Our spring has been pretty late coming this year. We were down to Scarborough last week, and they are much farther along than we are. Our daughter was busy planting pansies and an apple tree, so I thought I'd take some pictures of the pansies with my 50 mm. I'm still working on depth of field issues with this lens. Much practice needed.
I took the pictures to remind me that my garden, which is still under a foot of snow, will soon be blooming too. My front garden gets piled with snow - we have mostly bare ground now. I really like the boots she has them planted in.
The flowers of pansies can be added to a salad, or used to decorate a plate or cake. It is recommended to not eat ones that have been purchased from stores because they were probably sprayed with chemicals. However, once the plant is mature (i.e. gone through a full season), it is likely okay to eat the flowers.
Pansies are quite tough, and enjoy the cooler weather. They are a bright "pick me up" in the spring, and add colour to dead looking gardens.
Sometimes we bloom better in cooler weather too. As we go through life, things are not always warm and fuzzy, but often we go through difficult times. There is a saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going". I prefer to think that when the going gets tough, it's best to turn to God. He is the One who can help each of us through difficult times.
Jesus said: I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
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