Thursday, 6 February 2025

“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” — Luther Burbank

 It is with great excitement my rose has bloomed. Like the Little Prince, I tend this flower but she only gives me one flower at a time, and infrequently.


Down the road, there is a rose that smells deliciously sweet like a lolly. I climb their fence to inhale the aroma every time I pass it on the dog walk. It makes me so happy in that moment when it hits me.


The beautiful frangipani are too far beyond the fence to smell, but that are perfect to look at. Like a painting.

"I would rather be defeated by the wondrous fragrance of flowers than by anything else"  (I can't find who said that so if you know, let me know and I'll amend)

Linking with #WWOT #GMAlinky #TalkaboutitTuesday #FloralFridayFoto #GardenAffair #HappyTuesday #WordlessWednesday

11 comments:

  1. Beautiful flowers, they make me happy!
    Take care, have a happy day!

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  2. Thank you for sharing your delightful flowers with us today! Aloha dear

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  3. Such a lovely reflection on the joy flowers bring into our lives! It’s so sweet how you tend to your rose, even if it only blooms infrequently—sometimes the rare beauty is even more special. The smell of the rose down the road sounds like a little daily treasure, and I love how you describe the frangipani as a painting. Flowers really do seem to touch the soul in ways nothing else can. As for the quote, it’s often attributed to the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, but I understand if you want to double-check.

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  4. I'm a bit of a flower freak, I have cottage garden like ones in my garden...roses, calendula, alyssum to name a few.

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  5. Those are beautiful flowers.

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  6. Love the flowers and love that quote. So true.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday, Lydia. ♥

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  7. I completely agree flowers and plants in general are the best stress busters as they give positivity and hope to your life. Roses are marvelous. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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  8. So beautiful! Flowers make me happy too.
    Visiting today from Talking About It Tuesday #11,12&20.

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  9. Lydia, Thanks so much for hosting the link party each week. I appreciate all the work you do to make it happen! - Patty

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  10. Wow !!!
    Very beautiful photos flowers.

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