Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Glad you are home and joining in when able with Chris’ help. Thank you Chris for taking good care of our friend. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
Huntersville Oaks is a short-term nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Huntersville, North Carolina. Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County just north of Charlotte, North Carolina.
My paternal grandfather stayed here receiving short-term medical care during the summer of 1980. When he was released, my dad took him back to his home in Great Falls, South Carolina.
Lemon daylilyYellow daylilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers.
In Monochrome Playing around with Photoleap Tried to create water droplets on petals. This is the effect I received. Harrison Effect in Pixlr with a touch of splash
Lantana camara, commonly known as lantana or shrub verbena, is native to Central and South America but has naturalized in much of the southeast United States.
God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
Simpson’s grass pink and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii).
The genus name “Calopogon” is Greek and means “beautiful beard.” It refers to the hairlike structures on the upper petal. It has a bulb-like corm that resembles a tuber, hence the name “tuberosus.” The slender grass-like leaves give rise to the name “grass pink.” It is a stunning wildflower.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.
Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to renew your body, mind, and spirit. Like the Garden we also need to renew ourselves to further our growth. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
One day a year we stop and pause to remember our fallen soldiers. Poppies spring up this time of year and are a tremendously beautiful sight.
Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold is California’s official State Flower. California Poppy Fields are burgeoning with beautiful blooming Poppies and are attracting many visitors.
However, It is the Red Poppy which is a significant symbol of remembrance. Red poppy flowers represent consolation, remembrance and death. The Red Poppy, often considered the Remembrance Poppy, is one of the world’s most recognized memorial symbols for fallen soldiers. It has been a remembrance symbol since the end of World War I. The Red Poppy is worn by millions of people Worldwide to commemorate Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Here in the United States of America it is also worn on Memorial Day.
Today is the day the United States is observing Memorial Day. It was not always observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was first designated to be held on the 30th of May in 1868.
Even though I have not known a soldier who lost his/her life on the battlefield during a war, I still keep the Faith. I have many friends and loved ones who during the course of war lost a little piece of themselves. Those friends and family members never forgot their friends and comrades who lost their lives during the wars they were fighting in. Let us all Keep the Faith and Never Forget those soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
“We shall keep the faith
Oh! You who sleep in Flanders Fields, Sleep sweet — to rise anew! We caught the torch you threw And holding high, we keep the Faith With All who died. We cherish, too, the poppy red That grows on fields where valour led; It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies, But lends a lustre to the red Of the flower that blooms above the dead In Flanders Fields. And now the Torch and Poppy Red We wear in honour of our dead. Fear not that we have died for naught; We’ll teach the lesson that we wrought In Flanders Fields”
God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Sending y’all my birthday wishes of happiness, good health, peace, and an abundance of love throughout 2024 and beyond. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
Sunflowers are popular flowers especially during the summer. Have you ever considered what Sunflowers 🌻 represent? Here are a few things they represent:
Long life and lasting happiness
Good Fortune and Positive Opportunities
Optimism and happiness – their vibrant yellow and orange colorful petals help to brighten your mood.
Positivity and Strength
Warmth, adoration, dedication and love for family members and friends
God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
The Blue Iris is a symbol of Faith and Hope. They have been used at funerals as a symbol of sympathy since the times of Ancient Greek Mythology. The goddess Irish has been considered the link between heaven and earth, where she guides souls into the kingdom of heaven.
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