I was reminded of a saying now that spring is well anchored in the reality of our lives, of course, those of us who live in four-season geographies.
It says: "One flower does not make a spring"! It's a saying that derives from Latin, where it sounds something like this: "Una hirundo non facit primavera", meaning: A bird does not make spring!
I know that this saying exists in several languages with Latin origins: Italian, and French, where the bird variant remains. In Romanian, also a Latin language, the bird has been replaced by the flower.
Beyond the necessary and unavoidable subjectivism, I am Romanian, I think the flower version is better.
And yet, this proverb does not refer to spring.
It is a call for perseverance.
We don't have to be satisfied when we solve just one problem. We have to solve them all to get the result we want.
It was just a digression to justify the flowers to come.
Spring, of course, is not just about a flower. Spring knows this very well and gives us countless flowers.
Spring has come earlier than we are used to. It came with warm weather, sunshine, rain, warmth, and water - everything vegetation needs to thrive.
My little backyard gives me the joy of flowers every spring and proves that spring is made with lots of flowers. The first plants to appear and bloom are the perennials.
Which I love the most!
The first flowering is the most spectacular.
After hibernating for several months, almost to death, returning to life comes with a great desire to look its best.
The tender new leaves are as spectacular as the flowers.
Pansies are the undisputed stars of early spring. We planted them in autumn. They have been sitting quietly under the snow which did them no harm and now they are laughing in the sun!
Red means life.
Spring means the victory of life.
Tulips!
White.
Purity and simplicity
Blue
Water, sky, depression.
Blue is my favorite color.
Always a flower!
This post is for the one who created this tag, #alwaysaflower. Our colleague Denise, @dswigle. I think many miss her. She has taken a break from Hive that I hope will end. Because what season but spring is better for comebacks?
You've captured the essence of each flower perfectly: the pansies' laughter in the sun, the red color symbolizing life, the tulips' purity and simplicity, and the blue pansies representing the complex beauty of spring.
Thank you! I tried...
What a beauty of flowers, where simplicity and colours are the protagonists and the writing is poetry. The tulips I love are beautiful but all the flowers are beautiful. Spring is life, life that breaks through.
Thank you @bluemoon ❤️
I love flowers but lately, I haven't written about them.
I'm glad you like them too, thanks!
I love flowers, all of them, but tulips call me the most!
I knew it in the bird version, but with the flower, it also sounds cool ;))
It is interesting to think about this saying as a message of perseverance as solving one issue is just one step, in the whole life journey.
I forgot to mention Spain... it was supposed to be the same as in Italy and France, the bird version.
Strangely, we have passed from spring to summer today. It was 27C and I see trees and flowers are ready to bloom!
Same here...
Thank you!
During the summer, the flowers and trees begin to be beautiful again.
Yes, it's flower season.
Hello, Dan! @bluemoon I am officially back, although no posting yet and few comments while I catch up. I have not been on any social media or computer, but was thinking of you and hoped you would still be here~
I will have to catch up and see how life has been!! You can drop me an email. discord or write here~ I look forward to hearing from you!
You leave me speechless! I'm so glad you'll be here again, as I hoped, I lost hope and hoped again...