For me they have always been very essential. Even in the
deepest winter, I have always had fresh flowers on the entry table, or
occasionally a flowering plant, for example, December’s poinsettia. But no
flowers?!
Not possible.
My tulips were dropping and I had been intending to replace
them for several days, but again what with the circumstances both I and the young
adult who does my shopping neglected to put them on the list.
With the result that today when she went specifically just
for flowers, the flower department was shut, deemed non-essential.
I was later able to get a bunch up at the service station
whilst getting gas. Thank goodness that a local grower knows that, indeed, for
many of us, FLOWERS ARE ESSENTIAL.
Getting through the days, weeks and potentially months of
current world circumstances make small bits of color even more important.
It is interesting to note that our civilization in the
Northern Hemisphere is facing much illness and death at a time when nature is
exploding: a riot of color to help us keep our sanity. Again, for me, flowers
are just as essential as the water I drink, the air I breathe and the food I
eat.
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| No longer saveable - my two-week-old tulips |
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| More expensive, but lovely - my service station boquet |
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