It is an unusually wet July here in North Carolina. All the rain has kept plants green longer, but the flowers are transforming.
Flowers are not the end of the garden. There is one more phase before the life leaves it.
Flowers have a purpose you see. They are more than pretty faces. All that flash is for attracting pollinators. Then the petals fade and fall and only the seeds are left.
Sometimes seeds are in fruits and other times they take the form of nuts or pods.
That is where my garden is now. The colorful curtain has closed. Transformation abounds.
Not having flowers is a bit sad, but a future is being left behind.
Those fruits, nuts and pods hold promise. They are the gardens of the future. They should not be ignored just because they are not big and bright.
Those seeds are the most valuable part of the story. They are the gardens of tomorrow and next season and forever.
I have faith in those seeds.
My beautiful friend, Sandra, left us last week. Sandra has transformed from being a beautiful mortal.
She leaves behind two girls and two grandchildren. It has been quite a shock to the people who love her. I will miss her being here with me, but she left things behind for the future.
Treasured memories of laughter, love and grace; as well as two more generations…a beautiful past and a beautiful future.
FLOWER
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A beautiful tribute to our beautiful friend. Thank you. ❤️
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Thank you so much for being a comfort.
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A beautiful way to look at the world, Flow. I’m sorry for your loss. 🙏🏼
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Thank you Eliza. Sandra has been a good friend for decades. She meant so much to me. Grief is a processing exercise. Adjusting to her not being here will be difficult. She is still needed.
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So sorry for your loss, Flower, but thank you for your hopeful words.
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Thanks Tish. She was so special and fun.
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Sorry you have lost a friend. I think your way of looking at nature is very positive when you must be feeling so sad. And you are so right about looking beyond this year’s flowers to the future.
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I will find ways to bring Sandra along with me. Thirty five years of friendship cannot just end.
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More future delights and fond memories.
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Thanks Knight
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