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Friday, February 20, 2015

Spring Flowers Called Viola

January Zelene 6:47 AM China , Flower 101 , Shanghai , Spring Flowers , Viola No comments

I have seen these colorful blooms in Shanghai, China in the beginning of the second quarter of last year.

Violas at Nanjing Road, Shanghai

It was the start of Spring, hence these pretties are abundantly blossoming almost anywhere in Shanghai. I actually posted them before and just called it “Spring Flowers” because I do not know the name.

Violas at the entrance of Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai

Until, today when I google for “violas for students”. I was expecting for classical instruments because that’s the only Viola I know. Then I saw these flowers, the flowers I have only seen in China for the first time in my life and they are indeed spring flowers but this time with a name called “Viola”.

January 5, Something Yellow

January Zelene 5:26 AM 365 Photo a Day Challenge 2015 , Close Up Shots , Flower 101 , Ground Orchid , January 2015 , Yellow No comments

Flowers only bloom when they are ready. People are the same way.

You cannot rush or force them open just because you think it’s time.

Let’s Be Patient.

~unknown~

I chose a yellow flower for today’s theme. A sweet and brilliant yellow ground orchid that my husband’s sister in law is growing in her front yard.

With the cool temperature in the uphills of Bukidnon, these flowers will definitely bloom to their best.

Care to share the something yellow? Just place your link in the comment below and let’s exchange comments. You can check out my list for January 2015 here.

Little Pink Flower to Welcome 2015

January Zelene 4:26 AM Flower 101 , Quotes , Today's Flower 4 comments

Welcome 2015!

Here's a little pink flower to welcome you 2015 in our lives.

For "Flowers are the music of the ground
From earth's lips spoken without sound".

~EDWIN CURRAN, "Flowers"

Have a Wonderful Year to Everyone!

Today's Flowers

Flowers for Our Dearly Departed

January Zelene 7:22 AM Flower 101 , Mums , Personal 5 comments

I have been doing the same flower arrangement for a few times already, because this is the only arrangement I can think of that can fit our Angel’s little apartment at Divine Shepherd Memorial.

Our angel that we've 2 years ago...

photo not mine

The rest of the flowers I bought 2 days before, were also arranged in a separate container (an empty water bottle cut to an appropriate size), intended for my parent’s in law who rested in Bukidnon.

Cut Flowers at St. Augustine Cathedral

January Zelene 8:19 PM cagayan de oro city , Flower 101 , Mums 7 comments

Yesterday October 30, 2014 5:00PM PST (Philippine Standard Time), hubby and I decided to purchase the flowers we plan to bring to our loved ones graves on November 1. We purposely visit and bought the flowers early because as much as possible we wanted to stay away from the crowd. And buying the flowers a day before or on November 1 will definitely have an increase in prices.

As expected, the areas in front the St. Augustine Cathedral, where most of the local flower shops are located were still very peaceful with just a few customers dropping by, though the florists had been already busy arranging the flowers they are going to sell. Today or tomorrow will be different, the place will surely be full packed with people.

Pink and Purple Spring Flowers

January Zelene 1:04 AM China , Close Up Shots , Flower 101 , Shanghai , Spring Flowers , Today's Flower 8 comments

Because some of our colleagues were not done with shopping for their families "pasalubong" yet, we went to the nearest shopping mall where we stayed in Shanghai, China.

There are some shops that sell branded items at a lower price compared here in the Philippines but most of the items that I have known have almost the same price or more expensive than those we have here. So instead, I just roamed around and later went to our meeting place.

While waiting for the rest, I took some photos of beautiful flowers in the planters along the coffee shop nearby. Because the colors were so vibrant in pink and purple, I did not hesitate taking some snaps using my Galaxy Note 3 smartphone.

And in the end, I went home from the mall not empty-handed at all.

Today's Flowers

The Lone Sunflower

January Zelene 6:34 PM Close Up Shots , Flower 101 , Instagram , Macro Monday , Monday Mellow Yellows , Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Sample Photos , Sunflower 11 comments

While hubby had to do the grocery at Gaisano Mall, I headed to Centrio Mall particularly to Rustan's Supermarket with a purpose to get a pack of rolled oats and a bottle of olive oil. The moment I entered Rustan's a lone sunflower in a plastic pot stands among the pretty cut flowers for sale.

I knew I had to take a photo of this ever gorgeous flower, I hurriedly took out my smart phone and captured a closer shot of the flower while the guard was looking at somewhere else. Just a snap has been enough, and I hurriedly left the spot before the guard had noticed

Monday Mellow Yellows, Macro Monday 2

Spring Flowers in Nanjing Road Shanghai China

January Zelene 7:35 PM China , Flower 101 , Nanjing Road , Shanghai , Spring Flowers , Today's Flower , Travel , Travel Destination 18 comments

My series of China trip blog posts is not over yet, I still have a few more to write about. Even now I'm still grateful and blessed to be selected to attend a work related training in China and experience travel abroad for free.

I realized it was already spring in China when we got there, because of these beautiful blooms you can almost anywhere in Shanghai. If I was able to catch a few of the cherry blossoms in the city of Nanjing, here in Nanjing Road in Shanghai these spring flowers were flourishing.

Some Hybrid Adeniums at Sarangani Highlands

January Zelene 7:46 AM Close Up Shots , Flower 101 , General Santos City , I Heart Macro , Macro Monday , Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Sample Photos , Today's Flower 12 comments

Adenium, Impala Lily, Dessert Rose or locally known as Bangkok Kalachuchi from the family Apocynaceae is one common houseplant that produces beautiful blooms. It can live for years and is a favorite plant subject of bonsai enthusiasts. My mom actually made a few in the past, and are now residing in my big brothers home.

I have only seen the white and the more common pink dessert roses in my 36 years of existence until last week that I've seen 3 more of its variants personally. These variants are what we called the hybrids, cultivated to produce more distinct colors.

Blooming brilliantly in Sarangani Highlands, General Santos City are the following;

Golden to pale yellow from inner throat to outward petals with uneven specks of pink.

The Yellow Hibiscus

January Zelene 12:34 AM Flower 101 , Hibiscus , Quotes , Samsung S2 Photos , Today's Flower No comments

"flowers are expression of nature's beauty

yellow hibiscus

shimmering towards the sun"

Photo taken using my mobile phone at the hospital after I had my check-up.

Today's Flower

Flowers + Our Unending Love

January Zelene 5:39 PM Flower 101 , Love , Macro Monday , Monday Mellow Yellows , Personal , Today's Flower 5 comments

"Our precious little Angel, we will always love you, you are in our hearts Forever"

Early morning of November 1, 2013, we went to visit our Angel's resting place, offered flowers, candle, prayers and our unending love to our little girl that we never got a chance to see alive and moving. She was choosen by our Almighty God to be one of his angels even before she was born.

She is up there for than a year now watching over us everyday.

Today's Flower

Monday Mellow Yellows

Macro Monday 2

I Believe in Pink

January Zelene 5:59 PM Close Up Shots , Flower 101 , Hibiscus , Macro Monday , Monday Mellow Yellows , Quotes , Samsung S2 Photos , Today's Flower 5 comments

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Audrey Hepburn

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

~Audrey Hepburn~

I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
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