Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Tell us about....Blooming



 When I googled the meaning, the first thing that popped up was "used to express annoyance or for emphasis" which is funny because the first thing that popped into my head was "blooming marvellous" which I thought was from Pygmalion but I can't seem to find the quote. However there are many, many flower shops with that name....

It also, of course means to flower, and for people to flourish, to come into full beauty or health or for fire, colour or light to become radiant or glowing. 

As my body seems to be endlessly creaking along, I don't feel like I'm blooming at all. Working on moving more in the upper body. Working on engaging my intellect a little more. Gotta use it or lose it, as they say.

The flower photos are the new rose in our garden. It was taken in the morning dog walk and again in the afternoon. A lesson in how quickly things can change if in the right place (& if you notice them). The beauty of blooming is not just the end result, it's the transformation and growth and all the imperceptible changes along the way. So if you are not feeling you're flourishing, don't be disheartened. Keep taking more steps to make it so. You can feel blooming marvellous along the way.


At a guess, when I go out for today's dog walk it will be dying. So there's the lesson. Bleak before my second coffee kicks in, but true. All the more reason to follow Luther Burbank's advice “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.”

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4 comments:

  1. There was virtually no garden at my property when we first bought it, now I have roses, fruit trees and a vege garden. It's all looking good.

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  2. Lovely flowers. The first thought came to my mind is an effect in watercolour that's called bloom. Funny how words conjure up different pictures. Enjoy the flowers.

    -Soma

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  3. Our garden is our garden and so is our bodies. We need to tend to both of them. It's hard work.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday, Lydia. ♥

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  4. Oh I love roses ! The rose bud formation to full bloom is a beautiful activity to capture in the Garden . Thanks for sharing with Garden affair.

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