That first year, I had a few blooms, but didn't expect much since they were new. But the next year and for the next several years, I began to wonder if I had the "End of Summer" variety, since I was lucky to have even one bloom by the end of the year. Last year I waited and waited, only to have one puny little flower in early fall.
Yes, I did my research. I googled and looked up websites and asked the landscape dude. I tried to figure out why my hydrangeas didn't bloom. But I could find no resolution to the non-blooming problem. I was about ready to just dig them out and try something else.
Then, the other day I looked out my front window and was greeted by Hydrangea Heaven. Not only did I see the beginning bud of a flower, but I saw several. This week the blooms have been popping out all over. I wish I could say I knew why they bloomed this year. I wish I could say it was something I had figured out and fixed. But I can't. For some reason, this year they finally decided to bloom.
I guess the lessons to the hydrangeas are simple - I'll bloom/perform when I'm ready, and not a second sooner, and when I'm ready, I'll knock your socks off. If you're patient with me, I'll surprise you with what I can do. I will live up to my name/my purpose, if you will just give me the time to get my act together. Have faith in me - the me that I should be is in there somewhere.
Wait - I was talking about the hydrangeas, right?
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Today's blessings: safe travel back for the Ms and E; safe travel for Steve to FL; getting task completed
2 comments:
You have been full of good surprises since 6/6/76.
Great post, Luanne!
On a completely literal level... I got a beautiful potted hydrangea (with 6 big pink flowers) for Mother's Day and I am planning to plant it in my yard. I promise to be very, very patient with it :-)
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