Pink is not just a color. It’s an attitude. ~Miley Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress

At last I’m seeing

A bloom from my Cosmos plant.

Wasn’t it worth the wait?

Note: This is my contribution to the Thankful Thursday series, wherein we focus on things we’re grateful for. This Cosmos plant (also known as the Mexican aster) came in a seed packet somebody sent my mom just after she passed. I didn’t think it would grow, but just look at it — it’s nearly waist high! I guess I shouldn’t have doubted — Cosmos is one of the October birth month flowers, and Mom’s birthday was in October.