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Two very tiny flowers of Solomon’s-seal,a native plants in my garden. / /
Solomon was found unconscious on the side of the road by a friend of mine, who promptly gave him to me! He has a very siamese shape and voice. He enjoys walking on his leash every day and kayaking with me when he is in the mood.
Ani l’dodi vdodi li – I am my Beloved’s and Beloved is mine. This image is deeply symbolic to me as it represents my relationship with Yeshua. He is my Beloved, i love Him passionately and i am His. He loves me like no man ever could, deep in my inner being where soul and spirit meet. This golden ring is the symbol of the never ending love He has for me with the words from Song of Songs written through the center. These words are taken from the love letter He wrote to me and were forged in the winepress of death. He holds my soul in His hand and protects it from the harshness of this world. I wish you too could feel His Passion and oh if you could just smell His garments you’re heart would melt. His eyes are like pools of water and my heart leaps to hear His footsteps. His shoulders are broad and His heartbeat steady as i lay my head on His Breast and smell the clothing steeped in His scent. His words are whispers, heavy with love and i desire Him. The soft gentle light forces the darkness away and ushers in the silence filled with anticipation. His lips brush against mine, His mouth tastes sweet and i am consumed with passion for Him.
Inspiration from the Bible
Taken at Emsworth, Hampshire The beautiful flowers are now opening and I couldn’t resist this close up.
Lion photographed at Dartmoor Zoological Park.
Icefields National Park, Alberta, Canada / March, 2008 My dove in the clefts of the rock, / In the hiding places of the mountainside, / Let me see your face. / Let me hear your voice for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. Extract from Song of Solomon / Chapter 2, Verse 14
Featured in For The Love Of Jesus Group / / Not Even Solomon / Jesus said, “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear? ...” / Matthew 6:28-31 (NIV) Camera Nikon D40x with 18-55mm Kit Lense. This lovely shot of my granddaughter Amelia was captured in the private gardens at Saltram House, National Trust Property in Devon, in the Sprintime of 2008. I like the fact that she’s paying attention to the flowers and not the camera. Looks like natural childlike intrest in nature. /
Although this plant isn’t really credited with actually helping medicinally? At one time a popular herbalist stated that it was good for ‘taking away in one or two nights any bruise, black eye or spots gotten by falls or women’s willfulness, in stumbling upon hasty husbands’ fists’ -John Gerard (1597 / Nice to know a plant can heal bruises inside and out. / The beautiful greenish/yellow blooms are seen dangling under the arched leafy stems in May-July in woods and along creeks and riverbanks.
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Part of a stained glass window in the Church of St. Romalds. The sun was just in the right position to light up the window and make the colours shine.
Solomon Islands, near Fiji.
Pen & ink
Polygonatum hybridum Common Name: Common Solomon’s seal Taken at Emsworth, Hampshire Solomon’s seal is an old cottage garden plant that appears early in spring, producing graceful, arching stems with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are quickly joined by dangling, green-tipped, white bells that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Plants enjoy woodland conditions, and associate well in a cool, shady, humus-rich border with spring flowers such as corydalis and dicentra. Stems and foliage remain eye-catching even after the flowers are over. Solomon’s seal also looks superb with hardy ferns to create a combination that lasts all summer.
Taken at Emsworth,Hampshire. Polygonatum hybridum Common Name: Common Solomon’s seal Solomon’s seal is an old cottage garden plant that appears early in spring, producing graceful, arching stems with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are quickly joined by dangling, green-tipped, white bells that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Plants enjoy woodland conditions, and associate well in a cool, shady, humus-rich border with spring flowers such as corydalis and dicentra. Stems and foliage remain eye-catching even after the flowers are over. Solomon’s seal also looks superb with hardy ferns to create a combination that lasts all summer
Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmania.
The Gilbertese people settled in the Solomon Islands in the 1950s/1960s, brought over by the British Colonial government from the Gilbert & Elice Islands (now Kiribati). They were given land and settled in Ghizo Island and some other areas that comprise the Solomon Islands. The Gilbertese people are Micronesians. People from the Western Province in the Solomon Islands are Melanesians. / The Gilbertese people are very much sea people. At home, existing on fish and coconut they avoid gardening. / A few days after taking this photo disaster struck. / On the 2nd of April 2007, an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale struck the Solomon Islands, with its epicentre located 45 kilometres off Ghizo. The quake was immediately followed by Tsunami waves and high sea rise resulting in extensive damage to property and loss of lives. The location where this mother and baby posed for me, a village of some 280 occupants, was totally wiped out by 3 Tsunami waves. / I often wonder what became of the many beautiful people I was so fortunate to meet.
I thought I would try something new. I took this shot today of some of my Solomon’s Seal that is just starting to bloom. The bright green was nice, but kind of boring, so I thought I would try sepia and I was surprised at how much I liked it. It gives more detail in the leaves. I would love your opinions. Please look at in full screen to see the details! Thanks so much for viewing!! =) smile /
Light painted with small LED Pentax K20D / 45mm / f/18 / 5 sec / ISO 100
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