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Between You and Me - By: Angela Otts

Some call them weeds, I call the lovely

They’re amazing little plants, those violets. Not only are they beautiful in their miniature selves, they’re tough and re-silient. They will grow where nothing else will. They come up at the edges of lawns, in crags, in the meadows, under trees, in the refuse of last fall’s leaves, in all the cool, shaded spots in the neighborhood. There they are blue-purple flowers on long slender stems, peeping out of the green, green, foliage.
And they like company. The plants multiply. Pick as many as you want. They’ll be there again next year. They have tenacious roots and produce abundant seeds. See one violet this spring and experience a whole community of violets next spring.
Personally, I don’t mind the profusion. When I happen upon a growth of violets, they perk me up, seeing the little flowers making their statement. They dare to grow wherever they want to.
Yes, violets are considered weeds in landscaping and lawns. You can’t control them too much. You could get down and try pulling them out by the roots but there they’d be again, in another spot.
We all have memories of picking violets as kids. Little hands were made for little violets. And no one ever stopped kids from picking them out of the lawn. It was a ritual of spring. As old as I’m getting, I still have the impulse to stoop down and pick the violets I see. A handful is a delight. A little vase... stately blooms...they’re more beautiful than any fancy bouquet from a florist.
Who could call such a memorable flower a weed? They dot the landscapes of our world, close to the earth, beckoning children to gather them up. They brighten the eyes of the mother who receives them from a chubby little hand.
We’re blessed that God has given us these little treasures...popping up in unexpected, whimsical places. To show us His love, God put the blooms in a bevy of heart-shaped leaves, always there to cheer us in early spring.
My violet, your violet....the grandest weed of all. __________ __________________

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