Flower Power

I have not had the Monday blues this week, instead, a deep purple has been the colour of the day. Two lovely deep purple Portulaca flowers greeted me this morning and set my heart aflutter. I bought the plant last week in Pune and carried it all the way to Mumbai. Luckily it survived the journey and now shows off its blossoms in all glory and splendour. The younger son who is quite a pro helped me transfer it from the little packet of mud that it travelled in to Mumbai to a medium-sized pot. 

My gardening skills are improving slowly but steadily. I do not have many gardening tools, in fact, I get by with just a broad blade knife at the moment.  I have learnt a little about mulching and watering and compost and manure. It is nothing but exciting to watch a plant sprout tiny leaves and then watch the leaves grow. You impatiently wait for a bud to open, checking on it every day and when it opens you are thrilled to bits.    There is

a pale peach  Hibiscus bud unfolding and a tiny orange rosebud that will add to the riot of colour in my balcony. The Periwinkle continues to thrive, the branches and flowers growing right outside the balcony.   A

plant bearing deep crimson flowers keeps the purple variety company now.

Age is just a number and here I am to prove the adage true. It is never too late to cultivate a hobby or pursue a passion. Just go with it and let it light

up your life...