Sunday, 11 May 2008

Mother's Day

"Happy Mother's Day!"
Native Australian Bee with White Flower
Mothers Day
australian native bee landing on a white peach blossom in springToday is Mother's Day, as you probably already know. People across the globe are honouring the dedication and value of mothers by giving gifts and other signs of appreciation. And with good reason - after all, without mothers none of us would have ever been born!

I'd like to share with you today a little bit of history about Mother's Day that you might not have heard before.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, originated Mother’s Day. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia. Within five years virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. Over time, what had originally been primarily a day of honour became associated with the sending of cards and the giving of gifts, however, and, in protest against its commercialization, Jarvis spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday she had brought into being.
I'd also like to say a big "Thank you" and "Happy Mother's Day" to my own mother today. I know you are reading, so thanks for all you've done!

Information from Britannica Online: Mother’s Day
This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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20 comments:

  1. This Is My Blog - fishing guy12 May 2008 at 3:03 am

    David: Wonderfully captured with suh a pretty flower. Very nice of you to share the history.

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  2. Texas Travelers12 May 2008 at 7:03 am

    Nice post and "Happy Mothers Day" to Mothers everywhere.

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  3. Unknown12 May 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Hi fishing guy,

    Thanks for dropping by again. I'm glad you could appreciate the history. I'd never heard this before, so it was a learning activity for me too!

    Cheers,

    David

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  4. Unknown12 May 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Hi texas travelers,

    Thanks for visiting, I'll check out your post, it sounds interesting.

    Cheers,

    David

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  5. Anonymous12 May 2008 at 11:17 pm

    Great Picutre.

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  6. Unknown12 May 2008 at 11:36 pm

    As usul a great close-up shot, David!

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    Have a nice week, greetings John.

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  8. chrome3d13 May 2008 at 1:04 pm

    A busy bee and a beautiful flower. I like the way the image interacted with the story. Thanks for telling it here, I hadn´t read it before!

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  9. Anonymous13 May 2008 at 1:50 pm

    This was interesting to me, I had never read about the history of Mother's Day. Your photo goes along with the post very nicely.

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  10. Unknown13 May 2008 at 3:17 pm

    Hi For the People,

    Thanks, I'm glad you could enjoy this pic. Hope you have a great day.

    Cheers,

    David

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  11. Unknown13 May 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Hi John,

    Thanks for that link, I'll see if I can check out the site you mentioned. Hope you have a great week as well.

    Cheers,

    David

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  12. Unknown13 May 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Hi chrome3d,

    Thanks for visiting. Glad you liked the photo, I took this pic way back in Spring (in Australia), not thinking that it would go well with a Mothers day post, but it seems to have fitted in well.

    Cheers,

    David

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  13. Unknown13 May 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Hi sherry,

    Well, that makes two of us! I never know about the history, and had never bothered to look it up. Blogging is certainly a good motivation for learning!

    Cheers,

    David

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  14. mimi1146028 May 2008 at 6:38 pm

    hello!very nice shot on beautiful white flower.Anyway come and try to visit my site.

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  15. Unknown1 June 2008 at 6:18 pm

    Hi mimi,

    Thanks for dropping by my humble abode! I'll check out yours tonight. Have a great week!

    Cheers,

    David

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  17. bobbie15 June 2008 at 1:43 am

    this is a very charming picture.

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  18. Unknown30 June 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Hi bobbie,

    Thanks for your comments. I hope you have a great day.

    Cheers,

    David

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  19. Lynette Weir3 August 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Hello David.
    Do you know the name of this native bee? I photographed a couple of them today and have been trying ti find its name.
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    Great Post!

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  20. Unknown7 August 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Hi Lynette,

    No, sorry I dont know what the name of this bee is. I will google it for you and let you know if I find anything out.

    Cheers,

    David

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