Lichee
108 Flowers - Book 3
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Lichee is a small, golf ball sized, rounded fruit, whose documented cultivation by the Chinese dates back to 1059. As the fruit matures, its thin, yet roughly textured, skin ripens from green to an enticing pinkish red color. Under this red skin is the prize - an almost translucent white colored fleshy pulp surrounding a large stony pit. A sweet, aromatic, juicy fruit, lichee appears in in many Chinese desserts. If the white fruit is allowed to ripen and dry, it is then considered to be a nut - a lichee nut! Learn how Ning builds this composition layering 'dots' upon 'dots' upon 'dots' of color.
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Lilac
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Lily
It means a happy union that lasts one hundred years. It is the best wish for couples.
Lily has an elegant aura, a quality of nobility. White lily has a classical presence. It makes one feel pure.
I am not pure. I have added warm colors and happy dots to make the flowers more cheerful. These are...
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Lily of the Nile
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See the pyramids along the Nile?
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me...Romantic. Less chance to have children too.
