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Reeth	Feb 19 2007, 09:50 AM Post #1
Dedicated Member Group: Members Posts: 2154 Joined: 22-May 06 Member No.: 6151	Columbian Rain forest... Rain forest.....Sarawak Mount kinabalu..Borneo Some exotic rain forest flowers.... The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind -William James

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Reeth	Oct 9 2007, 11:53 AM Post #2
Dedicated Member Group: Members Posts: 2154 Joined: 22-May 06 Member No.: 6151	QUOTE(noorie @ Oct 8 2007, 11:27 PM) QUOTE(Reeth @ Oct 8 2007, 10:20 PM) QUOTE(noorie @ Oct 8 2007, 10:08 AM) Thanks Reeth. Here's something more about this beautiful flower 'muguet' as they say in France. I love late April in France for many reasons. Right up at the top of the list is the lovely French custom of offering small bouquets of muguet de bois to friends, family and colleagues on the first of May, May Day. In the last days of April, the streets are filled with muguet vendors, both rogue and approved, who offer two or three branches of this fragrant flower for 3 euros. Flowershops show off charming arrangements incorporating lilies-of-the-valley. Everyone wants to give and receive un brin de muguet for good luck and happiness. Why muguet? Why May 1? This giving tradition is centuries old, purportedly having started during the reign of Charles IX in the 16th century. At the beginning of the merry month of May, wedding bans were traditionally posted and wreaths of muguets were hung in doorways of the brides-to-be. In the late 1800s, the international workers movement declared the first of this month as May Day, in honor of the workers of the world. In France, workers and their supporters wore lily-of-the-valley boutonnières to combine old with new. Today many unions in France sponsor flower sales as fundraisers for their members, and May 1 is a national holiday, Fête des Ouvriers. But for me, May 1 is May Day, when the streets are filled with the perfume of muguets des bois and smiling faces exchanging flowers and good wishes for the coming season. (A blog- ) Lovely custom/tradition, thanx for the info noorie... QUOTE(noorie @ Oct 8 2007, 05:44 PM) Reeth, have you ever been to the South of France? I would love to some day. Nope, will definitely do so some day..... Have you? if so plz u/l some pics noorie... btw noorie how come you not participating in the comedy soap opera now on at c o c you've been honored and blessed as well .... I hate melodrama. Blame it on my genes; I can’t act. Noorie Same here The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind -William James

noorie	Oct 9 2007, 06:09 PM Post #3
Dedicated Member Group: Away Posts: 3219 Joined: 21-June 06 Member No.: 6518	QUOTE(Reeth @ Oct 9 2007, 11:53 AM) Same here Reeth, if I didn't know better, I would say that you were the devil in disguise. Noorie *"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"* "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life."

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Reeth Nature Waatch >>from Here And There Feb 19 2007, 09:50 AM

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harihar Excellent ;) Mar 21 2007, 07:53 PM

Reeth Thanks harihar Mar 22 2007, 04:07 PM

Reeth Untamed....Ladakh [b]Valley of flowers....... Mar 27 2007, 04:04 PM

Reeth NewZealand...... :thumbs-up: Apr 1 2007, 03:45 PM

harihar Hi Reeth looks like Photography seems to be your h... Apr 1 2007, 03:56 PM

Reeth Hi Reeth looks like Photography seems to be your ... Apr 2 2007, 12:55 AM

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noorie So much beauty in the world and not enough time 2 ... Apr 20 2007, 03:44 AM

Reeth So much beauty in the world and not enough time 2... Apr 21 2007, 02:35 AM

noorie Reeth, thank you! That was really quick too. ... Apr 21 2007, 04:10 AM

Reeth Reeth, thank you! That was really quick too. ... Apr 25 2007, 02:20 AM

noorie Lucky you to be able to see the kurinji flowering.... Apr 26 2007, 01:08 AM

Reeth Lucky you to be able to see the kurinji flowering... Apr 28 2007, 10:21 AM

noorie :o Those pics weren't of Munnar? I feel cheate... Apr 28 2007, 08:08 PM

Reeth :o Those pics weren't of Munnar? I feel cheat... Apr 30 2007, 02:06 AM

noorie :o Dear me, so Munnar is in the Western Ghats. It... May 2 2007, 07:12 AM

Reeth :o Dear me, so Munnar is in the Western Ghats. It... May 2 2007, 06:15 PM

Reeth Few more ......Coastal karnataka Western ghats.... May 8 2007, 03:35 PM

Reeth ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE [b]ENGLISH SUMMER... May 8 2007, 03:54 PM

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Reeth Lovely!!! :wub: It's like a Dre... May 18 2007, 04:48 PM

Reeth Adding some more pics......Beautiful Wales May 30 2007, 04:19 PM

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Reeth these pics are just beautiful.............. Spee... Jun 27 2007, 04:29 PM

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noorie It's difficult to believe that there are still... Jul 31 2007, 04:36 AM

Reeth It's difficult to believe that there are stil... Jul 31 2007, 06:00 PM

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Reeth Western France.... Oct 6 2007, 03:06 PM

noorie Reeth, the new pixs are beautiful. Thank you. I l... Oct 7 2007, 10:40 AM

Reeth Reeth, the new pixs are beautiful. Thank you. I ... Oct 8 2007, 09:13 AM

noorie :wub: Thanks Reeth. Here's something more abo... Oct 8 2007, 10:08 AM

noorie Reeth, have you ever been to the South of France? ... Oct 8 2007, 05:44 PM

Reeth :wub: Thanks Reeth. Here's something more ab... Oct 8 2007, 10:20 PM

noorie :wub: Thanks Reeth. Here's something more a... Oct 8 2007, 11:27 PM

noorie Reeth, do these pixs make you want to travel South... Oct 9 2007, 06:10 AM

Reeth [quote name='noorie' post='422133' date='Oct 8 2... Oct 9 2007, 11:53 AM

noorie Same here :sad: :D Reeth, if I didn't k... Oct 9 2007, 06:09 PM

Reeth Lovely pics.....Thanks a lot.............i'd d... Oct 9 2007, 11:56 AM

Reeth [quote name='Reeth' post='422670' date='Oct 9 200... Oct 11 2007, 10:45 AM

noorie [quote name='Reeth' post='422670' date='Oct 9 20... Oct 11 2007, 07:22 PM

Reeth Summer in Switzerland........... Oct 11 2007, 11:32 AM

noorie I love that picture of wild larkspurs. :wub: Fram... Oct 11 2007, 07:49 PM

Reeth [quote name='noorie' post='422803' date='Oct 9 2... Oct 12 2007, 01:40 PM

noorie :P i am sure you are the same.........But i do c... Oct 15 2007, 02:10 AM

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Reeth From here and there...... Oct 27 2007, 07:26 PM

Reeth Munnar........ Dec 12 2007, 04:21 PM

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Reeth Nature so glorious and yet fearsome. I like that.... Jan 5 2008, 04:11 PM

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