Pushing the Paws Button

Even by the generally lousy standard of 2024, this morning was a pretty rotten one in some ways, yet even that couldn’t deter gaining pleasure from our kangaroo paw.

The flowers have hit peak bloom.

They bring me unbridled delight.

I’ve still got hope some of the plants we have that are yet to flower will eventually bloom, too.

I’m delighted these flowers have grown from seeds I got in my home town.

Having been able to share the plants with friends and neighbors has also been wonderful.

Some of my friends have grown plants even more magnificent than ours.

But I am ecstatic that we have produced flowers of multiple hues.

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