Where do our thoughts come from?
I woke up happy this morning because phrases from Heavenletters were going through my mind. I was delighted! Hurray, waking up to very good thoughts. There are certainly times when I wake up with aching thoughts, but this morning I was where I would like to be every morning. Not that I can remember any of the phrases now that were filling my mind.
Then, as usual, I was taking care of Twitter and all those things and thinking about all I have to get done today, when I noticed a little bottle of Lavender essential oil that Heaven Admin had loaned me. I put a little on for the joy of it. And then I suddenly craved a field of lavender or a hill of lavender. I had to have it, to see it.
I don't know if I ever saw a field or hill of lavender, though I do know that I have had lavender growing in a garden years past. This craving was so strong. It was like I was starving. And so I had to look for pictures of lavender growing abundantly.
Then, alas, I couldn't find any images that were what I wanted. I found images of rows of planted lavender or lavender featuring bees, nothing that filled my desire for fields or hills of lavender. The photo above is beautiful, yet what I wanted was an expanse of lavender flowers.
How did such a strong sudden urging for expanses of lavender come to me? And why? And why couldn't I find a photo of what I was looking for? I believe it exists.
Does anyone know where to find such a picture?
Barbara Orsow, have you taken such a photo?
Comments
Just wanted to add one thing. I looked it up, and found that the meaning of lavender is devotion.
It may be that somewhere someone grows Lavender commercially for the oil in a field much bigger than the usual little plot in a garden or yard. My guess would be that such a field would not answer your craving entirely. Another guess would be that this thought came to you from the other side where an entire hillside is growing naturally with a thousand very happy butterflies in attenDANCE and the aroma wafts for miles around. Just guessin'.
I think If you ask Google to give you lavender fields in France you will see puctures of big fields and hills. I have seen them on Google, so go for it it is fantastic. others are in Tasmania, so get you Fill, Dear Gloria and have a top day. Love to all Jack
There's a lavender bush growing at the entrance of the driveway. It's flowering too. Beautiful smell. Perhaps a temporary solution until the field arrives?
Love that suggestion, One! And Gloria, I do have lavender photos, but none grand enough I am afraid. Thanks for thinking of me! Love, Barbara
Did you ever find your image dear Gloria? Will these do?
http://khongthe.com/wallpapers/nature/lavender-field-237346.jpg
http://thedavenblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lavender20field.jpg
Love,
Kidy
Beloved Kidy, how thoughtful of you, dear angel! Of the two beautiful fields of lavender you provided, I choose the first one. They're both beautiful. The first one looks right because it looks more natural, well, like a wild field of lavender! The second one, much closer than any I could find, looks more planted and manicured. It must be a rare thing today to find a wild field of lavender that a farmer didn't plant.
Your finding these photos was such a nice surprise, beloved Kidy, and so thoughtful of you. Thanks a bunch!
Kidy, I don't know how to show the photos here with my comment. Can you post them on your comment or on a new comment underneath mine?
Your text to link...
Oh well that didn't work. I thought attaching the link might show a thumbnail image :(
The first one is my favorite too! It is now my background image on my desktop, and header image on twitter. How lucky that I ran into this post. Your description of the field of lavender planted an image in my head and I had to look it up too. Thanks Gloria!
How goes the virus repelling operation?!
I'll ask Heaven Admin if there is a way to add an image to a blog comment.
Working around the virus is viable short-term now. Heaven Admin says we don't fully know that we're in the clear. I sure hope we don't have to have a full re-installation.
Thanks for asking, dear Kidy.
Love, Gloria