Archive for April 30th, 2014

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The Rise and Fall

April 30, 2014

PEONY BUD

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SOON OPENS

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WITH GRACEFUL BEAUTY

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AND REACHES FOR THE SUN

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THEN REVEALS ITS SOUL

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BEFORE THE END COMES.

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These photos are of the peony plant (Festiva Powder Puff) that I had purchased two years ago at Dragonfly Peony Farm. Each year, my plant produces more buds and larger flowers. They bloomed three weeks and were destroyed a week early by rainfall.

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