“Those we love are like stars — they never go away; they only shine from far away.” ~Unknown

Spring is slowly creeping in with green everywhere. And these delicate tiny blue bulbs.

Siberian Squill or Scilla siberica popping up.

Add to that the Striped Squill or Puschkinia scilloides (a particular favorite of mine) as well as Glory of the Snow or Scilla luciliae. All these will naturalize and spread adding beautiful delicate color throughout the garden eventually.

Every spring, I love to carefully cut a small bunch and fit them into a tiny vase to enjoy indoors.

With this sweet little vase, I am linking into the wonderful meme, In A Vase On Monday, from Cathy at  Rambling in the Garden.

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I am bringing back this poem in honor of a special family member, Percy. My brother’s family adopted Percy about 6 months before I met him in 2017. He passed away this weekend. He will be greatly missed.

He Watches

Perched

Ever alert

Ready to spring into action

Clever as he amuses himself

Youthful exuberance

all the way

          to the

                     tip of

                                        his long

                                                        tail.

This is who I met as he eyed me cautiously.

Sized me up with those pale green eyes, curious.

Not too affectionate, but willing to connect with a touch.

PERCY-of many breeds, with proud Latin name.

‘Effective Hunter’

© Donna Donabella 2017

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Percy was a rescue cat that my nieces fell in love with.  Thought to be part Persian, he had an abnormally long tail.  He made quite an impression on me, wrapping his long tail around my heart. 

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