Thinking about The Frangipani & some of it’s meaning:
• Withstanding tough challenges
• Everlasting bond between two people
• spiritual devotion
Frangipani Grove, Singapore Botanic Gardens, June 2018
It has been a month of recollecting and thanksgiving for where I am today. A time of reconnecting with friends and family, through numerous gatherings around food, culminating with a week in Bangkok with my parents, Sister & Niece (visiting from Phoenix, AZ), Loving Husband & Daughters.
With each meal we share & the time we take to reaffirm the bonds of love, I am reminded that I am who I am in large part because of those who love me.
Most of all, I acknowledge that I am part of a greater plan for Creation – I may not ever know what my role is, but for now, it is enough that I am here.
Feature Photo was taken this morning on our morning run to Benchasiri Park, Bangkok: Frangipani trees against a brilliant blue sky.
This my contribution to The Changing Seasons.
All things bright and beautiful 
Such fine, life-boosting sentiments, Ju-Lyn. We used to have a frangipani tree in our garden in Kenya. It also grew at places where we stayed on the Mombasa coast, where its scent would somehow be even more enhanced with the sea air. It’s a scent I miss. Happy weekend, and ongoing happy thoughts about all your recent family gatherings.
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Thanks Tish! It is amazing how powerful scent memories are; thank you for sharing slices of your experiences with the Frangipani.
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Lovely post and photo. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Thanks Cath!
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I, too, am refreshed and replenished by loved ones and credit them for the things I like best about myself.
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Hurray for our loved ones!
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I never knew there was so much meaning to this beautiful flower that is one of my very favorites!!! Thank you so much for sharing this and the beautiful pictures you made! So glad your family got together this month – even traveling in from afar! – and that you enjoyed a lovely time!
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Thanks so much Sarah!
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So funny, I follow another blogger in Singapore whose blog name is frangipani. I never knew what that meant! Thank you!
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And our worlds continue to get smaller!!!
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Lovely post and sentiments. I’m so glad you’ve had time with family and friends to replenish your soul and strengthen the bonds. My best wishes for the month ahead.
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And to you, Su! May this July be filled with beautiful sunrises & subsets, and lots of wonderful moments in between!
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Thank you Ju-Lyn 😀
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Serene thoughts are always welcome in this world of ours. You sound at peace with yourself. 🙂 🙂 There is a lovely frangipani tree in Tavira and I always cross the road for a closer look.
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such a beautiful feel to the share here – you have such peace and it shows in your posts
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and hope July is great for ya
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Thanks Yvette! appreciate your affirmation!
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It is always lovely to be surrounded by family, particularly if they live a distance away!
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