2013 Iris Series – 01

I realize that I began the Peony series only a few days ago and it may appear to be too soon to begin another series but I felt the need to mix things up a bit.  For those of you who love Peonies, don’t worry, there will be more images posted soon.  But for today, I introduce the first in a series of Iris images.  Enjoy!

Complimentary Message

Venessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of Flowers, uses “message” as the definition of the Iris.

According to other sources the Iris has multiple meanings, some of which will be introduced throughout this series in addition to “message”.

2013 Peony Series – 01

“I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth that gave him to me. The exultation floods me.”-

– Emily Dickinson

 

Heavenly

As an introduction to the Peony series I must share with you the meanings of the Peony in the language of flowers.  The meanings vary and include a wide range of emotions.

Peony: Shame, happy marriage, compassion, anger, bashfulness

The image posted above is titled heavenly because it appears that the flower petals float off into infinity, or heaven.  It is dreamy, like pink clouds. The quote links the meaning of the peony, happy marriage, with the title of the image.  Love and heaven united.

Immortality and Compassion

“I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.  He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion.” – William Faulkner

Immortality

Compassion

What do you think?  Black and white or color?  Does one speak to you more than the other?

Books Are….

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”

– Charles William Eliot

Great Finds and…

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