful power to you~

“Hieroglyphics of Angels…”

On By cindy knokeIn Flowers, MY PHOTOGRAPHS105 Comments

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“Flowers haves spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels…” Lydia Marie Child

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“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” The Buddha

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Two loaves alone to thee are left,
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.” Sheikh Muslih-uddin Saadi Shirazi, The Gulistan of
Saadi, 1270

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“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” Gerard de Nerval

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“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it…”Georgia O’Keefe
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“He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered to be a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to that of the happy mortal who enters the world with a passion for flowers in his soul.” Celia Thaxter
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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Confucius

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I hope these flowers brighten your day. Cheers to you~