Violets

I have a thing for violets. I love the way they turn towards the light. I love how they bloom and bloom. And I love how they seem to thrive with my non-green thumbs.

Sometimes you need to cut off a few leaves. They may get old and droopy or out of symmetry or something... but you can take the leaf and put it in water and it will grow roots very quickly. Then you can stick the leaf with roots in a pot of dirt, and in a few more weeks, you will have a new plant.

 Isn't that adorable?

As the new baby plant matures, the leaf will begin to die. But it is all the same. The same plant, the same energy, the same color flowers. Life goes on.

And soon you have a new plant with tiny buds of flowers that you can't see here... but in another few weeks, it will bloom too. One continuous cycle of life.

Cool, huh.