Withstanding the elements of wind and rain, these blossoms appear to be tough as nails.
But as we know, looks can sometimes be deceiving. What may appear as unbreakable could possibly be so very delicate it’s on the brink of falling apart — completely.
We laugh about it now…sort of. But at 5:45 am, seeing the news that I had yet to break gently to the immediate family posted on the walls of Facebook was no laughing matter. Furthermore, fielding the calls as my aunts and uncles discover this coffee spewing news during their morning review of their “home screens” was a less than pleasant way to kick off my day.
But that’s how it happened.