Purple Pansy

Purple Pansy, a photo by susanvg on Flickr.

This perfectly purple pansy is blooming in a planter along a busy street in Montreal. I love the fact that the city plants flowers - bringing beauty. Our green time is shorter than our white time - so we relish the time the flowers are here, gracing us with their presence.

Pansy in the Autumn

Pansy in the Autumn, originally uploaded by susanvg.

As autumn's grasp brings decay, I admire the hardy flowers that persist. Pansies are amazingly resilient, sometimes surviving under the winter's snow only to start growing again as soon as it melts. This happy face brightened an otherwise grey day. Oh, to be like the pansy always smiling no matter what nature throws at it.