"A PINK MYSTERY" ~ © Tiffany E. Reed
My parents have always had azalea shrubs in their yard, and these bushes put on a gorgeous display of color when they bloom in the spring, usually in April. Each bush produces blooms of a single color: some are pink, some red, some white, some fuchsia, some orange, but they are all pretty. And they have bloomed EVERY year, as far back as anyone remembers.
Until this year...
My father passed-away in the spring, right before the azaleas usually bloom. And, for the first time ever, there wasn't a single bloom on ANY of the bushes in their yard. None. Nada. NO BLOOMS.
Fast-forward to a December day when it is turning colder and winter is beginning to settle into this area. Three days before our first snow this past weekend, one of the azalea bushes bloomed — just two little pale-pink flowers on the whole bush... but it bloomed.
I can't explain it.
~photo by me~
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That is strange, and for such a beautiful flower. You know this happened to my uncle and my grandmothers peony, it bloomed every year she was alive and the year she died, which was in May, it did not bloom, until this past year. It was an heirloom peony, that has been established for years and years. Strange indeed. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, so you had the exact same thing happen! Thank you for sharing that with me!![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNj5nt3jTLoqks8BRMfLZQaJPPBiMgbh6h4CM4HM2obY8/heart.gif)
I so love peonies, too! 😊
When we lose our loved ones what we remain with are the memories. Maybe this is the nature's way reminding you that your dad will always be with you. Also I read somewhere that plants too have like emotional reactions. I don't know how true that is however.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! 😊
This is GORGEOUS! How beautiful. Mysterious timing too, which makes it even more interesting. :)
Thank you so much for commenting! 😊
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Beautiful !
Thank you, dear lady!![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNj5nt3jTLoqks8BRMfLZQaJPPBiMgbh6h4CM4HM2obY8/heart.gif)
Thank you for the story. The flower is really beautiful!
I am glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting! 😊
Condolesens for your father, but I would like to think it's your father watching over you. Him letting you know everything is ok and will be ok.
Thank you for the kind and beautiful comment! 😊
My pleasure!
Exciting story.
A sweet beautiful hello!
Thank you! I am glad you liked the story! 😊
Wow that's... that can't be a coincidence.
After my grandmother past away, my mother saw a very big bird she hadn't seen before.
That was on my grandmother's birthday.
Oh, that is amazing! Thanks for sharing your story, too! 😊
im sorry about your father.. but i know your father is also smiling with that beatiful flower up in heaver :)
Thank you for those encoraging words! 😊