23.7.13

Cephalaria gigantea



Dwelling for a while among giant scabious and skies bluer than I ever dreamed of..

10.7.13

Meconopsis betonicufolia

Himalayan blue poppy, national flower of Bhutan.
No accident that such a mesmerisingly beautiful flower
hails from the tiny kingdom of the happiness index.

3.7.13

Magnolia grandiflora

"As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or 
disturb the colour and fragrance of the flower;
so do the wise move through the world"

From "A Dhammapada for Contemplation"
Translated by Ajahn Munindo
Aruna Publications, 2006