Spring is here. Calendaristically it has begun, astronomically it will happen in a few days. We're in that transitional period when we alternate between cold, dreary days and warm, sunny days, with temperatures preparing us for the summer to come.
Beautiful days, it just needs to not rain to be a beautiful day, send an invitation that cannot be refused. This an invitation to everyone to get out of the house and start seeing the signs of spring, those of us who live in cities usually choose the parks and those who live in the country have nature much closer, it starts near everyone's home.
I have a small yard where nature is both spontaneous and of my own making, where I bring plants and shrubs every spring, seedlings that change shape and color and give me great satisfaction.
Great nature I find in parks. I don't miss any opportunity to enliven my eyes and soul by walking in a park. Again, one of my favorite parks is Circus Park!
The trees are reacting more slowly, they are slowly coming out of hibernation, but the birds that are most affected by the winter and the cold are now the happiest, they now know that spring is definitely here.
There are many reasons why I love this park, I have said them many times and I don't want to repeat them now, except for one... Next to the park is the flower shop that I like the most.
Tria's Flowershop!
Now I'm writing with thoughts of #MarketFriday and @dswigle who invented this concept and suggests we write about places to spend money. As such places are countless, so are our writing opportunities. We just have to be inspired...
I've written about this flower shop several times, but I've never been shown how to get there from the park. Now I want to do that, more for myself, in case I happen to somehow lose my memory.
This is a small shop with little space inside the building...
... this would be one of the reasons why flowers are stored outside, right on the pavement. Another cause is marketing. Every passer-by, who might not enter the shop, can now see the flowers while walking on the sidewalk.
Generally, such shops display a few flowers outside, at the entrance, to persuade customers to come in and buy but I haven't seen another flower shop that leaves so many flowers outside. I think this approach is successful because there are many buyers, myself included.
So many flowers seem to be left unattended but in fact, are not. There's a little caretaker, quite lazy, but he notices everything, I think.
I think the time has come to show you some of the flowers on offer, almost all spring flowers.
About prices... There are prices for everyone, from $2 to $100. I've never bought more expensive than $30, I have a strategy.
My strategy is not a great discovery or mystery. I wait for flowers unsold for a while to be sold at a discount, sometimes at half price. They don't remain the greatest flowers but I often find something good for my garden.
Often when I get there I don't have much money but I always buy something, as I did this time, paying $5 for this succulent plant...
I don't buy too many things lately, my wife does that with great pleasure. Flowers are the only shopping I do with pleasure!
The end is still a flower, as @dswigle says, #alwaysaflower!
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