Independence?

| Flower Roberts

Today the USA celebrates its Independence.

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Snow Country Dahlia

Is any country truly independent?

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Bleeding Heart Vine

Is any group of people independent?

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Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’

Is any person truly independent?

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Blue My Mind

NO

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Mortimer/Frog in Residence

We are all interdependent.

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Cypress Vine

All people, all animals, all plants, fungi, bacteria and even viruses.

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Barley

Every living thing needs something outside of itself to survive and thrive.

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Bee on Basil Bloom

In this time of derision and divisiveness,

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Crimsom Shadows Daylily

I choose to celebrate my INTERDEPENDENCE.

I appreciate my oxygen from plants, my food from other living creatures

and my tiny little piece of land that I live on.

May the sun keep shining and the rain keep falling.

Happy July 4th!

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FLOWER

 

An Island of Flowers

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Blue Evolvulus
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Agave/Century plant
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Morning glory vine
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Red trumpet vine/ Campsis radicans
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Purple Ruellia (per my friend ShrubQueen)
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Red Honeysuckle/Lonicera sempervirens
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Dahlia

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Goldfish plant
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Sedum
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Canna
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Yucca

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Oleander
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Hibiscus

 

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Hibiscus
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Star jasmine/Trachelospermum jasminoides

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With all these flowers everywhere, I knew there must be a garden fairy somewhere.

FLOWER felt right at home on the Island of Flowers/Ocracoke, NC.

Viva La Tree

| Flower Roberts

A tree is so much more than leaves

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and roots.

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It is shade

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and fruit.

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It is home and perch.

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It is look-out

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and  hiding place.

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I look at wood very differently than most

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where they see fuel and walls and fences,

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I see the stem of a sacrificed friend.

FLOWER loves the trees.

Transported By Boat

| Flower Roberts

There is a magical place that I can only get to by boat.

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Where the sea meets the sky,

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I am cradled between wind and waves.

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Neither sinking nor flying,

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Skimming  along between water and air.

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Feeling the spray of the sea in my face.

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Dancing with the motion of the ocean.

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Looking back at land with no wish to return

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What’s Your Seed?

| Flower Roberts

How do you take the seed of a talent and grow it into genius?

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When does a skill become a craft and then a gift?

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What do these seeds within us need in order to grow and flourish?

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I know they need time and attention.

Talents need to be tended and nurtured.

 

I visited a genius yesterday.

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Stephen “The Genius” with my good friend Joyce at an art event.

I heard him talk.  I saw his work.  I felt his love for his family, art, plants, pets and pigeons.

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I was overwhelmed by the beauty of his creations.  So many. So diverse.

Jewelry of silk and stone,

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Paintings of nature,

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Gardens with plants known by name and needs,

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Sculptures of wood or iron,

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Bonsai like miniature worlds,

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Silk scarves that speak to the soul.

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Birdabodes for the spoiledest of songbirds.

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So many seeds grown to fruition.

Do we ALL have seeds?   What are mine?

Have I given my seeds my time, talent and undivided attention?

How does one grow a genius?

I’ve seen one.   I know one.  I want to make one.   I want to be one.

It takes inspiration, determination and a team of support.

What’s your seed?  How can you grow it?  Who is going to help you?

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Thank you Stephen and family for sharing your treasured time with me.

You have and will continue to inspire me.

Love grows us all.

FLOWER.