The Flowers of the Field

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Chettisham Meadow - Cowslips are abundant in this beautiful meadow from March to May with a spectacular display of green-winged orchids in late April to May. He probes deep into the social and cultural history of wild flowers to tell a plethora of fascinating stories, from the 'daffodil trains' which transported Londoners to the 'golden triangle' in Gloucestershire to experience woodlands carpeted with wild daffodils, to the odd case of the Bath asparagus – which isn't an asparagus at all, but rather the edible flower buds of the rare spiked star of Bethlehem, which used to grow in abundance around Bath. In 1765 the wit and socialite Alison Cockburn published her lyrics to the Flowers of the Forest beginning "I've seen the smiling of Fortune beguiling" said to have been written before her marriage in 1731 . I've heard the lilting, at the yowe-milking, Lassies a-lilting before dawn o' day; But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning; "The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away". What is this but a plain opposition of the flesh to the Spirit; of the carnal Israel to the spiritual; of the temporary Mosaic economy to the eternal Christian dispensation?

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That is why I say to you, don’t worry about living—wondering what you are going to eat or drink, or what you are going to wear. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.

Song of Solomon 2:13 “The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Job 14:2 “He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Caeau Tan y Bwlch - Swathed in wildflowers in spring and summer and offering lovely views of the coast, this traditional hay meadow offers a glimpse of our countryside’s past. Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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The Parks - An impressive sweep of grassland lying on the gentle north and south facing slopes of the Dulas Brook. Poppies still turn many field margins red, while species such as the beautiful bee orchid, whose flower famously mimics a furry-bodied bee to fool its pollinator, can be found on road verges and open ground around gravel pits. Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Though there are many kinds of lilies in Palestine, and some of brilliant colouring (particularly the purple and white Huleh lily found round Nazareth), yet none of them grows in such abundance as to give the tone to the colouring of the flowers generally.We also offer a service of putting fresh flowers on the graves of loved ones for relatives who live far away. The Umbra - Situated on the beautiful north coast of Ulster this undisturbed complex of sand dunes is a fantastic spot for butterflies and moths. e., not merely to look at with a passing glance, but to study--to learn, as it were, by heart--till they have realised every beauty of structure and form and hue. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

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But the passage is by no means quoted only to support the assertion, in itself ordinary enough, that the Word of the Lord abideth for ever.

Nothing is commoner than to omit purposely the very words which contain the whole point of the quotation. They do not toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Britain’s meadows hum with life - from the first flowers of spring to misty autumn days when birds flock to berry-laden hedges.