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 rose Thuli Madonsela echoes my friend who gives back to society with her music and her time.

 

Metalasia and Thuli Madonsela rose

 

South Africa rose in a sunny gold is beautiful and fragrant. But has vicious hooked thorns. Approached with kindness, the green thorns are easy to snap off, and the posy can be held without regret. Holds upon happiness

 

South Africa rose
beauty fragrance and thorns

 

Since my friend likes Centaurea cineraria, this time, a cutting to root as petals fall, not my usual single Prince of Wales feathers.

 

Centaurea leaves

 

They say - flowers leaves some of their fragrance on the hands that give them - so added two sprigs of scented pelargonium.

 

fragrant pelargonium leaves

 

This week I can join In A Vase on Monday with Cathy at Rambling in the Garden

 

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