Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2016

The early signs of Spring


The announcement by the met department that there would be no rains in February this year in and around Islamabad, the sun has started to get warmer with daytime temperatures rising to 20 degrees celsius.
Gazania - the African Daisy blooming

This unusual and early warmth has brought good tidings to the flower lovers as the flowers have started to surface from the spring plantation undertaken in the month of November.
Pansy

While walking around our spring plantations, I could see colourful pansy, gazania flowers surfacing with roses showing their spring excitement too.



While generally the beds remain without flowers, some plants are striving to feel the warmth in the sun, though it is still February cold. 
Here is a daffodills giving flowers and hopefully soon the entire bed will blossom.

I will soon write a full post on our spring plantation, hopefully in March someday, to show the entire lot of plants and seedlings blooming in their multicoloured showcase.

Photo Attribution: All photos have been taken me
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Here comes the sun - and Spring

'Here comes the sun' is one my favourite songs by The Beatles. Whenever I listen to this song, which I do very occasionally, it takes me back into my memories of good old days when I bought this 45-RPM record long time ago. Herein under are the beautiful lyrics of the song, which once you read will find out the relevance of the song with the caption of my post today (I have edited and shorten the compelte lyrics so as not to make it long for the actual post down below):
Here comes the sun
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clearHere comes the sun
As narrated in the lyrics of the song above, it is about the sun coming out of the clouds after a long cold winter - a winter that we had this time in Islamabad, which is said to be one of the coldest in the recent past. It really made us shiver when outside and when inside the house, it restricted us closer the fireplace  all day long.

But in this cold winter, my wife who had a passion of gardening, was outside planting seeds and saplings to blossom in the coming spring. and with the sun coming, here is the much awaited spring that my wife prepared our lawn in the cold winter last year.

And today, a sunny day after a long spell of clouds took me outside and see how have we welcomed the warm sun and the accompanying spring - and wow!! I was amazed and dazed at the colourful flowers that have sprang up all over our garden and lawn. I cannot describe the joy I saw on my wife's face as it radiated the same glow as being displayed by the fresh and colourful flowers. While I appreciated the beauty and the gift of the Nature to us, I took a few shots from my cellular camera for sharing with you. Here are some:










And this reminds me one of the beautiful verses:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I am counting the days
that I can finally
see you

A little digression from the traditional poem, but counting of the days is over as it is spring all over with its multitudes of hues and colours and so soothing fragrance spread into the environment, a making one happy, joyous and cool. and  thanking the nature for all the seasons and the suns, specially the spring. 

Do fall in love in the hobby of gardening and you would know one day what is real joy seeing the sapling and seeds you planted, cared for months during the severe winters and finally seeing these sprouting into beautiful colourful flowers, with butterflies hovering these.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Superb Designer Suits

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles
Indulge in the digital fetish with true to life designs in vibrant hues & luxurious fabric.... Digital brush stroke , Spring is born on a sweet-scented breeze , as luscious blooms and feathery florals scatter over sheer silks and charming cottons .

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles




Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

Superb Designer Suits by Gul Ahmed Textiles

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Saturday, December 19, 2009