The Carnation

This is an amazingly resilient carnation that I received 10 days ago. I'd gone to the casino with some friends and we were all given a carnation which I babied while I was there.

When we left a few hours later, I laid the carnation on the console beside the driver's seat and promptly forgot all about it for 2 days. It laid there in the Florida heat all that time with nothing preserving it's tender stem, no water or cover.

I finally noticed it laying there with the flower all withered up but I knew how lasting carnations are so I took it into the trailer and cut off the end of the stem and put it in a vase of water. Within a very short time the flower became lush and healthy.

This is one of the reasons that carnations are my favorite cut flowers. They're not only beautiful but they're tough.

Today is the day that my new greatgrandson, Nash, makes his entrance into the world. I haven't heard any news yet but I love this little man already. The world can be a beautiful place if you look in the right places.