I found this picture in my files and the only thing I know about it is when I uploaded it to my laptop: July 15, 2010. It may have been taken in Pennsylvania.

It got me thinking about what belongs and what doesn’t. 80+ temperatures in March. Raisins in hard candy. Parents sitting at home when their kids are playing in a home game. A flower growing out of a cement step.

Determination. That is what this flower means. Don’t give up. Keep trying. You can make it. 

Hope for better days

Several years ago I planted Morning Glories. They were a mix of blue, pink and purple. Only the purples return, unaided, every Spring. Our recent rain and nice weather have caused the flowers to return now. I'm taking this as a sign of hope for better things. I know they are going to die. But they came back when I needed hope the most. See you, my friends, in the Spring.

Oh, by the way, happy Thanksgiving everyone. Thanks to Donnie and Cara I only had to bake a pumpkin pie (that I bought, frozen, from Schwann's).