Dandelions

Everywhere I look I can see one of my favorite flowers blooming . . . this flower is bright, sunny and a lovely shade of yellow . . . and it is known as the Dandelion!

I know. Your reaction is likely similar to my grandson's reactions. When they were younger they told me Dandelions are weeds, not flowers, but I told them I still loved them anyway! Within minutes of hearing this conversation, my middle grandson brought me a handful of these yellow flower-weeds!

Over the years I've received many handfuls of dandelions - even yesterday my middle grandson brought me a bouquet of one of my favorite flowers!

So, why do I love Dandelions? My husband is baffled by this, because he shares our grandson's view of them . . . just weeds which pop up all over his yard! I love them because they are sunny, bright and children are able to pick them to their heart's content and no one will tell them to stop picking the flowers!

I love them because I love the twinkle in my grandson's eyes and the smile which stretches from ear-to-ear when he brings me a handful of them!

So, once again my yard is full of Dandelions and when my grandson brought me some yesterday, I remembered him doing this in previous years and my heart is oh, so happy!