Pictures of Roses and quotes

 When love came first to earth, the Spring Spread rose-beds to receive him.
 

 

  There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

 

  It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

 

  You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns

How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!

 Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.

  Take time to smell the roses

 

 One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.

 I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.

 

 Their lips were four red roses on a stalk.

Roses red and violets blew, And all the sweetest flowers that in the forest grew.

  "They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream." 

 "The world is a rose; smell it and pass it to your friends." 
 

  The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

 

 One may live without bread, not without roses.

 A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

  Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

 Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.

  I love to smell like roses, literally all day!

  Have you seen the roses? There's a whole lot of colours.

  Truths and roses have thorns about them.

 She wore a wreath of roses,
The night that first we met.

 Here bloom red roses, dewy wet,
And beds of fragrant mignonette.

 

The rose that lives its little hour
Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
 

A red, red rose, all wet with dew,
With leaves of green by red shot through.

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still aflying,
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

 I cast my heart into my rhymes,
That you, in the dim coming times,
May know how my heart went with them
After the red-rose-bordered hem.

  And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies. 

Protein Shake Recipes

 

 MILK OF DONKEY

  

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 cup egg beaters
• 1 heaping tbsp honey roasted peanut butter
• 2.5 scoops double rich chocolate whey protein
• 1 heaping tbsp micronized creatine
• A sufficient amount of Coffeemate sugar free hazlenut flavoring! ✿

  

Blend For 20-30 Seconds


THE MUSCLED GIRL

  

Ingredients

  

• -12 oz skim milk
• -4-8 Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
• -Handful of ice
• -2 scoops of chocolate whey protein ✿

  

Blend

BANANA VANILLA

 Ingredients:

•  2 scoops Vanilla Whey Powder
•  1 Banana
•  1/2 Cup Quaker Oatmeal (cook with boiling water)
•  3/4 Cup Kellogg’s Bran Flakes
•  1 Bottle of Water
•  Sugar, Brown Sugar or Artificial Sweetener to taste ✿

  

SUPER PROTEIN MAN

 Ingredients:

•  1 scoop Vanilla Whey Powder
•  1 medium to large banana
•  8 oz. light Soy Milk
•  1 TBSP Linseed, Soy and Almond Mixture
•  1 tsp Golden Syrup
•  Few drops vanilla essence/extract
•  3-4 cubes ice
•  1 TBSP low fat natural yoghurt ✿

  

ORANGE ROYAL

 Ingredients:

•  2 scoops Vanilla Whey Powder
•  8 oz. Orange Juice
•  4-5 ice cubes
•  1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
•  ½ banana
•  2-3 frozen strawberries
•  2 packets of sweetener ✿

  

 GRAPES SHAKE

 Ingredients:

•  2 scoops Vanilla Whey Powder
•  10-12 oz of skim milk
•  1.2 cup of dry oatmeal
•  1.2 cup of raisins
•  12 shredded almonds
•  1 tbsp of peanut butter.✿

 

PLUM ICE

 Ingredients:

•  2 scoops Vanilla Whey Powder
•  1 ripe plum (pitted) juice of 1 lemon
•  16 ounces of ice water
•  1.2 cup of ice cubes.✿

ROTATING FOOTBALL

 Ingredients:

•  2 scoops vanilla Whey Powder
•  1 tbsp sugar-free instant vanilla pudding
•  1/4 tsp cinnamon
•  1/2 tsp imitation vanilla (or 1/4 tsp extract)
•  1 packet artificial sweetener
•  a few dashes butter flavor sprinkles or butter-flavor extract
•  8 oz. water (or low-fat milk)
•  3 ice cubes ✿

GUYS AND DOLLS

 Ingredients:

•  8 oz. pure water
•  1/2 banana (frozen)
•  2 tbs. low fat sour cream
•  1 tsp. coconut extract
•  10-15 drops liquid stevia (optional)
•  2 scoops vanillaWhey Powder ✿

DARTING MUSCLES

 Ingredients:

