Saturday, June 6, 2009

{FORGET ME NOTS} FOR 7UPKELS.

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7upkels from { thoughts from the girl next door } loves {forget me not}

this is such a beautiful flower with the cutest name ever!
I found 2 little folklore story at Wikipedia about this cute flower:

In a German legend, God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out, "Forget-me-not, O Lord!" God replied, "That shall be your name."

and;
In the 15th century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower would not be forgotten by their lovers. Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This is a flower connected with romance and tragic fate. It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love. Most people use these in weddings for love.
it's lovely,right?!
:)

thank you 7upkels for playing!


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5 comments:

Cheryl Peters said...

I enjoy your blog and took the What Flower Are You? quiz.

I'm happy to announce that I'm a sunflower. I like that.

Thanks for the fun.

Kelsie said...

I have never been so happy in my entire life!!!!!! Aren't they lovely?!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This is just lovely!!

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

What gorgeous images!

Cait said...

Oh I love these flowers! They grow in abundance at my grandparents' house, and I always loved picking the tiny things and thinking of stories about them.

poet said...

I love your blog! I'm very flattered that you commented on mine a while ago!

Greetings,
poet