Because of such an incredible fall we've had, the flowers have been hanging on longer than normal I think. It also helps to have snap dragons and pansies which handle the cold weather better.
Anyway...The Bug went out to play, and I was hanging out on the side of the house while he wandered toward the front where I have some flower pots. He shortly showed up with some pretty flowers for me. How sweet huh?
It brought back memories of when I picked some pansies for my mom. However, these pansies were buried under snow, yet still alive and blooming. The snow had protected them from the frost. I thought I was so smart for picking my mom flowers in the middle of the winter. She didn't think I was nearly so smart. I got in trouble for picking the flowers b/c pansies aren't perennials really. They are more an annual, and she didn't want to have to replant the pansies. I remember I felt bad for picking the flowers, but I felt worse she didn't appreciate my gesture. I can't remember how old I was...but I understand a little better now.
Anyway, when he brought me these flowers I knew he didn't know any better, and I was just glad he thought to give them to me. So, I followed him back around while he picked some more. Next year we'll have a conversation about wh/ flowers are ok to pick and wh/ ones aren't.
But for now, I'm just happy to be getting flowers. :)
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