snippets (number 5)

of happyment

petals soft purple

awaken the sleeping earth

glass raindrops shimmer

"snippets of happyment" is inspired by a post on Rasa's blog happyment. I just love that word because it is a combination of the words happy and content. Sometimes something small can just fill your soul with a thrill. So, from time to time, I will capture one snippet of happyment and post it here. 

Some past snippets of happyment:
fire with an explanation of, and link to Rasa's visual diary, Pieces of Happyment
crocus open blossom macro
daffodil macro and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" poem
snowdrops photo and haiku 

This post is linked to Today's Flowers.  Post a flower yourself and come link up with us!   Today's Flower's was created by Luiz Santilli, Jr.  His teammates are Denise of An English Girl Rambles,  Laerte Pupo, and Valkyrien.   

photo and poem by me © 2010

Nigella: Today's Flowers

See more of Today's Flowers HERE. 

photo by me © 2009

Echinacea: Today's Flowers

Echinacea purpurea (coneflower)

Named for the prickly scales in its large conical seed head, the herb resembles the spines of an angry hedgehog.  Echinos is Greek for hedgehog.

See more of Today's Flowers HERE.

LINKS and INFORMATION:

▪ Echinacea and Bee  This is a much better photo!

▪ basic information

▪ garden guides.com
▪ attracts bees, butterflys, birds

▪ Native American medicinal plant, used to treat upper respiratory tract infection.  Echinacea contains several chemicals that play a role in its therapeutic effects--polysaccharides, glycoproteins, alkamides, volatile oils, and flavonoids. (Science is not in complete agreement on its effectiveness.)

▪ garden guides medicinal information

▪ perennial which blooms mid-summer through early Fall, zones 3-9, full sun to part shade  (I grew mine from seed, and it has very slowly self-seeded over time.)

photos by me © 2009

Missouri Primrose: Today's Flowers

Oenothera speciosa 

perennial 
hardy to -20º 
spreads 
blooms Spring, then off and on throughout the Summer and Fall

common names:  Missouri primrose, evening primrose, sundrop

See more of Today's Flowers HERE.

LINKS:
wikipedia                                                                                                                                                        

3 links regarding evening primrose oil:

EPO #1

EPO #2

EPO  #3


photo by me © 2009

Daylily: Today's Flowers

This post is for TODAY'S FLOWERS. Click here to see other entries. I was introduced to this site by Squirrel Queen at Through Squirrel Eyes. Come join in the fun!
photo by me © 2009

Pink: Today's Flowers

bottlebrush (Phoenix, Arizona, April 2009)

cactus (Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona, April 2009)

bougainvillea (Sint Maarten, NA, July 2009)

This post is for TODAY'S FLOWERS. Click here to see other entries. I was introduced to this site by Squirrel Queen at Through Squirrel Eyes. Come join in the fun!
photo by me © 2009