I thought we could all do with a little sunshine today.
We are often warned not to ascribe human characteristics to animals – although it is clear to anyone who spends time with animals that they share at least some of the characteristics and emotions we reserve for ourselves.
How much worse must it be to ascribe them to flowers? Yet I find it so tempting. The neat rose has a calm, self-satisfied look as if everything is going to plan. Ending its days in an arrangement in a floristry marquee is right and proper.
The ruffled rose, which was a few rows away in the same marquee, had been taken by surprise, woken up from happy dreams of sun-drenched fields and dragged out to an event. Given a day or so and plenty of water it might have regained its composure.
Susan Rushton 
Ascribing characteristics, names, and dialogue is all fine in my book. I agree with Margaret about the party look. She’s a Mexican flamingo dancer!
She has the ruffles for it.
She definitely does! Love it! 🙂