life of peony

…just daily documenting the life of my peony bloom, as i have no obsessive tendencies whatsoever! 😉

but! the beauty!! i have a whole new appreciation for peonies since becoming a peony mom, myself. their color, their smell… they are just the very loveliest! ooh, nature. nature goes so far and wide beyond the beauty industry and it doesn’t even have to try!

this is our third year growing our two little peony plants, and given how finicky i’ve read that they are after being transplanted, i really didn’t think i’d be seeing a single bloom for a few years after we got them. however, last year we had one pretty bloom surprise us on one plant, and this year we had one bloom on each of the two plants! baby steps, baby steps!

and you know, someday, i so hope to have one of those yards that’s just happily bursting with big ole peony blossoms each spring [i keep seeing those yards!!], but i think i’m gonna have to brush up on my skills here a bit… and probably get a house with a yard where i can plant them in the ground without worrying that i’ll have to either dig them up or part with them one day!