My peach tree was in full bloom, literally a pink cloud, in early April. Like the bumble bee we had been too busy to admire the beauty of the blooms.
Thanks be to GOD for my Nikon!
Copyright©2011VeeraMahal FRANKLIN
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Peach Bumble
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Perseverance
I have been commended many a times for perseverance...! Today, I met perseverance itself as I was exploring in the backyard.
Just prior to hurricane Katrina, a friend of mine from Louisiana gave me a very special greens to plant in my garden. I was so excited to receive this gift as it is not common in the US. Used as an Ayurvedic medicinal herb for more than 2000 years in India and SriLanka, this resilient runner plant has been given the botanical name, Centella Asiatica.
Fresh salad made from this tropical herb with a squeeze of lime was my childhood favorite. I had it planted at different sites in my backyard to make sure it takes root. It was a slow but sure growth and they took root. I did not have enough to make any salad and I had planted one in a pot to save from winter fury, the first year. It was a pleasant spring surprise to find those rooted outside showing up their green faces. So I was very sad when they never showed up following the second winter. That was year 2007!
Last two winters had been colder and had many stretches of snow covered days. And I would reminisce about the little sparse patches of Centella Asiatica which I was lucky enough to have. But, today as I was exploring in the garden, I stumbled upon these green heads calling for help, silently!
I could not believe after so many years... they have come back! The roots must have been turned over when we dug the plots. Talk about perseverance... I have found the champion. It has been the most remarkable uplifting experience with an underlying Divine message: Never give up!
Copyright©2011 VeeraMahal FRANKLIN
Saturday, June 4, 2011
What's On Your Plate?
No more food pyramids to climb!
Finally we figured it out and have placed the food where it belongs: On the plate.
I am really excited about the simplicity of the model. Now, even a child can understand the food groups. What a great way to motivate children to eat right. This might be the most ingenious way to prevent child obesity.
If you are wondering what I am talking about--just check the link below.
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ And pass this link along to "Cookie Monster" too!Enjoy good health with a sensible plate of food and a cup of dairy!
VeeraMahal Franklin
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Counting The Blessings!
Spring has thundered from
Sky, streaking lightenings and
Sweeping away townships with
Surplus of tornadoes... overnight!
Showing the show is not ours--
Small specks--in the universe. But,
Spring blooms and bird calls
Still resonate bright and lively!
Secure on blossoming cherry
Search coos of a dove echoes...
Steering me up from slumber
Sharp at six, I thank GOD!
Copyright©2011 VeeraMahal FRANKLIN
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Blue Blessings!
Spring is here!!!
And my garden is waking up from winter sleep. As nature's wild and vibrant messengers the--so called--weeds sprout everywhere and of course the perennials.
I was fascinated by weeds even as a child, because the butterflies seemed to like them a lot. And in college, I did a seminar presentation on weeds and my research further convinced me that the term "weeds" is for human being and has nothing to do with the plants. GOD created everything for a purpose and we as human beings like to label everything relating to us.
We hear the ads: Weed them out! Spray at site, etc., etc... But, weeds still thrive and persist. May be GOD made the weeds extra resilient, because HE knew human nature. Definitely, we do not have answers to everything.
Do you like these blue blessings from my garden? Can you tell which is the weed and which is garden plant? Really?
These blue blessings, from my garden, display the beauty as GOD intended---just trusting Almighty GOD's wisdom!
Copyright©2011 VeeraMahal Franklin
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Memories of Childhood Bliss!
Hello! Your voice rings…
After decades—over the phone,
I hear—from continents apart. Our
Kids are older than we were
When we saw last, but
The grade-school lunch of potatoes
You shared, smells appetizingly fresh
Of childhood bliss—from wherever
The memories are held!
Poetry: Copyright ©2011VeeraMahal Franklin
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