Emily's 29th Birthday

HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY EMILY!

Anemone Blanda
29 petals Windflower
Ranunculaceae
deep blue color
flowers close at night
won't open if overcast

Monday, April 23, 2018

Dear Emily:

May the Anemone Blanda
with 29 petals bring you
beauty, wisdom, wonder,
and good luck in your 29th year!

Interesting facts on Number 29—
29 is atomic number for copper
29 is molecular weight of air
29 bones in the human head
29.5 days for lunar cycle

Verse 29 in Chapter 7 of Analects of Confucius:
Confucius said, "Is virtue a thing remote? I wish
to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand."
Verse 29 in Chapter 14 of Analects of Confucius:
Confucius said, "The superior man is modest
in his speech, but exceeds in his action."
Verse 29 in Chapter 15 of Analects of Confucius:
Confucius said, "To have faults and not to reform them—
this, indeed should be pronounced having faults."
Confucius (551-479 B.C.),
Analects, VII.29, XIV.29, XV.29, (circa 500 B.C.),
Translated by James Legge, Oxford, 1893
China #741: Confucius (issued 8-27-1946)

Happy 29th Birthday!

With Love,

Uncle Peter
4-23-2018

U.S. #2489 29¢ Squirrel
Issued 6-25-1993