Flower of The Day – Tulip

Pat

3/31/24

For Flower of the Day over at Cee’s Blog

Star – flecked

a star flecked night sky

on this, a bold full moon night –

calm after spring storm

Pat

3/26/24

For Moon Washed weekly prompt “star flecked”. To participate or just read go here.

Flower of the Day – Leaf

I am not sure what kind of leaf this is. But it’s large, about twelve inches across. Spotted this on my recent trip to the islands. It was in a pot and got this big. Very cool!

Pat

3/26/24

For Flower of The Day over at Cee’s blog.

Cherry Blossoms

Flower of The Day – Pink Hibiscus

Yup, I saw another variety of hibiscus on this recent trip. This one makes three – red, yellow and pink, and this one.

Pat

3/22/24

Spring Peace

It was time.

In her later years, mom always wanted to return to her homeland. But as it is said, the mind was willing but the body was weak indeed. She passed during the height of Covid but there were no proper goodbyes, as assembly at the time was not a good idea.

She chose cremation. ” I don’t want anyone talking foolishness over me”, she said. “Plus they’re all a bunch o’ crooks”. Funeral homes, that is. And preachers! Well, that’s a story for another time.

So this year, on her birthday we took her ashes back to where she wanted to be. She is now at rest next to her mother and grandfather, in this place she longed for. And so, among this lush greenery with fruit trees everywhere, she is finally home and at peace.

a small gathering

reliving fond memories

endings, beginnings –

under the naseberry tree

ancestors intermingle

Pat

3/20/24

For Tanka Tuesday over at Colleens where the prompt is The Spring Equinox. To participate or just read go here.

What’s a naseberry?

(also known as Naseberry)The sapodilla, or brown sugar fruit as it’s also named, is a deliciously sweet fruit that has a texture similar to a pear and a unique sugary flavour. The taste shares similarities with brown sugar, caramel and molasses.(Info found here)

Yup! That’s a naseberry.

Wordless Wednesday

This is a storage facility off the FDR, in the approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. Their ads are always witty. And at times, current!

Pat

3/20/24

Flower of The Day

3/20/24

Pat

Flower Of The Day – Soapbush

Saw this while on vacation in Jamaica in the country side. The person I was with said the name soapbush. I wondered if there was any connection to actual soap. So I googled it. It turned out to be a cutie with attitude. It’s invasive.

Miconia crenata, commonly called soapbush, clidemia or Koster’s curse, is a perennial shrub. It is an invasive plant species in many tropical regions of the world, causing serious damage (Wikimedia).

Pat

3/12/24