Friday, May 11, 2018

Handy Dandy Lions

The other week, I was walking home and noticed there were a lot of these small cotton-ball like flowers on the ground.  I didn't know what they were called but I have always been fascinated by them because they are really quite pretty.

I took a couple of shots of the flowers as I passed them on the road.




I even noticed one that had little yellow flowers which was somewhat unusual as far as I was concerned.



I remembered that this was the design on the beautiful blue rug in my cousin's living room.



She even had place mats with the same design.
(Check out that beautiful, yummy cake!  Trust me, it was worth the extra calories.)




Then it dawned on me that WE have place mats with this same flower!



We've had our place mats for ages and yet I didn't know what the design on them were called.  

"MyGirl,what are these flowers called?"  I asked MyGirl as we sat at the dining table.

"Dandelions," she replied in a matter-of-fact manner.

"Aren't dandelions yellow?"

"Yes, Mom, but the white flowers are the dandelion seeds," she explained as she googled 'dandelions' to prove that her information was accurate.

She was right.  It's true, the small white flowers are indeed dandelions.

Now I know ... I have been fascinated by dandelions without knowing I was fascinated by dandelions.


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