Today I'm joining Carly and Tricky at Fast Blog for Five on Friday.
On May 22nd I posted about this child's board book of flowers that I recently got. I love all the colorful illustrations so thought it would be fun to find real flowers to match.
Flower Number 1
Flower number 2:
I deadheaded my daisies and a few days later found two tiny little surprise blooms.
Flower number 3:
Buds and blooms on my balcony.
It's amazing how these two blooms are on the same plant and yet look so different.
Flower number 4:
Last year I had a red hibiscus that succumbed to the summer heat, so this winter we bought another one, in a different color.
It had an aphid problem several weeks ago but that's under control now. One beautiful flower opened up this morning and many more buds are just waiting to bloom.
And finally, flower number 5:
I don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me that's because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that's such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life.
Helen Mirren
Happy Friday!
33 comments:
What a great idea to post about the book and then the real flowers. They are all beautiful and yes....look towards the light....always! Have a great weekend....it's Memorial Day weekend here so lots of tourists in town but thankfully, I live on a quiet street!
That is amazing and I always enjoy your love of flowers. It makes nice eye candy for the rest of us! :-) Thank you so much!
Blessings,
Betsy
What a great idea. I have only recently see the bougainvillia as we don't have them over here. Have a good weekend.
Such a wonderful little book! And your flower photos to accompany the illustrations are also so wonderful! Lovely post!
Thanks for this beautiful post, Tammy. You find wonderful quotes, and I am particularly smitten with the sunflower observation...new information to me! xx
I enjoyed learning more about these flowers as they are some of my favorites. I would like to have some other colors of Hibiscus and would also love to try the Bougainvillea. I hope your flowers thrive this summer for you!! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
Loved seeing all the flowers. Sunflowers are some of my favorite flowers, so pretty!
What a fun idea to match the illustrations with the real flowers. Great selection!
I love that sunflowers follow the sun.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Tammy. :)
Dear Tammy,
I enjoyed reading your wonderful post! Thanks for visiting our Blog.
Have a nice weekend
Loretta
What a gorgeous book! A lovely idea for a post.
Beautiful flowers ! My Hibiscus plant got two flowers this morning ! Unfortunately they don't last very long but they are so beautiful !
I've enjoyed seeing the illustrations in the book together with the real flowers. It was interesting to see the small flowers in between the bracts of the bougainvillea in one of your photo mosaics. The observation that the cheery sunflower heads turn to the light is good to think about.
Your five flowers are very inspiring. I like the theme of taking the flowers from your book and finding examples of them. It makes me want to seek out some patterns to make crochet versions of each of your flower examples. That would be fun but I have so many other things to finish first!
Instead I will go and enjoy the flowers in my garden (my calendulas are all flowering prettily after recent rains) and keep your idea in the back of my mind for when I get the opportunity to start something new.
Thanks for a happy post to view. :-)
Such a beautiful post Tammy! I love the bright book illustrations and your photos of the flowers you found to match...such a cute idea. Happy weekend!
Helen xox
My mother-in-law loved sunflowers! Thanks for the pictures :)
Colletta
Good job, Tammy! You found perfect matches. Susan
I love your flowers and how you have paired the book images with the real blooms. Sunflowers are amazing and they always make me smile. May your USA Memorial weekend be Thankful and Beautiful. <3
This is great, I love the way you've matched them.
Amalia
xo
What a great idea for a post, Tammy, I really enjoyed it! I have a lovely blue hibiscus in my garden but it's nowhere near blooming, it's only just come into leaf and I'll have to wait until August for the flowers. They usually come out while I'm away on holiday so my neighbour gets to enjoy them more than I do, either that or it pours with rain and spoils the blooms. Sigh. x
Beautiful flowers Tammy. Hugs to you, M
loveley flowers - especially the buganvilla
Beautiful flowers ! My Hibiscus just got two !!
Beautiful images! And I love the book, too. I have a children's book about trees that is in terrible shape - got wet and grimy at some point in its career - but every time I decide to discard it, I open it and turn a page or two, and then decide to keep it a while longer. It's been about ten years so far...
Hi Tammy-such a lovely post!! and I love the poem about sunflowers-so true.
thanks for dropping by-hugs Kathy
Tammy - what a great idea to match the flowers to the book! When we lived in Arizona, we had several Bougainvillea, and I really miss them. The colors were so vibrant and long-lasting!
Lovely post! great idea to match flowers with the one in the book. My personal favorite is bougainvillea. Just looking at them in bunches is enough to make me happy!
I love the sunflower best for the exact same reason!! blessings and hugs ~ tanna
This might be the cutest blog post EVER! Love the photos of your flowers.
I bought a pot of sunflowers for my porch last week. I won't lie. They weren't cheap. But, they bring a smile to my face every time I go out on the balcony. That is PRICELESS!
Dearest Tammy,
What a lovely and happy post this is!
Love the beautiful flowers you are growing; they are so rewarding for our good care.
Yes, sunflowers show us that we too should always look at the sun and leave the shade behind us.
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
I can't even imagine 115 degrees! I melt at 80. I love your flowers. Especially the daisys. I have started my planting for the year. It feels sooooo good. :) Kit
Tammy - your flowers are so exotic compared to what we have here! Bougainvillea, jasmine, hibiscus .... I also imagine that the jasmine smells divine. Have a blessed week!
Hi Tammy!
Thank you for remembering me. It made me so happy to receive a
message from you while not blogging or visiting blogs at all for
many months.
I hope to start over very soon. Refreshed and renewed.
Now I see I have a lot of reading to do here. ;)
But I know it will be inspiring so it will be worth it.
Have a really nice weekend!
Sussie
Tammy -- Stopping by to read your lovely posts. I have not been posting for quite some time. I still read those that are still active on my blog. Perhaps when I clear out all the clutter in my life I will begin posting again. I loved your sunflower post -- sunflowers are my favorite and I have grown them for years. -- barbara -- folkwaysnotebook
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