The daffodils are blooming around here.
I look forward to this every year. Daffodils are symbols of hope, probably because they are one of the most colorful flowers to pop up in early spring. I love to see the bright yellow against the brown dirt, still-brown grass, and brown foliage of the plants all around them.
My favorite daffodils are the ones that are planted in my blackberry patch.
I've written about this before, in the blog and in an article on The Mighty. My blackberry patch was an accident. A squirrel must have dropped a blackberry, and the canes grew up into a thorny patch. Before I knew they were blackberries, I tried to get rid of the canes. Now I look forward to them every year -- making some blackberry jam, and sharing our bounty with the birds.
But those canes are very thorny. Picking the blackberries usually means a lot of scratches on my arms. So when the daffodils come up, it's a beautiful sight. The blackberry canes are still brown and without leaves. And the bright yellow daffodil shines right through.
As I say in the article (you should really click the link and read it -- of all of the stuff I've ever written, it's one of my most favorite), daffodils are about hope, and hope growing up around all of those thorns is as nice a symbol as I can think of. Even in the middle of all of that bad stuff, there's still beauty and hope. Sometimes you don't even have to look that hard to find it. It just shines through.
So my suggestion for you today: look for the hope and beauty in your life. Maybe it's easier to find than you think.
(And as a thank you for reading, here's a bonus picture of Katara smelling the daffodils. Don't worry -- she's not among the thorns. She is safely behind them.)
4 comments:
Olá
Bob,
Katara e narcisos,me enternecem de beleza e esperanca
Em tempos difíceis é preciso acreditar em dias melhores.
Quanto mais negra a noite, mais carrega em si a aurora
Fique bem.
Graça
Mãe do Rodrigo
Brasília DF
Brasil
Hi Bob
Like you, I planted daffodils near the woods in my back yard - they are beautiful. Every year my wife and I look forward to seeing these beautiful yellow flowers. Too bad I cannot attach a picture to this post.
William
Hi Bob! I havent logged into any support group nor read about lymphoma related stuffs for the longest time, and the other day I decided to check out your blog and picked up where I left off, last time i commented about hubby transformed in May 2019 to DLBCl abc type, had 6 cycles of EPOCH-R, then 6 months of Revlimid Oral meds maintenance followed by Rituximab sub q maintenance every 2 months for 2 years, now on his 6th cycle. Last PET CT in Nov CR was achieved, and he is doing very very well now, gained back all his pre-chemo weight and then some, energetic and still his pleasant optimistic self.
So glad you are doing very well, and thank you so much again for all the updates, take care always and regards to your family! - Jeanne
Jeanne, that's all great news. Thanks for sharing. Glad you and your husband are doing well.
Bob
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