View allAll Photos Tagged HYACINTH
VELSEN - The Ventilation Towers, which are also called Hyacinths, no longer have a function since the tunnel was completely renovated a few years ago, they remain standing, because they have been designated as a National Monument.
The Velsertunnel is part of the A22 motorway, goes under the North Sea Canal and is the oldest motorway tunnel in the Netherlands.
*☙"When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open, and love steps forth to heal everything in sight."*☙ ~ Michael Bridge
Have a nice Thursday!!
Thank you for your visits, kind comments and faves. Always greatly appreciated.
Copyright 2019 © Gloria Sanvicente
Such a beautiful day here today, we took a drive out east to the Peconic Herb Farm... it was their opening day for the season...
Such gorgeous flower on display, and lots of other things!!
"Happiness blooms from within."
I'm so happy to see some spring flowers in our own garden and looking forward to see more in few weeks.
Hope everyone are doing well and staying safe! Have a wonderful Wednesday! 💝 Nice to be back for now.
Thank you for your visits, kind comments, awards and faves. Always greatly appreciated.
Copyright 2020 ©️ Gloria Sanvicente
Hyacinth macaws are one of the largest species of parrot. They are beautiful, smart, and can mimic human speech. They have a blue body of feathers, a solid black beak, and yellow circling their eyes and lower part of their beak. They nest in pre-existing holes in trees with a clutch of two to three eggs.
Looking Close...on Friday - Single Flower
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission.
© All rights reserved
Hyacinth
AKA: Spring flora I
Hyacinthus is a small genus of bulbous, spring-blooming perennialsThey are fragrant flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae and are commonly called hyacinths /ˈhaɪəsɪnθs/. The genus is native to the area of the eastern Mediterranean from the north of Bulgaria through to the northern part of the region of Palestine.
The color of the blue flower hyacinth plant varies between 'mid-blue' , violet blue and bluish purple.
In Roman Catholic tradition, the hyacinth represents prudence, constancy, desire of heaven and peace of mind; and is derived from the story of Hyacinthus, upon whose death the flowers sprang forth.
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(plant)
Some more Spring flowers in our front garden, these being called Grape Hyacinth, or Starch Grape Hyacinth.
I like to get close and see all the little bells!