Bloom Where You are Planted: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom
“When the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
– Anais Nin
He’s a Gaudy grasshopper. (I’m guessing, any other inputs are welcome) Native to Madagascar I’m told.
BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED
Bloom, bloom, bloom, Where you’re planted.
You will find your way.
Bloom, bloom, bloom …
You will have your day.
Look at the flowers, look at them growing:
They never worry, they never work;
Yet look at the way our Father clothes them.
Each with a beauty all of its own. Some plant the seeds that others will water, but in all things God gives the growth, come, let Him garden the flowers with in you. Come and Discover some you’ve never known.
Look at the love that lies deep within you . Let yourself be! Let yourself be!
Look at the gifts you have been given. Let them go free ! Let them go free !
Meanwhile, I just found this link on how to grow and take care of a passion flower plant. You may find it useful too.
Isn’t it incredible how these two species are homing so wonderfully here with us.
Can you guess which plant leaves are those? The ones in which the grasshopper is chilling? 🙂
Have a good week all of you. Stay safe and be well.
Love, Light and Laughter!
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#WORDLESSWEDESDAY
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Have a gratifying #WW!
#WordlessWednesday is a blog hop started by Esha and yours truly. on March 2018. I am now taking the baton forward from 12 August 2020.
Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from blogosphere who host #WordlessWednesday
Betty, Steve, Sandee, Sue NC, Zina ,Xmas Dolly, Keith, and Cathy
Brian’s ThankfulThursday and Trent’s Weekly Smile
56 thoughts on “Bloom Where You are Planted: #WordlessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom”
Your link is a wonderful addition to ‘My Corner of the World’!! Thanks for being here this week.
As is always yours dear Betty.
Have a safe and good week ahead.
Such a nice hymn…. thanks for sharing. Have a weekend blessed by Mother Nature Natasha.
Your words manifested, Monika.
Did take a walk with Mother Nature with the pictures I’m sharing this week.
Love and light dear Monika.
Amen! I am glad the wishes came true
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Your terrace is full of beautiful colors. What pretty blooms. I love these “Krishna Kamal” flowers and I wish I did not have space constraint to add this beautiful creeper. The “painted or rainbow grasshopper” is all over SM. I had seen it for the first time last year in the monsoon and had sat all night hunting its name 🙂
Sharing an interesting trivia on the passion flower, popularly known as Krishna Kamal in India, which I had heard long time back when I first saw the flower. One can find Mahabharata in the flower and how:
There are about 100 blue petals – one for each of the Kauravas
5 of the yellow ones in the center – one for each of the Pandavas
The green bulb in the center symbolizes Draupadi, the queen of Pandavas
The three filaments are for the holy trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha
The radial in the center is the Sudarshan chakra of Lord Krishna
Can’t tell you how grateful I am to you for identifying the species for us.
He loves our Papaya tree pot. I jokingly tell my DH he is guarding himself from Dengue.
Thank you for sharing the historical relevance of the Krishna Kamal.
In fact I read another interesting mythological story.
Here’s what I found online:
The passion flower’s individual features were found to be symbolic of the crucifixion of Christ, or as known in biblical history, the Passion of the Christ. The flower has spikes protruding from the center, symbolizing the crown of thorns. There are 10 petals, for the 10 faithful apostles.
Fascinating how our cultures are a medley of stories that are intertwined.
Have a wonderful Wednesday Monika and do look forward to your post this week.
Stay safe. Stay well.
Wow …… that’s an interesting trivia Natasha.
I may not be able to join in #WW this week but will surely read some ……
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Don’t worry. Always a next time.
Beautiful clicks, Natasha. I loved your passionflower. Gorgeous! 🙂
Yes it’s our to share now Vinitha.
And I’m so glad everyone who saw it could be part of it’s journey.
Lovely flower and a cool grasshopper!
I can’t recognize the leaves… Hmmmm.
Hello Villroses
Thanks for visiting us.
And for asking about the leaves.
These are papaya leaves very high in nutrition too. They are used to increase the blood platelets.
And as we all know the papaya fruit is packed with goodness and taste.
Good to see you on #WW
Beautiful! I have a photographed a bougainvillea from this same angle!! Gorgeous colours on the grasshopper!
Would love to see that shot. Found
out from Monika that it is a painted grasshopper.
Good to see you here Archana.
Wow! Both the flower and the locust are gorgeous!
Have a nice day!
Nooooo Zina. Thank god not a locust. It’s a grasshopper! Amen to that
Nice blooms but the message is so deep. Thanks for sharing it with us. Needed to hear this. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thanks Patrick. In the depths of some messages we find hope and I’m glad this gave you some too.
Take care. Be well and stay safe.
Splendid, Natasha!
So wonderful to see you here Rob. It’s been a while. Hope you have been taking good care.
Stay well. Stay safe. And fortunately good times ahead for America. Amen for Joe Biden
Wonderful to see you Rob. Hope you have been well and hanging in there. Take care and stay safe.
HEY BABY GIRL, I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!! hahahaha Did ya miss me? How are you? Fine I hope! So, what’s new & exciting??? That purple flower is absolutely beautiful. I have never seen anything like that ever! As far as bugs…… YUK!!!!! Me & bugs we just don’t get along! How have you been? Fine I hope. I love the pictures you always post. Today I posted a picture of myself when we went to Universal Studios in Florida on our honeymoon, but girlfriend that was like 18 yrs. ago… OUCH! We had so much fun there I really want to back, but I’m not as young as I use to be ya know what I mean… but it would be nice. It’s terribly expensive. I’m sure it’s closed down for now with the Covid junk! Guess what? My youngest daughter (she’s a nurse) is coming in to visit me this weekend! WOO HOO! I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! See now if you were here we could all party together and dance and go out for PIZZAAAAAAAA!! WOO HOO! GIRLFRIEND, please dearest friend, please be safe and stay healthy! Until next time I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest good-bye! HUGS
Memories are what we all hold on too when the times are tough. That must have been a fun trip.
Daughter’s visit sounds fun. We also met family after almost 6 months over the weekend and it felt so reassuring.
Yes staying safe and you do the same too dear Marie.
Good to see your bubbly messages.
Hugs and love back at you ♥️
Gorgeous blooms! And thanks for giving me the name of Passion Flower. I photographed one last summer (2019), but did not know that is what it was called.
I’m just so glad to hear this Chandra. Good to see you here.
Lovely photos Natasha 🙂
Have a bloomingtastic safe week
Ah! Yes, got to keep
Blooming and growing Steve!
It is a beautiful flower. That is an interesting grasshopper. i hope you verify what it is.
Painted grasshopper as pointed out by one of our #WW participants, Monika.
Have a week of endearing smiles Trent, and small things to be grateful for.
Adding Debbie’s wonderful lightening sky from Canada:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEE9tLFJmAX/?igshid=p0xiuw4pk9lr
I’ve never seen a passion flower before or the grasshopper either. So colorful.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Natasha. ♥
Neither had I dear Sandee. Hi-five!
Have a gorgeous week ahead. Much love
You too Sandee, and looking forward to joining you this week.
Love and hugs. ♥️
Passion flowers are so majestic to see! And your little visitor is cute, too!
Yes Betty I’m so very chuffed
And they bloom every time it rains and the fragrance is just intoxicating.
Yes he is a darling. And very good at camouflaging.
Or who knows it’s a she.
I’ve never seen a passion flower before! How pretty!
Happy Weds, sweetie!
((hugs))
Neither had I till I saw these Vero. ♥️
So grateful to the nursery gardner, Anil for recommending this plant to me. These blooms rarely grow in North India, but the lockdown has created a conducive environment for them to even bloom here.
Fingers crossed that it survives in the coming months too
Happy Weds sweetheart.
Neither had I.
You have a wonderful week ahead dear Vero.
Big hugs
lovely blooms for this week
Would love to have you join in Arvind. Anytime you can. it’s been long!
Thanks to the universe.
Lovely passionflower. It is the favorite food for the caterpillars of our Florida State Butterfly, the Zebra heliconian, as well as the Gulf Fritillary. Butterfly lovers sacrifice them to these beauties. That is a handsome hopper!
Wow Ken, that is something.
Hadn’t heard of the two species. Just looked them up. lovely!
I can imagine the butterflies and caterpillars flocking up to them. The fragrance is so very intoxicating.
Yes, he is a Gaudy grasshopper, so I’m guessing based on my google search. I’m still to identify the species. I’m hoping some of my wildlife friends can help.
Lovely pictures, especially the passion flower!
Yes, it’s a blessing. I have a few more lovely frames too. The one from today was something!
You would love the hopper too, Keith.
He is one calm guy, resting it out on one of our plants.
Yes, it blew me away.