Milano Pink Chrysanthemum

The Chrysanthemum is November's birth flower. November is also my Dad's birth month.

I chose the Milano Pink Chrysanthemums this time around simply because pink represents joy and youthfulness. If you know my Dad in person, he is all that! 

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health...Japanese Proverb

The Chrysanthemum symbolizes optimism and joy...

two very important life characteristics I learnt from my Dad.

A sense of humour is indeed armour.  Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life

- Hugh Sidey -

The Mums also show that Scorpions are focused and very active people. In other words, Dad, the flowers are saying that you are a workaholic and can never sit still!!!

Especially for Scorpions, this flower indicates there are many layers of you! Yup, my Dad is the Jack of all Trades AND the Master of all :) 

In the Chinese culture, the Mums signifies life at ease. 

Having Mums at home means having good luck around you at all times. My Dad is a great believer in luck...he finds that the harder he works, the more he has of it!!!

Only a dad, with a tired face,

Coming home from the daily race,

Bringing little of gold or fame,

To show how well he has played the game,

But glad in his heart that his own rejoice

To see him come, and to hear his voice.

Only a dad, but he gives his all

To smooth the way for his children small,

Doing, with courage stern and grim,

The deeds that his father did for him.

This is the line that for him I pen,

Only a dad, but the best of men.

- Edgar Albert Guest -

Happy 75th Birthday, Daddy!