Gypsy

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The winds of change blow
Refusal or denial
Sees no horizon

Field scabious…it is not a great name and harks back to the time when the plant was used to treat scabies and the bubonic plague… a tragic history for such a pretty flower. I love their soft, cushioned petals and have always grown them in my gardens for the bees and butterflies. My own garden is a little sparse at present, while life dithers about its future, but it is of no matter. When the fields and hedgerows are full of flowers, I have all the garden I need..

The other name for this flower is the gypsy rose. It is a vagabond, wandering the countryside and growing where it chooses. The breeze makes the stems dance, so I hold the flower steady for a photograph… and an opportunist seizes the moment to land.  Engaging with Nature is a two-way relationship.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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30 Responses to Gypsy

  2. Mary Smith says:
    August 3, 2017 at 22:08

    I didn’t know its name came from being used to treatscabie – nor did I know it is also called the gypsy rose. That’s a lovely name.

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  4. Jessica Bakkers says:
    August 4, 2017 at 00:56

    I think if I were that flower I’d prefer Gypsy Rose….

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  5. Rae Longest says:
    August 4, 2017 at 01:54

    Oh my, what a moment. And you captured it!

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  6. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    August 4, 2017 at 04:39

    That’s also a really huge bee! Are all your honey (bumble?) bees that big? Love the flower and the name, “Gypsy Rose,” sounds like a movie 🙂

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  8. jenanita01 says:
    August 4, 2017 at 09:05

    Lovely bumble, and the flower… I won’t be calling it by its proper name anymore!

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  9. Widdershins says:
    August 5, 2017 at 01:34

    Clever bee. 🙂

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  10. patriciaruthsusan says:
    August 5, 2017 at 15:12

    That looks like a bumble bee. I love them. I read they’re actually too big to be able to fly but they do anyway. 🙂 — Suzanne

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  11. Judy E Martin says:
    August 5, 2017 at 18:48

    That is such a lovely flower and what a lovely opportunity for you having that bee landing on it! 🙂

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  12. speak766 says:
    August 6, 2017 at 00:12

    Beautiful pictures! Love the image of the bumblebee sitting right on top of the flower

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  14. robbiesinspiration says:
    August 6, 2017 at 10:46

    Fascinating post, Sue.

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