•  1 cup of pineapple juice
•  3 strawberries
•  1 banana
•  1 teaspoon of yogurt
•  1 scoop of your choice of protein ✿

CHEST... SHOULDER 1-2-3

Ingredients:

•  4 scoops vanilla Whey Powder
•  8 fluid ounces water
•  1 colombo strawberry yogurt
•  3 frozen strawberries
•  1 teaspoon creatine
•  1 teaspoon flax seed oil ✿

MUSCLE FUEL

   

Ingredients:

•  2 scoops USn Vanilla Muscle fuel
•  100g almond flakes
•  1 table spoon peanut butter
•  500ml skim milk
•  half banana
•  1 table spoon honey ✿

 

ASS MARBLE DRINK

Ingredients:

•  
• 2-3 Scoops VanillaWhey Powder
•  Seeds from half a length of real vanilla bean
•  1 Tsp. Vanilla extract (real not imitation)
•  4 oz. water
•  6 oz. Orange juice + zest from half orange
•  3 Tbsp Whipping cream (heavy cream, not from can)
•  1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (or frozen vanilla yogurt)
•  Ice cubes at end to add desired consistency ✿

TOUCH ME AND DIE

Ingredients:

• 16 oz. skim milk
•  2 cups no-fat cottage cheese
•  3 scoops vanillaWhey Powder
•  1/2 cup non-fat, reduced-sugar vanilla yogurt scoop of your favorite fruit
•  Splenda or Sweet-n-Low to taste (about 2 packets)
•  Handful of Ice ✿

TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS

Ingredients:

• 1 scoop vanillaWhey Powder
•  1 peeled and cored apple, cut into pieces
•  1 1/2 cups of milk
•  1/2 tsp cinnamon
•  1/2 tsp nutmeg
•  5 Ice Cubes ✿

 

 

DO NOT BREAK THE EGGS DRINKS 

Ingredients.

• 3 Snickers Bars
•  4 eggs
•  3 cups milk
•  2 tablespoons evaporated milk
•  Chop the candy into cubes. Add the milk, eggs, then mix; add the evaporated ✿

YEAST FOR MUSCLES

Ingredients:

•  1 cup skim milk
•  2 tsp. safflower oil
•  Several pieces of ice
•  1 banana
•  1 package of Carnation Instant Breakfast (there’s also a lo-carb mix) ✿

FLAT BELLY DRINK

Ingredients:

•  10 oz. pure water
•  1 oz. liquid ionic plant source minerals
•  1 packet knox gelatin
•  1 tbs. flax seed oil
•  1 heaping scoop (1 oz) of protein of choice
•  Stevia or to taste (optional) ✿

 

THE QUEEN OF THE GYM DRINK

Ingredients:

•  10 oz pure water
•  8 frozen strawberries
•  4 tbs. low fat sour cream
•  10-15 drops liquid stevia (optional)
•  1.5 oz. protein of choice ✿

BLOOD OF DRAGON DRINK

Ingredients:

• 2 scoops vanilla low carb protein powder
• 2 oz unsweetened coconut milk
• ¾ cup pineapple chunks (either fresh or “no sugar added” if canned)
• 8 oz water (more for a thinner shake, less for a thicker shake)
• Crushed ice
• 1-5 drops coconut extract if desired for extra flavor ✿

SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL

 Ingredients:

• 2 scoops low carb chocolate protein powder
• *12 oz mint flavored green tea
• 1 TSBP raw cocoa powder
• 1 TBSP cacao nibs (optional)
• Crushed ice

Blend to desired consistency ✿

 

*steep 1-2 mint flavored green teabags in 12 oz hot water for 2-3 minutes (2 teabags for stronger flavor). 

