Saturday, September 18, 2021

Another Volunteer!

A year or so ago we had a volunteer plant take root out in the back yard. That was interesting but didn't result in anything that was useful for anything more than decorations.  This summer we've had that happen again, but the result has been lots prettier, and we didn't have to wait so long to see the final result, either.  This year's volunteer, however, picked a very unlikely place to grow: the doorway to the garage.  Kind of hard to see in the photo below, if you don't know where to look.

Pretty much right in the middle of the garage doorway.  I'm thinking some bug must have carried it there.  Sometimes we get anthills right along the cement seam at the doorway, maybe some enterprising worker ant was carrying a seed back home and dropped it on the way in the front door.
At any rate, we have a tiny little pansy growing in our driveway.  It's just off to the side enough that it's out of the way of all the traffic in and out so it has been able to grow unhindered.  That, plus it's so small, maybe because the cement doesn't allow it much room.  It's a cheery little greeting every time we go in and out.  So we've just left it.  Kinda fun, a happy thing. 

1 comment:

misskate said...

So fun! Pansies are definitely friendly little flowers.