A Few Favorite Flowers

“I must have flowers, always, and always.”
Claude Monet


"Flowers are those little colorful beacons of the sun from which we get sunshine when dark, somber skies blanket our thoughts."
Dodinsky


"He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to that of the happy mortal who enters this world with a passion for flowers in his soul."
Celia Thaxter

“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.”
Brian Jacques, Taggerung





"Every child is born a naturalist. His eyes are, by nature, open to the glories of the stars, the beauty of the flowers, and the mystery of life."  
R. Search


"In the hope of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet."
Albert Schweitzer


"In friendship's fragrant garden,
There are flowers of every hue.
Each with its own fair beauty
And its gift of joy for you." 
-  Friendship's Garden


I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Afternoon on a Hill"


"The old tree is shook
White blossoms slowly float down
Dancers in the wind." 
-  Alexandra Kim