Saturday, November 16, 2013

A Simple Pansy

From my mother's side garden--
a snow and Pansy arrangement.




A Pansy is not really an elegant flower. Because of their short stems, they aren't found in formal flower arrangements, bridal bouquets, dinners for heads of state.  There are probably other reasons as well.  It's a humble flower.






Rock-sheltered Pansy as
Fall turns briefly cold.



Most often Pansies grow wildly after self-seeding from the previous year.  They turn up all around the garden bed and will bloom wherever they are allowed to put down real roots.  That's not the lineage of  an elegant, long-stemmed flower.



North of Spokane: chilled and brave







But just before I stepped into my snow covered car, noticing the royal courage and contrast of this simple Pansy was the sweetest of Things I get to do today.

5 comments:

  1. I love pansies. I think they look like happy faces.

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    1. Indeed, they do. An angelic smiling face in every single blossom! Thanks for noticing them. They really love having our recognition and bloom most fervently when picked frequently.

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  2. Pansies top my short list of best flowers in the world.

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    1. You've always picked the best of everything, haven't you! So wise. So smart.

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  3. Pansies are one of my very favorite flowers around here! As you re-discovered, they love to bloom - surviving snow, deer, etc. They thrive where others survive and the colors light up a day or a heart! I've been very grateful for mine & have special small vases to enjoy inside...how many more days till spring again? Thanks for the breath of special beauty! Have a Wonder-filled Holiday season! Love, Lisa

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