Peony

These babies (besides my real babies) are my pride and joy this time of the year.

They make my insides smile when I come home from work and see them in their glory!

I know they'll only last a little while, and it'll be a whole 365 days until I see them again,

 but they are worth the wait.

I wish I had timed my wedding around peonies. That's probably the only thing I would change.

 I would have had peonies. And maybe a day cooler than 110, but you can't change the weather.

 So I'll go with the flowers.

I planted these the first summer we moved up here. Little did I know the patience these beauties require. I didn't know they often don't flower at all for 2 years. I didn't know they have to be planted pretty shallow.

I didn't know your husband could whack them off with a weed eater ALL summer, and they would still come back. Better than ever.

See how much they have taught me!

One summer I thought I had planted them too deep, so I dug them up in the fall and proceeded to rip them apart. I was pretty sure I had killed them.

Nope.

Next summer was the first summer they flowered and it was a whole TWO flowers!

Each summer I get a few more and a few more.

Tonight I'll cut them and bring them inside. My house will smell of peonies for a a week!

LOVE