Take time to smell the flowers!

I love taking photos of flowers. They are all so different. The hues of some are so vibrant, while others are so delicate. So I suddenly had to find out why.

There’s something about writing a blog – every time  you do, you learn something.

ProFlowers web site describes it like this:

“Bright colors or dull colors are fixed in the genetics of a flower. Flowers that are bright in color are meant to attract birds, bees and other insects in order to help the plants reproduce.

 If the plant calls for pollination, the bright flower and sweet pollen will coax birds, bees and insects to land on it. As these animals eat the sugar or honey, some of the pollen with stick to their feet. When they land on another flower some of that pollen will spread and voila! Pollination occurs.

 If reproduction through pollination is done by way of wind and air – the pigments of the plant will be inconspicuous and dull with bad tasting fruit. “http://www.proflowers.com/blog/how-flowers-get-their-color

Wow!  Now some of you may see this as simple evolution.

But the Book of Romans I:20 in the Bible says this: ^“For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”

When I read how intelligently the dynamics of nature is balanced, I cannot help but see God. The more we delve into the biodiversity of our world, the more a higher power of intelligent engineering becomes obvious. Our God, the One True God is truly amazing!

Isaiah 55:8-9 says this: “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts”.

I can’t but praise God with the words of the Psalmist:

 “The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.”

(Psalm 19:1-4) NLT

Follow the link below for an inspirational message.

http://www.123greetings.com/encouragement_and_inspiration/poetry/take_time_to_smell_the_flowers.html

Blessings,

Marilyn