I moved house in December, and there’s a wisteria plant in the garden here. I was really looking forward to it blooming in the Spring but in South West France the beginning of the year was abnormally warm. That resulted in various plants and trees, including the wisteria, producing their early blossom. Then, the temperatures plummeted, with minus 2 one night, minus 3 the next, and minus 4 the final night before the place started to warm up again.
All around the village, pretty blossoms turned brown. Disaster.
Well here we are a couple of months on and the wisteria has started to produce some flowers. Here’s a photo of some of them. Aren’t they glorious?
Yet again I’m amazed to witness the power of plants. Their resilience, adaptability and opportunism means they surprise you again and again.
Aren’t these great qualities for us all? The ability to spot opportunities and grasp them, the ability to adapt, and the self-healing, self-repairing power of resilience.
Heroes Not Zombies 
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