MOMENTS OF JOY DRINK

Ingredients:

• 2 scoops low carb vanilla protein powder
• 6 oz almond milk
• 2/3 cup blueberries
• Juice from 1-2 lemon wedges or ½ packet of TrueLemon
• 2 TSP cashew butter
• 1-5 drops vanilla extract
• 4 oz water (more for a thinner shake, less for a thicker shake)
• Crushed ice

Blend to desired consistency ✿

Easy Signs That You Are Ovulating

To determine when you are likely to ovulate – you determine when your next period is due and count back 12 to 16 days. This gives you a the number of days when a woman most likely begins ovulating.

Using an ovulation calendar or ovulation predictor kits do the work for you, but learning as much as you can about your own body is also recommended.

 

Easy Signs That You Are Ovulating

 

1. Increase in body fluids particularly the cervical – Just before ovulation, you might notice an increase in clear, slippery vaginal secretions — if you look for it. These secretions typically resemble raw egg whites. After ovulation, when the odds of becoming pregnant are slim, the discharge will become cloudy and sticky or disappear entirely..

2. Movement of the cervix – The cervix goes through many changes as a woman ovulates. A woman may notice the clear signs of ovulation; her cervix will be soft, high, open and wet. For most women it will take some time in studying her body to be able to differentiate between what her cervix normally feels like and the changes it goes through during ovulation.

3. Middle Pain – Also called the one sided pain occurs only during ovulation hinting that thebody is ready. Although many women don't get this pain, lucky are those who get these good clues.

 

4. Temperature Variation – Change in basal body temperature. For most women, you will see that prior to ovulation, the basal body temperature is rather consistent. As you get closer to ovulation, you may have a slight decline, but it will be followed by a sharp increase after ovulation. The increase in temperature is the sign that ovulation has just occurred. Tracking your basal body temperature accurately over a few months can help you predict when ovulation is going to occur.

5. Breast Tenderness – Some women experience breast tenderness around ovulation, or sometimes during the whole luteal phase after ovulation. This is very normal and is simply your body preparing for a possible pregnancy by enlarging the milk glands. 
6. Increased Sexual Urge – You may notice that your sex drive is cyclical .Your sex drive may be highest at around the time before and at ovulation. Another pattern might also be normal for you. If you notice that there is a pattern to your sex drive, it can be helpful to record your observations to make predictions about your fertility.

Anti Aging Foods

Aging is inevitable, but healthy food choices and exercise habits can help us extend our lives, and make us feel and look much younger.
Incorporating Antioxidant Foods into your diet could ward off the effects of aging. Antioxidants are found in fruits and vegetables. The following foods are super foods as they contain up to 20 times the antioxidant content of other foods.

Foods for memory

Prunes: Prunes help slow the aging process in both the body and brain.

Raisins: Raisins have many health benefits and Ibn al-Qayyim and some of the Salaf have advised to eat them for improving memory.

Blueberries: Blueberries have been shown in numerous studies to do wonderful things for memory and the brain in general. Blueberries contain anthocyanin, a known memory-boosting phytochemical. They also contain many other phytochemicals that may contribute to healthy brain function.

Blackberries: In an animal study, blackberries appeared to spur improvements not only in short-term memory but also in motor skills like balance and coordination -- all things that tend to decline with age. Researchers believe the polyphenols in blackberries may benefit aging neurons by quieting inflammation and oxidation and improving communication between brain cells

Kale: Kale is bursting with brain-defending vitamin K. Vitamin K, named for a group of vitamins well known for their coagulating power, also boosts your immune system and acts as a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin K also supports your brain and nervous system by helping to synthesize sphingolipids, the fats that help form the myelin sheath around your nerves.

A cup of boiled kale tops all other greens with a whopping 1300% of your DV for vitamin K; spinach, collard greens and Swiss chard are the next highest in vitamin K.

Strawberries: Brain boosters such as these are rich in anthocyanins, formidable antioxidants in deep red and purple pigments. They protect brain cells and the neuron's ability to respond to chemical messengers and discourage the formation of blood clotting.

Spinach: One study found that feeding rats spinach prevented and even reversed memory loss. This may be due in part to its high folic acid content, a nutrient that is believed to be protective against Alzheimer's disease and age-related memory loss. Just a half-cup of cooked spinach provides two-thirds your daily requirement of folic acid.

