In a vase on Monday. Pensées.

I have a little Tunstall pansy jugful which apparently has to be fill with pansies . In Gallic pansies are called ‘ Pensées’and perhaps this is where the word pansy comes from .

I have often wondered why they are called ‘ Pensées ’ , they do n’t look very pensive to me . They have good little faces and look bright and jolly , but if they were the great unwashed I imagine they would be a piece vacuous ; overnice but dim .

Perhaps the name means they inspire thoughtfulness in the beholder , rather than being thoughtful themselves . With this in mind , it seems appropriate to display them with the book , ‘ Pensées ‘ which is the work of the great , seventeenth- C , mathematician and philosopher , Blaise Pascal . When he was n’t occupied with mathematics , philosophy and science , Pascal hail up with some half - bake religious hypothesis . The notable Pascal ’s Wager seems particularly fatuous to me and morally dubious . But there is one quotation from Pascal which is a favourite of mine . ‘ All of humanity ’s problem arisefrom man ’s inability to sit quietly in a way alone ’ . If he had been English alternatively of French , he would belike have added … ’with a nice cupful of tea and a biscuit . ’But much as I wish his theory , the weather at the minute is too beautiful to sit down in room alone . outdoors is where we need to be , enjoying the glorious sunlight . No , it has n’t been snowing ; these are petals from the Pianist ’s favourite tree . Here it is ; the big , blowsy and rather vulgar ‘ Pink Knicker Blossom Tree’ . I am prove my pansy vase today , to link up in with the Cathy atramblinginthegardenwhose meme ‘ In a Vase on Monday ’ is becoming ever more democratic . Do go over there and see other bloggers ’ vases .

Little Stepmothers.

By the elbow room Pansies are called ‘ Stiefmütterchen ‘ in German . Which means:‘LittleStepmothers . ‘

Little Stepmothers .

51 Responses toIn a vase on Monday. Pensées.

I adore pansies but overlook growing and planting them as I was away….but your vase and beautiful blooms have cheered me … and those pansy faces are always smiling .

Oh I have a serious suit of vase invidia Chloris – so pretty and you ’ve found the perfect pansies to occupy the vase . Ophelia ’s words come to mind “ And there is sissy , that ’s for thought ” along with the recollection that the Gallic Christian Bible ‘ penser ’ means to think . That hot seat looks the sound place to be on a Clarence Day like this . Love the hat 🙂

I ’m glad you ’re enjoying pleasant weather . The origin of the vulgar names of plants is interesting , peculiarly when you consider the divergence across cultures . I still recollect my amusement at discovering that Soleirolia , which Americans call baby ’s split , are live as “ mind your own business ” in the UK .

Little Stepmothers.

Your post had me skitter to my French dictionaries inquire why indeed they are call in pensées . accord to the Robert , the name dates from 1460 and comes from the fact that the flower was the emblem of memory ( I suppose a retention is a thought).I like the way you have your picture go from the specific to the more universal

Ha ! I like the way you describe your thoughts about their personalities . 😉 I think of poove as friendly , but vain . Their “ full cousin ” the straight - species violas and violet strike me as more thoughtful , empathetic , and strong . Silly , but a fun game to work . And , yes , “ outside is where we require to be ” this clip of year . Enjoy !

In any language , they ’re sweet little thing ! Your little jugful is utter for them .

In Spanish , we call them “ pensamientos ” , which also mean “ thought process ” . I love the color compounding , from smart orange tree to near purply - opprobrious . And I also have to oppugn whether you in reality have time to sit down to unlax in the garden . I see that whenever I take a seat , my eye catches something that take melioration , or a new genial horticulture plan quicly gets underway !

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