Daisy Flower Month

Daisies Originally uploaded by Dave Ward Photography

What fond memories I have of walking through patches of wild daisies when I was young girl. I use to get a big kick out of laying in the middle of them and watching the wind blow the tall stems all around my head. I always think of this every April when "Daisy Flower Month" rolls around. I think daisies are really pretty. I only wish they smelled as good as they look. Birth Flowers Just as each month has its own gemstone, each month also has its own traditional birth flower appropriate for the month and season. For the month of April, the birth flower is Daisies. Take a look at a complete list of Flowers of the Month. When I was doing my research about Daisies for my website, I found that there are over 1000 varieties of Daisies. Wow that's a lot! The daisy family is one of the largest in the botanical world. Many popular garden plants, such as chrysanthemums, marigolds, dahlias, sunflowers and asters, are all part of the daisy family. The true daisy is bellis perennis; the ox-eye daisy and marguerite are technically chrysanthemums. Some daisies even have healing properties. The Bellis perennis variety is known to be an astringent in folk medicine. For those who don't know what an astringent is, here's the definition for you. Astringent: An astringent (also spelled adstringent) substance is a chemical that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application. The word "astringent" derives from Latin astringere, meaning "to bind fast".

April 13, 2008

It's New Year all over again! It's the first day of the Thai and Cambodian New Year!

Now before I go..... here's some fun stuff for everyone. Today In History April 13, 1796 1st elephant arrives in U.S. from India April 13, 1796 Battle at Millesimo Italy: Napoleon beats Austrians. April 13, 1933 1st flight over Mount Everest by Lord Clydesdale April 13, 1933 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 Todays Joke

A man was driving down a quiet country lane when out into the road
  strayed a rooster. Whack! The rooster disappeared under the car in a
  cloud of feathers.
 
  Shaken, the man pulled over at the farmhouse and rang the doorbell. A
  farmer appeared. The man somewhat nervously said, "I think I killed
  your rooster, please allow me to replace him."
 
  "Suit yourself," the farmer replied, "the hens are round the back."

Fun Fact Did you know the original color of Cocoa Cola was green? Make everyday a Holiday! Pam~

National Flower Day

It's March 21 and that means it's National Flower Day. Yesterday was the first day of spring and it is only fitting that today be Flower Day right! I think every body loves flowers. I get a lot of pleasure out of planting flowers in my yard and watching them grow. Stephen, well..... he doesn't like the yard to much. hahaha - I love flowers on my kitchen table too!

I was doing some reading up on flowers this morning and found out that most countries have a National Flower. For example:

Country: United State
Rose (Rosa)
The rose was officially adopted on November 20, 1986. (some information I found said October 7, 1986 with President Reagan)

Country: United Kingdom (Whales)
Leek (BAbbingtons leek), Daffodil (Narcissus Amaryllidaceae)
The Leek and the Daffodil are both emblems of Wales. The national flower of Wales is usually considered to be the Daffodil. However, the Leek has even older associations as a traditional symbol of Wales - possibly because it's color, white over green, echo the ancient Welsh flag.

To read more on the National Flower of each country visit http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/national_flowers.html
I have a long list - and just so you know, the countries that are not listed either didn't adopt a flower to represent themselves with or I couldn't find any information at all. Some countries have National Trees as well. Have fun reading.

Now let's get Educated- What exactly is a flower??
Wikipedia tells us this......

A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds. The process begins with pollination, is followed by fertilization, leading to the formation and dispersal of the seeds. For the higher plants, seeds are the next generation, and serve as the primary means by which individuals of a species are dispersed across the landscape. The grouping of flowers on a plant are called the inflorescence.

In addition to serving as the reproductive organs of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans, mainly to beautify their environment but also as a source of food.

While we're talking about flowers, today is also "National Fragrance Day." This day is about cologne, perfume and all the things that are good-smelling. That even includes potpourri, soaps, lotions and even scented candles. Fragrances are made from flowers most of the time. What a coincidence. For those of you who are crazy about perfume, here's a link for you. Fragrance Products for men and women.


A Joke for you!
A very dirty little fellow came in from playing in the
yard and asked his mother, "Who am I?"
Ready to play the game she said, "I don't know! Who are you?"
"WOW!" cried the child. "Mrs. Johnson was right! She said I
was so dirty, my own mother wouldn't recognize me!"

Something To Ponder
Isn't the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?

Bible Verse for you
Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Live life, love life, laugh with life and be happy!
Tell us what you think about today. Until Next time, Pam :)

Daffodil is the March Flower

Daffodil Mosaic
Originally uploaded by Jim-AR

I really love the old fashion daffodil. If you ever ride through the back roads in the country you will always see daffodils growing in the middle of a field or the middle of the woods. You wonder "Now how did those get there?" But in the back of your mind you know that somewhere in time there must of been a old homestead that was no longer there. I can just imagine a old log cabin with daffodils surrounding the front porch, can't you? I like to stop at these places and see if they have any stories to tell me.

Learn all about Daffodils
The name Daffodil is derived from an earlier "Affodell", a variant of Asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial "d" is not known, although a probable source is an etymological merging from the Dutch article "de," as in "De affodil." From at least the sixteenth century "Daffadown Dilly" or "daffadown dilly" has appeared as a playful synonym of the name.