#club5050 More Than Just Flowers (Power Up 56 Steem)

When I read, yes some of us still do, why @mister-omortson chose the flowers topic for his weekly contest I simply couldn’t wait to take part really. The modern world and our lives are ever so complicated so what we all need is at least peace.

So I started wondering what flowers symbolise it best. My peace lily for instance, which I recently got a new red home for would have made an ideal model but pity it’s not even close to flowering at the moment. It is in full bloom here in Britain later in spring and then again in autumn.

I think that white flowers in general relate to peace easily. Therefore I photoed the more exotic African hemp Sparrmannia africana which luckily is flowering right now. Its delicate white blossoms reside happily indoors here in England and crave sunlight. In summer the plant appreciates the window left open during the day. It is native to the island of Madagascar and South Africa.

I adore how this flower confidently opens itself to the world revealing its beauty. To me it makes a bold statement which makes you come closer to have a little look. The flowers appear quite hairy but they feel ever so soft, like fine velvet to the touch. You can’t miss that it is bursting with pollen but sorry bees I won’t let you in the bedroom.

Because this flower likes it too warm and keeps demanding more water it gets lots of insects. But every pretty little thing is either a pest or a magnet for such. I might be speaking from experience.

This flower looks like the voice-controlled lamp which you might have on one or both sides of your hopefully comfy settee. To me it also resembles a question mark which simply asks why, loud and clear. So I hope they put this right first and then tell us all why start a war in 2022 because we won’t stop asking. I thought we learnt from the past and we are much better than that.

I also powered up 56 Steem and below you can see the screenshot of this important operation.