Happy Easter! Easter Quotes + Thing To Do Recommendation if you are in New York City! Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Happy Easter Butterflies!

For my Christian Peeps: He is Risen! Today is a day to rejoice!

Some Beautiful Easter Quotes (secular and religious):

🦋 "Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless." ~ Charles M. Crowe

🦋 "God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power" ~ 1 Corinthians 6:14

🦋 "I am the resurrection and the life." ~ John 11:25

🦋 "The great gift of Easter is hope" ~ Basil Hume

🦋 "There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter" ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

🦋 "Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world." ~ Virgil A. Kraft

🦋 "You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." ~ Pablo Neruda

🦋 "The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies." ~ Kate McGahan

🦋 "The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day He created spring." ~Bernard Williams

🦋 "Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song." ~ Pope John Paul II

🦋 "Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket." ~ Evan Esar

🦋 "By grace, we are saved through faith." ~ Kevin DeYoung

🦋 "On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." ~ Douglas Horton

🦋 "Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul." ~ Luther Burbank

🦋 "Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing." ~ Albert Lighton

🦋 "The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances." ~ Robert Flatt

🦋 "Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in the books alone, but in every leaf in springtime" ~ Martin Luther

🦋 "Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Just for clarity - they want to hear why my blog or my social feeds resonate with you. So men you too can leave a testimonial, this is not just how I inspire people when it comes to makeup, skincare and hair care but in general.

 

🦋 Readers Sound Off: What are your plans for Easter?

 

For those of you local to New York City, I very much highly recommend seeing The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Garden, this year marks the return of Orchid Evenings not to be missed in my humble opinion! My review: https://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/2023/02/a-media-preview-day-like-no-other.html

 

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 New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show 2018

Old Man Winter and that groundhog seem to want to  keep New York City in their Vice Grip of cold weather and this butterfly who is a Spring Baby (my birthday is coming up in April) yearns for signs of Spring and sunshine.

I found some amazing signs of Spring at the Media Preview of The Orchid Show at NY Botanical Gardens this week and I can't wait to share!

Daniel Ost, Floral Artist

The annual Orchid Show, now in its 16th year, showcases thousands of dramatically displayed Orchids in the NY Botanical Garden Enid A. Haupt Conservatory featuring a series of installations designed by one of the world's leading floral artists, Daniel Ost.  Ost uses flowers as a means of expression and his large-scale artworks were tailored to compliment the landmark Victorian Styled Conservatory and it's an explosion of texture, form and colors!

If you read my last post you know I made the switch from shooting with Canon to shooting with Nikon and that March is "Spring Into Photography" month on Ascending Butterfly to celebrate all things Photography. At this point in my journalism career I am just as much a Photographer as I am a Writer and last year's PDN Photo Plus Expo really got me fired up about upping my photography skills. This event was the inaugural run with my new Nikon and I am definitely happy I made the switch.

Orchid Flower Wall Installation at New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show 2018

So to celebrate you will see tons of activity on my Instagram so be sure you are following me there. I really want to grow my Instagram a bit more this year as it was one of the last social channels I adopted. All my photos on Instagram this month will be hashtagged: #SpringIntoPhotography and #AscendingButterfly - if you would like to join us add those hashtags to your photos.

There will be fun giveaways in honor of Spring into Photography month, and this one is the first one. Whether it's a Digital Camera or your Smartphone, a good photo is about that combo of hardware and a great subject, and I can't think of a better backdrop for a fun photo challenge.

"Orchid Evenings" from 6:30 - 9:30, combines Music by DJ X-RAY, Cocktails (check out the Dancing Lady Signature Cocktail by Edible Bronx's Head Mixologist), Live Performers and the sublime beauty of the delicate orchids that are allowing visitors to make unique connections on themed 'adult only' evenings that allow for a romantic date night, or even a way for singles to connect and meet. Orchid Evenings are being held Saturdays, March 17, 24, 31, and April 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 21 - you are admitted based on the time on your ticket, Entry Times are at 6:30, 7:00 & 7:30 p.m.

$28 for Members and $38 per ticket for non-members, the ticket includes one complimentary beer, wine or cocktail of your choice. Head to the show before your time and hit the gift shop or dine at The Pine Tree Cafe where you can enjoy a special event menu.

If you are into the hashtag trend of taking photos and selfies in front of interesting backdrops like flower walls you are going to LOVE this exhibit, so dress up a bit!

Here's My #FlowerWall #ThinkSpring moment:

A quick video about the exhibit:

WIN IT: 

Ascending Butterfly and The New York Botanical Garden want to help melt away those winter blues and put some 'Spring' back in your step! Enter to win a pair of passes to Orchid Evenings at The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Garden! This Giveaway and ends SOON so you will have a better shot at picking the dates you want to go! Prize does NOT include airfare, hotel or transportation and is based on availability.

Use the rafflecopter widget below to place your entries! (If reading this put the widget to sleep you may need to refresh the page again to get the widget to show up for you so you can place your entries.) Remember Orchid Evenings are on Saturday Night's Only, and you must be 21 years of age or older to claim your passes as there are cocktails being served, this is an ADULT ONLY giveaway!

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The New York Botanical Garden is one of my favorite 'Urban Oasis' places in Bronx, New York. Being there just adds instant zen to my day. I always love attending the Orchid Show annually, it truly gets me looking forward to all things Spring.

Whether you are single and ready to mingle or lost in love, The Orchid Show has a little something for everyone!

Tip for my "Guy Butterflies": If you are planning to get engaged, this is the perfect backdrop for popping the question!

I took almost 300 photos, so check out Ascending Butterfly's Insta and Pinterest during the month of March for Additional Photos, I knew I couldn't get them all into one post.

Have you ever cultivated an orchid? What is your favorite flower?

(Remember you get extra credit in the giveaway for answering this question as a comment below!)

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FTC Disclosure: No monetary compensation has been received to post our recap of the show or host this giveaway, and all opinions are 100% my own!  We were provided media access to the show for editorial consideration. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR, Part 255 - Guides Concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, you may check our Giveaway and Disclosure Page for additional information regarding Ascending Butterfly Disclosure.

{#MotivationMonday} #Butterflies we are FOUR days away from the first day of SPRING!

Fellow East Coast Peeps, soon we will have LESS of this:

And more of THIS:

In just four days, it's bye bye old man winter and HELLO Spring! Who is with me?

I hope this put the motivation in your Monday!

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Motivation Monday: Signs of Spring, time to Bee Happy!

Monday Motivation/Todays Inspiration: The weather outside today was absolutely beautiful. I actually made it out to the local park, where I spotted several types of butterflies, and a super monstrous, huge, scary looking bumble bee! I woke up to birds chirping and decided that no matter what happened today, that it was a great day to just be happy for all the simple things that normally get taken for granted.

I don't fare well with Bee stings, I got bit on my knee once and it swelled up like a football! But I saw this big, fat happy bumble bee graphic and just couldn't help smiling.

I feel like a butterfly sighting always makes my day better. They usually portend change or a stroke of good luck for me. I'm way over due for positive changes and a stroke of good luck.

What's your Monday Motivation Butterfly?

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Wordless Wednesday - Signs of Spring?

I am wishing for Signs of Spring, April Showers have certainly begun. . .

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Wordless Wednesday - Get it right Groundhog!



©iStockphoto.com/David P. Lewis



I'm so happy that the Groundhog got it right or else it would have been Groundhog Stew for Supper! No more Winter, No More Snow, YAY!

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