In a vase on Monday: Holds upon Happiness
by Diana Studer - gardening for biodiversity in Cape Town, South Africa When I pick flowers from my garden, it is, as my mother taught me , for a gift to a friend. My two new roses , with a supporting cast to cheer them on. I walked around the posy to capture each side. West North East South Yesterday I learned that the new emoji, with jazz hands, is a virtual hug in lockdown. When my mother moved to her retirement cottage I claimed her begonia. Those asymmetrical leaves have always reminded me of hands. (All right hands ... but two rights don't make a wrong) Now a virtual hug with friends absent in time or space. Begonia leaf as a virtual hug Into each life a little rain must fall, but the darkness that brings rain is welcome as we move to autumn. Dark begonia leaf - into each life a little rain must fall My friend has returned to our False Bay suburb, and Metalasia muricata is a garden volunteer which says home to us. Pink
