"I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley" –Song of Songs

You may not be aware of this passage from the Bible, @slowwalker, but your national flower is also a symbol of Jesus.

I love this bush and it grows just outside my front window. As a matter of fact, it has just started to bloom and I noticed the first flower only yesterday.

I live in a climate where we have four distinct seasons and for me, my favorite is fall. Ontario is the province where I live and with the vast number of trees, the autumn colors are breathtaking. I suppose you could call them flowers too. Albert Camus, the French writer, once wrote, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." That’s how I view this season.

It is strange how we adopt certain fixed ideas about things until our own experience gradually changes them. You discovered the wealth of summer flowers and I discovered the beauty of autumn blooms.

Your photos were deeply beautiful in this post, @slowwalker, matching the depth of your meditations.