Life is busy, busy, busy, but I had to drop by on my lunch break because I found myself chuckling a little about the coincidence between last week’s Microblog Monday post and an interaction with one of my good friends.
At the end of a birthday dinner she hosted for her husband and other February-born relatives Saturday, my friend gave away the red roses that adorned most of the tables. Only the “kiddie table” held a vase of sunflowers.
She offered me the roses. Then read my face, “You want the sunflowers.”
Indeed.
Lately, more than usual, I need to surround myself with the sunny blossoms and, like them, seek the light…
I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that’s such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life. Â –Helen Mirren as Chris in Calendar Girls
This is beautiful.
🙂 Just watched that movie again, and the words are staying with me 🙂
Such pretty flowers! They totally brightened up my morning. 🙂
Thanks! They do bring the sunshine! 😀
I love sunflowers, but would have gone for the roses, because my mother’s maiden name was Rose. Though secretly, I probably prefer other flowers.
You might get a laugh at this post I wrote in Italy several ago. https://lemonslimoncello.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/that-would-have-been-a-good-shot/
Going to check out the post now! I’m already laughing. LOL!