Raspberries: There is a powerful connection between Raspberries and memory. Research has shown that Raspberries might help reverse the short term memory loss that often comes with aging. Raspberries are thought to be a key in preserving a healthy young brain.

VITAMIN C

One of the most commonly used supplements is vitamin C, found in oranges, kiwi, broccoli, tomatoes, radish and watercress, cauliflower,turnip, papaya, and yellow and orange peppers. These vegetables also help to prevent cataracts and macular degeneration in eyes.Vitamin C is an antioxidant essential for wound repair and tissue maintenance. Deficiency of Vitamin C leads to scurvy, depression, the formation of brown spots on the skin, and softened gums that can cause the teeth to fall out. The recommended daily allowance for Vitamin C in adults is 75 – 90mg.

VITAMIN E

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that is believed to significantly decrease oxidative stress and blood pressure, contribute to cardiovascular and prostate health, and boost immune response. Spinach, almonds, sunflower seeds and seed oils, Eat a handful of sunflower seeds daily because these are remarkable anti-ageing food rich in Vitamin E and selenium which help look younger and improve skin elasticity and reduce wrinklescollard greens, beets, tomatoes, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and avocados are rich in Vitamin E.
Nuts and seeds are rich in vitamin E, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, selenium and essential fatty acids like omega-3 fatty acids. Eat a handful, about 30 g daily. .
Brazil nuts are a very rich source of selenium which helps slowing down the ageing process.

VITAMIN D

Vitamin D is found in food sources such as fatty fish, eggs, and milk, and is also absorbed from exposure to sunlight thru the skin.Older people are at risk of developing heart disease and diabetes due to a vitamin D deficiency as a result of natural aging process. They can reduce their risk by sitting more time in the sunshine to boost vitamin D in the skin.

New research on vitamin D appears to show an ability to prevent a myriad of cancers and other illnesses in people receiving significantly higher dosages than the common recommended daily allowance.

Deficiency of Vitamin D can result in weak or misshapen bones, rickets, osteoporosis and osteomalacia. The best natural source of Vitamin D is the sun, but since the sun’s harmful UV rays can cause skin cancer and premature aging, supplementation is on the rise.

VITAMIN A

Vitamin A is essential to the function of the reproductive systems, brain development, immune function, skin health, antioxidant activity, bone metabolism, and vision.

Spinach, corn, kale, broccoli, beets, onions, eggplant and red bell peppers score highest on the antioxidant scale. Antioxidants protect our bodies against oxidation, or cellular damage caused by free radicals. High doses of vitamin A have been successful in treating severe nodular acne that is resistant to other treatments, because of it’s ability to reduce the secretion of sebum and the size of the sebaceous glands.

Deficiency of Vitamin A causes blindness, impaired immunity, hypokeratosis, white lumps at hair follicles, and keratosis pilaris, while excess vitamin A has been shown to cause birth defects, headaches, hair loss, severe dryness of the skin, jaundice, blurry vision, and mood changes.

Layered hair cuts

Layered hairstyle it's a style with unequal lengths. 
Layers make it possible to do so many different kinds of hairstyles. Layering is a simple technique that allows a hairdresser to create shape and texture. It is also very effective for adding more volume.

 Layered hairstyles are extremely popular with female celebrities and other women, too. 
You can choose to highlight the crown, just the tips, or one specific layer. The overall effect can yield beautiful results, with sections of color that radiate and catch the light every time you toss your hair.

A layered hair cut is easy on the upkeep. Although you will have to visit the hair salon every six to eight weeks to keep your cut looking fresh, other than that, this is the ideal wash and wear cut.

Modern layered hairstyles are often cut with a razor. This is done to get subtle transitions from one layer to the next. The difference between hair lengths is extremely gradual and isn't noticeable from a distance. Cuts with subtle layers look very elegant. You can actually have both a choppy look and subtle length differences in the same cut