geranium

I've never really seen a geranium grow before. Well, I must have, but I have never really observed it. Because I've never given it any thought, I assumed the flower grew as one flowerhead somehow. I guess it's not something I'd ever given much careful consideration to. My girly was given one and has been growing it and it surprised me to see the little blossoms unfurl separately, not becoming recognisable (to me) as a geranium until they all are out. They are not a particularly favoured flower of mine, but it's been interesting seeing it develop.
Choose your own metaphor if you like, but it is speaking to me about how we're made up of little wonderful parts that together create the magnificent whole, and that we don't form overnight but take a while to grow, bit by bit, and don't always get to see ourselves in our full beauty.
Yesterday was a really rubbish day and today is going to be a challenge too, to hold on to my loveliness. I think I hate the run up to the kids going away more than I hate the time apart itself. The essential oil geranium is supposed to be uplifiting. I'm off to help run a group in 10 mins but might just have a quick rummage in my bathroom cabinet see if I have any left.

... I do have some, it's doing its job. Paid work mainly done for the day now - can do lots more of that when kids aren't here. So now off to buy a hoover (and it's won't be, I'm aiming for a Dyson again) as having made do with my broken one for maybe 4 years it's finally broken terminally. Then back and I have some stinky water to throw over the side of a pool. Good job it's not really hot and sunny for such back breaking work. Oh...