Blossoms Galore

  I am fortunate my home rests on a piece of land that measures 100 by 75 feet. It enables me to have gardens both in the rear as well as the front of the house. In the warm weather I maintain a variety of flowers in the front and spend much time working in the garden. Doing so has rewarded me beyond my expectations. When in the garden, a young man and wife together with a young child about 3 years old were walking in front of my house. I asked the couple if it was okay for me to give the  child a flower. The answer was in the affirmative, so I clipped a blossom and handed it to the youngster. The response was a large smile with the father asking my name and shaking hands by our rubbing elbows with each other. 

  Two blocks from my home, is a pre-kindergarten school. When the weather is warm, the teachers take a groups of children for a walk in the neighborhood. Occasionally they walk on my block and pass in front if my house,. It does not happen often and I may not be working in the garden when it does occur. When I am there, as they pass I ask the teachers if I am permitted to give each child a blossom. The answer is always, “Yes “ and  I clip a flower for each child who when receiving it, smiles and says thank you. It makes all my effort working in the garden well worth it. The children’s response for the blossom is for me a human blossom.  

Ben Haber