"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."
Hans Christian Andersen
Now, I really put that quote in because I love spring, and I LOVE flowers!! There is just something about flowers that makes me feel happy.
I've been noticing all the flowering trees around town. Right now, the fruit trees are all in bloom, the redbuds have burst forth with reddish-purple flowers, the big white shrubs in the back are covered in big snowball flowers and .... it's just the beginning! Not only are the trees in bloom, but the flowers and bulbs have also been showing their spring colors - tulips and daffodils, some sort of little white flower in the back of my yard, and even the shasta daisies have buds forming. All these lovely flowers are waiting on the fashion runway of nature's garden to strut their stuff and show off their beauty. Soon, all my flower beds will be a riot of color with zinnias, marigolds, nasturtiums, dianthus, forget-me-nots, sweet alyssum, roses, and anything else I can find to plant in them. I don't think I've ever met a flower that I didn't love.
I'm a Texas girl, transplanted to Ohio, and while I love the beautiful spring daffodils and tulips that seem to grow with such ease here, my first and true flower love will always be the Texas Bluebonnet. I can remember the first time I drove through the Hill Country as a young girl, and it seemed as if the whole land was blanketed with these gorgeous, spiky blue and white flowers. There is nothing that says spring to me more than a field of bluebonnets. There is a huge album of bluebonnet photos here that takes me back to those warm, lovely Texas spring days.
So, I'm telling you all this because we just got in a new cutting board that I just love because it has...you guessed it...Texas Bluebonnets! So even though I live far away from Texas now, I can look at bluebonnets all year long. And that makes my heart happy!
What's your favorite flower?
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