Reap where you are sown... but did it have to be in the middle of my yard? I have fertilized, weeded, seeded and prayed over my lawn, and yet, this morning, this is what I found:

Right in the middle of the emerald green.

I took a long walk, but, the flowers are shy right now, we are still working on bulbs sprouting. I did find this shot to remind me that I need to dig this up down near the pond. It will get mowed down again if I don't. I don't know what possessed it to take up residence there in the middle of nowhere.

This is definitely a no bueno! Eventually, it will choke off my poor tree. This vine is ubiquitous, yet very unwelcome.

Admittedly, it would be better if there were a few flowers involved here. But, we can't get blood from a stone, so I will go with what I have. Here's hoping that you have a wonderful week ahead!

Reaping But Not Sowing

The Old Dog @kus-knee is hosting another contest!! How awesome is he?? It is called the Reaping What You Did Not Sow contest. Show him your photos that show an example of flowers coming up and blooming in places where Mother Nature added her magic. I don't know where they came from or how they got there, but, darn. they're beautiful!!

Let's see those entries!!! You can read about it here

Contest Rules:

Please show me an example of a flower growing where it was not sown.
Add the photo to the comment section below. Feel free to make a separate post if you like as well.
One entry per person
There will will 5 prizes of 1 Steem each for the best entries.
The contest closes when this post pays out.

A flower. There must always be a flower to color my world.

Sometimes hitting the pause button in life gives me just enough time to catch up, breathe a bit and enjoy the beauty that surrounds me, hear the laughter in the background and feel the sun on my face. I can even hear my own heart beating a sound of joy.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•'Ah, yes

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Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Because of you, I come back to post again and again, I am encouraged by you, for the time you take to visit, comment or even upvote. For all of these reasons, I am eternally grateful. Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Let's hold hands around the globe and make this earth really spin. Some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful it really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.

I always post this poem down at the bottom of my posts. It is one that has become so near and dear to my heart. I only post the most famous part of it, but, wanted to post it in its entirety today.

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire