The Hot, The Loud, The Proud, May MEME

Portulaca or moss rose, is a popular drought-tolerant annual. Plants are low-growing spreaders with thick succulent stems and vibrant, cup-shaped flowers. Flowers come in a wide range of colors.

 We have lots n lots of these BRIGHT coloured Portulaca flowers blooming in our Garden, adding a dash of Yellow, Orange, Fuschia, Baby Pink, and yes Vibrant Red. North Indian summers are usually hot with the mercury soaring to as high as 45 degrees Celsius n more. Most Garden's bear a blanched look, bereft of seasonal Flowers except the Sunflowers, the Portulaca's n a few more like Crepe myrtle, Bougains etc at this time of the year. Nonetheless,

This Ravishing Red Beauty above is my entry for this month end May Meme. Hope you like it.

To participate and to check out other HOT, LOUD, PROUD MEME entries please Click here!

Sunny Side Up with Sunflowers!

BE LIKE THE SUNFLOWER......

TURN YOUR FACE TO THE SUN!

Sky Watch Friday: The Hills Beckon

Compliment-ary Golden Shower....

Summer Delight - Amaltas aka Golden Shower

Click on the link above for more information on Cassia fistula

Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, said:-

"My parents brought me up with......
 lots of PRAISE and little criticism. 

We all flourish  with praise. Flowers do well when they are watered and shrivel up when they are not, and people are exactly the same, whether you are the chief executive or a switchboard operator".

~ Excerpt from a Book that I have been reading lately....

LEADERSHIP N MOTIVATION 

The 50-50 rule and eight key principles of motivating others 

~ By John Adair 

Seize every opportunity, to give recognition, to praise, 

and bestow  people with Compliment-ary Golden Shower....

Sky Watch Friday: A Bird Eye View of the City

From EverGreen Tree

Standing atop the roof of our 4-storey Office building with other colleagues, gazing out into the horizon, I could see a maze of steel n concrete, sparsely interspersed by the greens in between. The sky a clear blue, sans the clouds, the birds appeared soooooo serene this morning, at the onset of this l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-g beautiful working day.....

Thought for the Day

We'd never know how high we are,
 till we are called to rise;

and then, if we are true to plan,
our statures touch the sky....
@ Emily Dickinson

Have a Wonderful Day ahead......

Be Still....

"Be still

And discover your center of peace.

Throughout nature

The ten thousand things move along,

But each returns to its source

Returning to center is peace.

Find Tao by returning to source."

@ The Tao of Inner Peace ~ Diane Dreher

The OCEAN is a marvelous symbol of Tao: 

Vast, fluid, constantly in motion. Beneath its turbulent surface are the quiet depths. 

Beneath the restless surface of our lives lies a deep source of peace, power and inspiration.

True Peace is achieved

By Centering, 

so Be Calm n....

BE STILL

The Haute, The Loud n the Proud Canna Lily

If you want a bright, happy, tropical-style garden but you don't live in the tropics, think about planting Canna Lilies. 
Cannas are very popular here, because of the warm colours and bold foliage.  For more information on these bright n beautiful tropicals, you could click on the link here...Canna Lily

And to participate in this GALA month end 'The Hot, the Loud and the Proud MEME' , you could click on the link above and at the same time visit other participants showcasing their floral Haute-shots!

Hope you enjoy the bright colours of Canna's and have a Bright weekend ahead.....