The Cycle of Life: day 33 of #100happydays

A few months back, I had bought marigold flowers by weight before a festival. A couple of days later, the seeds ended up in my pots. Last week, orange flowers graced my balcony. Today, I harvested the first round of seeds from the plant I grew from seeds myself.

Who knows how much longer this circle of life will continue. If sometime in the future,  my balconies will get taken over by grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the plant I now have, their relationships so complicated, nobody can untangle them.

Plants teach us that beauty comes to those who have faith.

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Floral Bling- Day 25 of #100happydays

I don’t normally buy flowers, but when I do, I make sure I buy only marigolds. Because once you are done enjoying them, you can take the flowers apart, shake out the seeds, and plant them. If you are lucky, some of them sprout, take root, grow and become plants themselves. And if you are very, very lucky, a few of them even give you a new crop of flowers.
Can anything be more satisfying that seeing the creation of something out of what would normally be thrown away? Can anything look prettier than orange floral bling in your balcony?
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Saffron, white and green make up the colours of the Indian flag- my balcony celebrated Republic Day in its own way!

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Bringing down the Tree- Day 8 of #100happydays

The was the first Christmas at our new place. The kids and I had taken hours to select the tree. We’d decorated it with baubles gifted by friends from across the world. For weeks, the tree dominated our live and our living room.

I thought I would be sad when it was time to bring the tree down; instead I found myself humming while winding up the fairy lights and wrapping the decorations in tissue. Because though this Festive season is over, there will be many more.

This is just the start of many wonderful years in our Lovely Home.

 

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