I Love Wildflowers

For my 100th post I wanted to share something with you about wildflowers. My love of wildflowers “blossomed” about 5 years ago. I was fascinated with these beautiful, strong and persevering plants. The colors in the forest don’t just jump out at you; you have to be careful to notice. My favorite ones are called scarlet gila and are a beautiful bright red cone shaped. They are very random and you never know where you will find them. They don’t grow too high and the flowers are pretty small so you have to look hard to see t hem. We would drive slowly down the dirt roads on the way to camping and see if we could spot these wildflowers. The thing I love most about wildflowers in general are their will for life. I see them growing out of rocks and hard dirt. Not the most ideal conditions! They just seem to find a way to grow and spread their beauty all around for those who see them. Many of the wildflowers I love are considered weeds and I have seen vacant lots here in the city full of the beautiful flowers only to be plowed down by someone who didn’t understand their beauty. The thing is: they still grow back. I have met many women and have been inspired and amazed at their beauty and talents. The funny thing is, they only see themselves as mere weeds. They allow themselves to be plowed over and don’t see the true beauty they are. I consider all of us wildflowers. We don’t need to be in a fancy garden to show our beauty. Some of us simply grow up in the crack of a rock or on a hillside of dirt. Some of us grow under bushes and trees and hope to be noticed. Some of us feel like we are growing in a huge field with thousands of other flowers just like us but don’t realize the strength and beauty there is in numbers. We all have the drive and the will to grow and show who we really are even if we don’t realize it yet. I have found my greatest friends among wildflowers. I have had to look closely and go slowly, but what I have found is worth it. The wildflowers I have found don’t even see a tenth of how wonderful they are, but I know someday they will. Thank you all for being my wildflower friends and sharing your random beauty with me. When the world sees weeds, I see a flower and would gladly plant it in my yard anytime. Beth

Now for the fun part of prizes!! They aren’t too extravagant because I can be a little busy lately But here they are: A set of 5 homemade cards, a box of my yummy divinity, a framed wildflower display and a bag of caramel popcorn balls (the real ones!) So just leave a comment on this post and winners will be drawn on Friday. Good luck! Oh and if you can’t seem to get your comment to post just e-mail me and let me know you read my 100th blog and you will be entered! (You can enter as many as 5 times too!) Have a wonderful week everyone and thanks for taking time to read about my life over the year!
Beth