If you haven’t guessed, I’m in a bit of a mood about family and sticking together. Here’s what I think of as the perfect example of one of the reasons family means so much to me. My sister, Cynthia, just sent me (and all the siblings) a photo from her yard:
I looked out my window this morning and saw something that made me smile! I thought you all might like to smile too! Yep, these are bulbs that came from Octagon about 18 years ago! It’s the only one I see right now, but I’m sure there are more to come!
These flowers come from the same bulb stock that the many, many bulbs I’ve planted come from. Over the last 3 years, I’ve planted well over 500 of these bulbs (along with spider lilies, and irises and a few day lilies). What a warm feeling to know that a little bit of Octagon’s post oak mud has found the way to Birmingham to brighten my day. None of my bulbs are blooming yet, but hundreds are poking their little heads up out of the dirt. It is now only a matter of time.
And so nice to see that they are blooming and bringing all of our thoughts to home and family.