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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM
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Educator | Entrepreneur | Mentor | Author: Leadership Lessons with The Beatles, Roots and Wings. | Shares: Leadership insights, Stories on AI, Women Engineers | Music 🎶| Flora🌻|📱photography | All photos by me unless attributed | shanthamohan.com
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May a bit of warmth follow you everywhere, the way these coral November roses from my neighborhood glow.

Wishing you a beautiful evening and a terrific start to Tuesday!
🌹🌹🌹

#ColorADay #PinkMon

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Two coral pink colored roses and green leaves. A rosehip can also be seen between the two roses. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. From a neighborhood walk.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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I love cyclamens partly for their unique leaf shape and eye-popping colors, like this one. It is a pity they are toxic to humans and pets, as are many other attractive flowers!

#MagentaMonday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Magenta colored cyclamens and green leaves. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. February 2025. A neighbor's front yard.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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"The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.
- Lao Tzu.

#ColorADay #PinkMon
#MacroMonday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A close-up of a pink Echinacea flower (coneflower) Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. June 2025. A neighbor's garden.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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A dahlia bud for #MacroMonday.

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A close-up of a green dahlia bud. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025.
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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For #MagentaMonday, some New Guinea Impatiens I saw during my walk in the neighborhood. In USDA hardiness zones 10-12, which are frost-free, they can bloom year-round.
They are also called "jewelweeds" for a good reason.🎀

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A border of magenta impatiens and green leaves with a slate walkway on one side and a wooden fence with a trellis on the other.
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince.

🌅Good morning!

Wishing you a pleasant, heartfelt day! 💗

#ColorADay #PinkMon

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Close-up of a pink oleander against the background of green leaves and other oleanders. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025. From a bush near an athletic track in my neighborhood.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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#BirdoftheDay #Mr&Mrs

My daughter's photo of two frigatebirds from the Galapagos (early 2000s).
Two frigatebirds from the Galapagos with a background of greenery and tree branches. Nikon E885. 2000s. Galapagos Islands.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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“A white flower grows in the quietness. Let your tongue become that flower.”
— Rumi.

Wishing you a quiet evening and a glorious start to the new week!

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Close-up of white roses. Green leaves and a cement ground are also partially visible. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. July 2025. From a walk in the neighborhood.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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“A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up.”
― C.P. Curtis

Who is getting your care and warmth?

Some buds from my garden from the spring seasons past.

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Purple Wisteria buds and green leaves. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. May 2025. My garden. A red camellia bud. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. February 2025. My garden. An orange abutilon bud and green leaves. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. February 2025. My garden. Pink jasmine buds and green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). March 2024. My garden.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Some lovely echinaceas/coneflowers from a neighbor's front yard that I snapped in the summer of 2024. I had an Apple iPhone SE (1st Gen) at the time, and I am quite pleased with how these turned out. Something to do with the beauty of the subjects?
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Melon & off-white coneflowers and green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). June 2024. A neighbor's front yard. Pinkish red coneflowers and green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). June 2024. A neighbor's front yard.
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The sun shines wherever your heart feels open. ☀️

Is it orange or is it yellow? No matter what the color is, sunflowers never fail to cheer us up. Check out that visitor!🌻
This one from Gamble Garden, Sept. 25.

#OrangeSun
#SundayYellow
#stunday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A bright orange/yellow sunflower and green leaves with a visiting bee in the center. A smaller sunflower is partially visible on the left. Also in the image are red yarrows and a sandy walkway. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025. Gamble Garden.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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😍 Loch Linnhe, Scottish Highlands
by
YorkshireLass MaureenPlatts on X

(posted with permission).

#scape #landscape
Loch Linnhe, Scottish Highlands by YorkshireLass MaureenPlatts on X (posted with permission). The image captures the serene beauty of the loch, with its calm water reflecting the surrounding hills and sky. The foreground consists of moss-covered rocks and grass, leading into the water. Warm sunlight touches the distant mountains and casts a gentle glow on the clouds. The lighting creates a peaceful and picturesque atmosphere.
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Sunny is a state of mind.

🌞Good morning!

Wishing you a beautiful day with these yellow roses from my garden in September.

#SundayYellow
#stunday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling

#EastCoastKin
Two yellow roses and a bud with green leaves. The background is out of focus. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. September 2025. My garden.
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie.

#booksky 📚💙
#books
Cover of the book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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“I do not understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.”
- Anne Lamott

Wishing you an uplifting evening and a great Sunday with a photo from a summer past!🌅🧡💛

#OrangeSaturday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Orange and yellow black-eyed Susan flowers with a background of green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). June 2024. A neighbor's garden.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Can you spot the #small wild strawberry flower?

#ColorADay #GreenSat

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A white wild strawberry flower with a yellow center and greenery. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. My backyard.
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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"The hills untied their bonnets,
The bobolinks begun.
Then I said softly to myself,
'That must have been the sun!'” - Emily Dickinson.

A midday dahlia treat for those #bloomscrolling.

#OrangeSaturday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
Close-up of a peachy orange-colored dahlia and green leaves. Some small orange flowers are also visible. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. August 2025. Town and Country Village.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A lovely calendula flower in the process of flowering. A beautiful sight, just as wondrous as seeing my grandchildren blossom and coming into their own.

#OrangeSaturday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
An orange pot marigold flower is in the process of blooming. Green leaves form the background. Some raindrops are visible on the flower. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. At a local nursery.
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Today's #SixOnSaturday features flowers from the Filoli Gardens in the SF Bay Area.

From top left, clockwise:
White and pink roses, a pink water lily, magenta and purple sweet pea flowers, purple pansies, orange bugle lilies, and golden yellow roses.

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A photo montage of flowers from the Filoli Gardens. From top left, clockwise: White and pink roses, a pink water lily, magenta and purple sweet pea flowers, purple pansies, orange bugle lilies, and golden yellow roses. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. May 2025. Filoli Gardens.
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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For #ColorADay #GreenSat, I went back to my 2011 album of my visit to Kew Gardens, showing the lush green lawn leading to the Great Pagoda.
The image shows a green lawn with trees on the sides, leading to the Great Pagoda in Kew Gardens, UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pagoda,_Kew_Gardens Camera: iPhone 4. September 2011, Kew Gardens, UK.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🌅Good morning!

Wishing you a great Saturday! 🌺🌺🌺

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Two pink hibiscus flowers and a bud among green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). October 2023. From a shopping center.
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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"...And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance..."
- Sanders & Sillers.

Wishing you a delightful evening and a great start to the weekend! 💜💃🏼

#FlowersOnFriday
#FloralFriday
#PurpleFriday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
A purplish red colored flower of the Hong Kong orchid tree against a cloudy sky and greenery. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. At a local nursery. About the flower: https://www.monrovia.com/hong-kong-orchid-tree.html
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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A cake at the launch of my daughter's book "Letters to an Albatross" back in 2010.

www.amazon.com/Letters-Alba...

#foodonfriday

(Not my photo).
A rectangular cake in greyish blue with a framed image of two albatrosses. Camera: NIKON E885 2010.
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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One more for #PurpleFriday

#FlowersOnFriday
#FloralFriday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Purple stock flowers and green leaves. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. Movember 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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"Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise" - Maya Angelou.

Even when bruised, this dahlia still commands attention.

#PurpleFriday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FloralFriday

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
Close-up of a pale purple dahlia Camera: iPhone 15 Pro. November 2025. At a florist.
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM