I had to share this from our local news.
So creative. Attention to detail.
Hooray Band!
I hope this works. Click on the red link to see some incredible work by a young band member.
FLOW
Also vote for Nicolas at link below.
Author: Flower Roberts
Broken Open Not Broken
No worries followers. The revision surgery went great. I have a PT assessment this morning with my fun physical therapist. I will be fine.
The events in the news have cracked me open. There are people who are unable to see the world through the same lense I peer through. They know not what they do.
If I ever do get a tattoo; it will be about Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and her dog, Gilbert. We need to do all we can to keep souls like hers with us in this broken world.
More hate will not help. Stand firm in your truths. Stand in front of our non-white, non-rich, non-dicotamous brothers and sisters.
Breathe in their pain and breathe out love and hope.
FLOWER
PS: Today is mine and Mr. FLOWER’S 40th anniversary. We went out last night. Under that flowery dress is a loooong line of itchy stitches.
To Choose or Be Chosen
Young women from the past
were told by our culture
wait to be chosen.
You do not know enough to choose.
We will choose for you.
We know what is best.
We will plan your path.
We know what you need.
You need our guidance.
Yes, they loved you
but did they know you?
Young women today…
Do not change to be chosen.
YOU must choose.
Do not forfeit your power.
Choose you. Be true to you.
Choose a choice that will last.
Do not allow the mores of the past
to hijack your future.
You be you.
Always and forever.
FLOW
The unfinished book is locked in my safe, but never far from my mind. Especially now, when choices are being made by powerful people that have not earned trust and do not have the same heart as many.
Mercy for all.
Flowers from Home
My family came up to the mountains today. They thoughtfully brought some of my flowers from home.
I used the only vase in this house to put them in. I am happy to see these familiar faces.
‘Lucifer’ Crocosmias, Whooperee daylily, ‘Tootie Fruitie’ Yarrow, ‘Firepot’ dahlia, ‘Snow Country’ dahlia, ‘Glory Blue’ Hydrangea, ‘Captain Romance’ calla, ‘Breed Apart’ daylily
FLOWER
Fear and Me
I wish this battle would finally be over,
but that’s not how things played out…again.
The fear is here with me, uninvited as usual.
My mantra is:
If you don’t move, you won’t break.
I am alone until tomorrow.
I will keep my phone with me,
in case I break again.
I am bruised from the last reduction.
Will it be the last?
If I am still, it will.
A revision may fix what keeps separating.
Everyone is afraid. I am afraid.
Is fear my friend or my foe?
Maybe both.
We are here together, alone
Fear and me
Still FLOW
Balls of Flames on Wild Azalea
This azalea was just down the road from the lovely picnic area that I posted earlier.
I have never seen round balls of blooms like these.
I slow down every time I drive by.
Amazingly beautiful.
FLOWER
I Did Not Dig Up My Dahlias
I could not dig up my dahlias last fall. I was too busy falling down and going to the Emergency Room.
Here they are.
They survived without my digging them, drying them, cleaning them and then storing them in shoeboxes with vermiculite.
What else have I been doing the hard way?
Sigh.
Do not answer that.
FLAW. I mean FLOW.
Tall, Dark and Easy
This is the best calla I have ever known.
It is tall, dark and easy.
Its dark blooms contrast
its bright clear-spotted leaves.
It needs sun, drainage and moisture.
‘Hot Chocolate’ calla is delicious.
FLOW
My Independent Plants
If you pick the right type and the right location. A plant will thrive if planted correctly. This means you can enjoy it with very little work.
These giant yellow asiatic lilies are an example of this.
I may feed once per year. I water when I happen to be down there. They grow and bloom without much help from me.
That is the goal with all babies. The mother’s job is to give them a great start and early support. Then a few checks and an occassional bit of help.
Voila!
Independence.
Mama FLOW
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