Flowers
They were a bunch of 99p supermarket daffodils, added to the shopping basket as an afterthought at the checkout desk.
Bought in bud, they exploded into flower overnight, and these past few days they have filled the room with sunshine, even when it has been cold and grey outside. Nonetheless in my busy week - well busy in my head, I seemed to accomplish practically nothing - I had to keep reminding myself to stop and look at them, to take time and just enjoy the flowers for a minute or two. They would not be there for ever. Sure enough, yesterday their water turned cloudy and they faded and shrivelled.
This week's flowers are carnations. Pinky-white petals with a deep crimson rim and fleck. Unusual, beautiful. I would like to be less scattered in the next seven days, more able to be present and to appreciate ...
posted by Mary at 7:55 am
14 Comments:
Tous les ans , nous plantons quelques nouvelles jonquilles dans notre jardin . Maintenant , elles sont très nombreuses , variées , épanouies .
C'est un deuxième soleil !
Un grand merci pour votre mot .
"Each flower is a soul opening out to nature." -Gerald De Nerval
The light! that glow of sunshine multiplied in every petal --- lovely
Lovely daffodils.
I love the smell of fresh carnations.
I passed up some buds in the store last night because they were closed so tight. Now I think I've got to go back...Happy spring, Mary!
Lovely - a sign of spring, we seem to have been waiting a long time for spring this year.
"I seemed to accomplish practically nothing " - ah Mary, I know the feeling all to well. Maybe tho we should stop and smell the roses or is it coffee?
Beautiful!
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A sign of rebirth a sign of spring a smile on face and a twikle in my eye.
Thank You
I've been indulging in Trader Joe's roses, a dozen tiny blooms for $4. Moby likes chewing on the leaves.
Thank you all. Et merci.
Zhoen: my ginger cat is currently grazing on the carnation leaves as I type this ..
So beautiful these bunch of daffodils!
What a lovely splash of light and colour, Mary.
I've tried taking some flower photos outdoors, but it's been too windy to get good photos.
Mary: I relate. As Julie Andrews says in "That's Life", "I don't think a day passes where I don't feel that I've inadvertently turned my back on something or someone". The changing of the flowers is wonderful and a real boost to any room. You will catch up, I just know it!
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