…almost always make me smile.
A surprise, this flower. It sprouted within days of the seeds being thrown in and then climbed everywhere. The first bloom was a surprise, a total joy, but each subsequent set has brought me happiness. The flower seems almost luminescent! A real delight to photograph.
Then there’s this little pink flower called Vinca and it’s actually Periwinkle! I fooled myself thinking it’s something different 🙂 Resilient and pretty, it perks me up every morning.
And the third, this Balsam flower, another surprise! It survived in this little pot (matka) my mom gave me. I painted it, and one strong stalk of Balsam grew in it. Perhaps the colour, or the shape of the flowers reminds me of orchids and takes me someplace exotic…right from my balcony. Call it flower-portation!
If there’s one thing that helped me survive the utterly gloomy days of loss we have been through, it’s these plants 🪴 that became an island of solace and relief amongst the pain.
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