Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America. James Hager/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rhphotos085979.
April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. Usually I just wish April would keep its rain to itself and skip straight to sunny weather, all flowers aside. But then I guess we would be missing out on the incredible beauty of the aforementioned May flowers. And that would be rather unfortunate.
Just think of all the ways flowers enrich our lives. How would guys show their women affection on Valentines Day? What would a bride toss at her wedding? Anything other than a bouquet of flowers might put someone’s eye out. How would visitors be welcomed to Hawaii? Leis would cease to exist so maybe we would get handed a lobster instead? And the Rose Parade would be gone. Pretty much half our random traditions of cultural significance would be forever changed without flowers.
But flowers in May specifically always make me happy. Once plants start to bloom, it means that summer is on its way! The weather gets warmer and life gets happier. Not to mention the fact that they are just so awesome to look at.
Rancher's Fireweed (Devil's Lettuce) (Common Fiddleneck) (Rancher's Fiddleneck) (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America. James Hager/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rhphotos085977.
Wild flower, Dali, Yunnan, China, Asia. Rod Porteous/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rhphotos020707.
Brabant flamand, Meise, Belgium. Ingram Publishing/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: ipurestockx109571.
A pink rose is covered with ice crystals. PATRICK SEEGER/EPA/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: epaphotosfour469611.
A close-up picture, shows an Anemone flower in Seoul, South Korea. JEON HEON-KYUN/EPA/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: epaphotosfour468473.
willow catkin. R�diger Rebmann / CHROMORANGE/picture-alliance/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: dpacreative069034.
Colorful Close-up of a Flower in Kruger National Park. Bill Bachmann / DanitaDelimont.com "Danita Delimont Photography"/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: ddpphotos019857.
Flowering plant. Laurence Mouton / Altopress/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: altopress046016.
Tiny spider on flower head. Christophe Lemieux / Altopress/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: altopress040838.
Thistle flower, close-up. Mich�le Constantini / Altopress/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: altopress043418.
Flower, close-up of stamen. Laurence Mouton / Altopress/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: altopress021801.
This next picture in particular made me really ecstatic about life in general.
Smiling sunflower. Travel Pix/Robert Harding/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rhphotos058736.
Who wouldn’t want to look up and see a sunflower grinning at them? To view more pictures from this collection, click on this link to head back to Newscom.com.
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