May Flowers

 Happiness Is... Enjoying Little Things

March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. – English Proverb

Every flower in its full bloom starts as a small bud. Then it flourishes in its own time. The best of nature’s art.

Flowers don’t tell. They show. 

So, I’ll let them.

Spring rain is nature’s prettiest cry. – Angie Crosby

Cascading PETUNIAS with drooping vegetation in flowerbox. Edmonton, Canada

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.

Left: Gigantic, showy HIBISCUS, also known as ROSE MALLOW from Columbus garden create a striking appearance.

Center: OCTOPUS (umbrella plant) makes grand display of long tentacles of blossoms. Waikiki condo

Right: GERANIUMS or cranesbills on the Front Porch of the Grand Hotel. Michigan

The earth laughs in flowers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Leftmost: Welcome bouquet of CAMPANULLA or Canterbury Bells from Second Daughter

Above right: Taken on a morning walk, RISING SUN REDBUD puts on a show with its orange leaves transforming first into peach, then vivid yellow, next chartreuse, and ultimately to a deep green. Photo: V.E.V. Columbus

Let us live like flowers, wild and beautiful and drenched in sun. – Ellen Everett

Top 2 rows: ROSE and TULIP birthday bouquets through the years. Honolulu, Hawaii

Bottom left: Six-lobed purple IRISES symbolizing hope, faith, and wisdom rise beautifully on tall stalks, like blown glass. Columbus Garden

Right: MANDEVILLA, also known as rock trumpet vine, shows off fragrant, five-petal flowers with yellow throats. Nature’s Valley Resort: Bacolod

Rightmost: First Bud of Spring. SPRING LILY greets us on the first day of spring with a lone large, showy, and brightly bloom. March 20, 2026

Whispers of Nature Brighten My Birthday

Left: Cascading white ORCHID, nature’s poetry arranged in perfection, is a wish for hope and celebration. From Hubby: March 21, 2026

Right: Multi-color ROSES, CARNATIONS, LILIES  and DAISIES, arranged beautifully in a bouquet, are a palette of joy. From Youngest Brother: March 21, 2026

Love is the flower you have to let grow.

May your dreams  blossom like flowers,

Out of dark moments may they grow.