The winds knocked out power in the morning and made it hard to take a photo of flowers as they waved in the strong breeze, but bleeding hearts had a blue backdrop with the sun shining. But the month of May had some very dark times with other hearts bleeding over the loss of family, friends and neighbors from tragic violence.
Bleeding Hearts
There were flower shortages and price increases because of the Valentine’s Day demand, but I rather have chocolates anyway. It will be several months before my bleeding heart will be in blossom so maybe they should moved Valentine’s Day to a warmer month when you could pick dandelions for your loved one.
The Bleeding Heart
The flowers have been watered with the recent rains and maybe tomorrow the sun shine on them again.
Bleeding Hearts
The Bleeding Heart is not a native flower, but it blossoms say spring to me. As a kid, I would pull the outer pink petals off to reveal the inner heart. But one of its other common names is “lady-in-a-bath”, which comes from the shape when held upside down and the outer petals are only pull at a 90 degree angle and the two halves form the tub with the lady sitting in the middle. But since I never pulled them partway, it was not a name I associated with the flowers.
The Bleeding Heart
The exact origin of Valentine’s Day might not be known, but across the country, candy, flowers and gifts were exchanged between loved ones on this holiday. Cupid and hearts are common symbols for the day but Cupid wasn’t shooting candy down to my house but he must have been having a pillow fight instead as more snow fell today. It will be a few more months before I see these hearts.
Hearts for Valentine’s Day
The sunny day finally allowed temperatures to get above freezing on this Valentine’s Day, at least for a few hours this afternoon, but there are no flowers to find outside so the men just can’t pick a few last minute flowers from the yard for their sweethearts.
Bright Bleeding Hearts
The bleeding hearts lasted most of May but have mostly faded now that June has arrived. Other flowers were enjoying the rare sunshine and warm temperatures.
Bleeding Hearts
The exact origin for Valentine’s Day is uncertain and may have been a dark and bloody festival, a big change from the romantic holiday it has become now with candy, flowers and gifts. Living in the snow belt, there are no flowers (or even dandelions) to pick for one’s sweetheart so the florist shops do a lot of business. The although cold weather would encourage romantic snuggling but I would prefer chocolates if I can’t have spring flowers blooming.
A Romantic Heart
A number of mothers will receive flowers from their children today and moms will love us even if we bring them a bouquet of dandelions! Some years we would walk down to the woods and look for wildflowers and there are many varieties open right now, even some bleeding hearts in the yard.
Hearts Full of Love for Moms
While in town today for a clinic appointment, there was flowers being delivered to one of the staff there for Valentine’s Day. Flowers, candy, cards and other gifts are given to spouses and sweethearts, but even though I don’t have a sweetheart, I still like Valentine’s Day since the Valentine candy was already on sale today!
And red is often associated with Valentine’s Day, so these white bleeding hearts would be overlooked and not used for Valentine’s Day. Plus the legend of the bleeding heart flowers isn’t too romantic as a Japan legend tells a story of how the bleeding heart flower came to be. In the story, a young man tried win the love of a young lady. He did this by giving a pair of rabbits (which are the first two petals of the flower), a pair of slippers (which are the next two petals of the flower), and finally a pair of earrings (which are the last two petals of the flower) to the girl. She continued to reject his affections, and, heart-broken, he pierced his heart with his sword (the middle part of the flower) which caused the bleeding heart.
Rejected Bleeding Heart
