Solace in Bloom July 12, 2011 / Tracy Abell Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. ~John Ruskin © Tracy Abell 2011 Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X More Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like Loading... Related
These are my neighbor’s irises and she was out of town when they bloomed so I wanted to document their beauty for her. LikeLike
The quote was new to me, too, but struck just the right chord. I’m glad you agree. I hope you’re keeping relatively cool in NYC, Barbara. LikeLike
After the soul-wrenching events of the other day, I’m glad you sought refuge in your flowers. Hope you found solace there…you most certainly discovered beauty. š LikeLike
You know it! I went back into old pictures and found this from early June and decided to share the beauty and good feelings with my friends. LikeLike
These irises have been and gone. They’re in my neighbor’s yard but I thought it would be nice to have another look at them later in the season. LikeLike
Thank you, Amy. How are your flowers doing right now? I know you had some beauties earlier in the season. LikeLike
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Beautiful…
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These are my neighbor’s irises and she was out of town when they bloomed so I wanted to document their beauty for her.
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I’d never heard that quote before. It seems right somehow. The flower pic is beautiful.
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The quote was new to me, too, but struck just the right chord. I’m glad you agree.
I hope you’re keeping relatively cool in NYC, Barbara.
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After the soul-wrenching events of the other day, I’m glad you sought refuge in your flowers. Hope you found solace there…you most certainly discovered beauty. š
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You know it! I went back into old pictures and found this from early June and decided to share the beauty and good feelings with my friends.
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These irises have been and gone. They’re in my neighbor’s yard but I thought it would be nice to have another look at them later in the season.
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Just lovely. And solace is a beautiful word for it.
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Thank you, Amy. How are your flowers doing right now? I know you had some beauties earlier in the season.
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