"See that little cluster of blue flowers over by the alley? Dig up a couple of those and plant them in the back yard. I think they would do well back there."
And so I did. And so they did.
Year by year more and more of these Siberian Squill make the pilgrimage to the back yard on April 7 each year for their four-day celebration of the birth and prolific lives of the two original flowers, following which they return home. They call the celebration "возникают и расцветают" (Russian for "Arise and Bloom").
Because each plant shares a sense of obligation to all the others they are immune to COVID-19 and can safely gather in this large annual grouping.
For years I have protected the flowers' privacy and said nothing about their "возникают и расцветают" celebration. But my understanding is that they are quite willing for me to tell you this year.
[Photo credit: Nicholas Johnson]
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