My daffodils began blooming yesterday. Like my father and grandfather before me, I am almost incapable of leaving them in the yard.
My dad watches their progress from the moment they begin to inch through the earth. He runs out to pick them for my mother the moment they bloom.
He learned this from my grandpa who loved to pick flowers to bring inside. On the other hand, my grandma believed that flowers belonged outside – in the yard where she planted them! She would get frustrated with him for bringing all her flowers inside.
His answer?
It involved a certain little girl with blonde hair in pig tails. He would let me help him pick flowers for her. She might be frustrated with him but couldn’t be mad at me!
I’m a blend of them all. I want my flowers mostly outside with just a few indoors to enjoy as well. I’ve been studying my daffodil patch all week and happily ran out to pick a few yesterday as soon as my workday ended. I brought in this small bunch but left most in the yard.
While they’re beautiful, it seems cruel to bring them inside, away from the fresh air and bright light of day where they stretch and grow with their little faces turned toward the sun.
Wow! Daffodils already. Don’t you have the luck o’ the Irish? Mine might bloom in a couple of months. I love to bring flowers indoors, but most stay outside. I confess to buying some sunflowers and magenta Sweet William at the grocers yesterday. They were just sooo cheery! Your grandpa knew just how to play the game, huh?
My grandpa was a smart man and he knew how to use a cute kid to his advantage! Glad you bought yourself some flowers!! I used to buy bouquets at the grocery store but it’s hard now with Scout – he will climb to the moon to get them! Lol.
We consistently have daffodils in mid March and tulips in early April. It’s a pleasant start to the season.