The Daffodils and Hope

The Daffodils and Hope

“Hope, like the daffodils, is always ready to return. You just have to believe it will.” I whispered the words in the silence, took a deep breath, as I stood looking out my window early this morning, remembering many years ago, sitting at the breakfast table with my mother, looking out the same window when she asked if she would see the flowers bloom in spring.

A Valentine Garden Surprise

A Valentine Garden Surprise

A beautiful surprise in the garden today is this little bunch of daffodils. Growing in a cluster of five flowers per plant, the flowers are fragrant and only about 3/4-inch from flower tip to flower tip across.