08/26/2026
Warning, this one's a little sad. Not my usual content. Life isn't always happiness though, so it's important to recognize and be supportive.
This is a green carnation "Extravaganza Sole"
There's a story I tell in my personal life where someone gave me a single stem of this, and I thought it was the ugliest flower I had ever seen, but I handled it with appreciation anyway because of who gave to me. There's a lot more to that story.
That person died recently of a rare form of cancer. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. But life does go on. Today these are "zombie carnations" my son loves.
Flowers are meant to die. They remind us to live in the moment, to enjoy each day, appreciate the ones we have, remember the ones we lost, and keep going for the ones who are still here.
