Dawn
It is the middle of summer and these Chrysanthemums are still blooming. They usually bloom from mid September to December. However, this one has been going on and on. I gave this plant a hard pruning at the end of the December and to my surprise it not only grew back vigorously but started to bloom again. I was hoping that it would stop blooming so I could give it another hard pruning, however right now it looks like it will go on and on.
The tenacity of this plant is admirable, however, because it is blooming in middle of summer the blooms have lost all their color. There are faint shades of pink and yellow showing up in the center as a reminder of what it once was. As you can see there are more buds coming up and the end of the blooming season is still no where in sight.
There are some people who give and give even though they have reached a stage of needing care themselves. This reminds me of my Uncle. Just a few minutes before he died at the age of 90 he took a shower, wore his best clothes laid himself on the bed and passed on into eternity. He never allowed anyone to help him, he helped everyone instead. This was one of the greatest life lessons I learned.
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There is a lesson to learn from everything we see , right?
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Patience and tenacity are qualities worth cultivating , right?
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In our country, chrysanthemums bloom around the first of November.
I first hear them bloom at this time.
That is the time they generally bloom. We take them to the cemetery. Flowers of the dead they are called, I am surprised as well.
In our country it is used exclusively for funeral arrangements.
There is much more to learn. The pandemic is an example of this. We were divided, and now we are more united. But we are not responsible. Thrown gloves and masks can be seen on the streets. I still wonder what needs to happen to us to be more responsible. It is very nice that your chrysanthemums bloom in summer.
There is so much more to learn, but as you say some people never learn much.
enter the room with the heart of the servant. for there is no finer thing than to give.
You sounded like Khalil Gibran with that sentence. Heart of a servant… hmm now you’ve got me thinking , I agree it is indeed the bes , the pure and the perfect gift.
it also comes from Stephen Covey (7 habits of highly effective people). but yes it is both a spiritual and physical response to the universe!
Okay Steven Covey it is. Another of my favorite authors.
I use his sayings all the time. the 7 habits was something I used in a presentation at work many years ago.
I have learned so much in nature, patience is one of those virtues.
True, nature is a great teacher. Gardening is the hands on experience.