There
are people who can make a plant grow beautiful and healthy by looking at it. I’m not one of them. I have, as the saying goes, a brown
thumb.
The
biggest problem I have with plants is their inability to water themselves. You would not think watering plants is a chore,
but somehow, I just forget. Given my
track record, we gave up on house plants some time ago, with the exception of
two plants by the front door. One of
them is a peace lily which I forgot to water for over six weeks.
About
the time we all found ourselves quarantined at home, it looked dead. All of the leaves were drooping onto the
floor and turning brown. So then,
paradoxically, I decided to water it. I
poured in about a cup and there wasn’t any change. The next day, I poured in even more
water.
I forgot
about it for a day or two, then noticed that the leaves were bright green again
and standing up straight. I have
remembered to put in a little water every week since then, and was rewarded this
week by the following:
great metaphor for not giving up on our writing projects!
ReplyDeleteThere's life in us yet!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lily. Amazing how resilient some plants are. The flower is certainly an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI used to have one and never even realized it was supposed to bloom! Until we had an Italian exchange student for a year. She had a magical green thumb and straightened that plant right out. Glad yours made it!
ReplyDeleteOnly tough plants live through my care.
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