03/222/2010 ***Daffodils in the Evening

03/21/2010 ***There is a Native American legend that goes with this flower. A warier was injured in battle and left unable to contribute to his tribe in any useful way. He couldn't cultivate the land for food, hunt or fight. So he sat in a field one day and asked the Great Spirit to show him his path, to show him how he was to contribute. He heard no answer. But he returned some time later to the same location. He noticed a little red flower there that was unlike any flower he had ever seen. And each time he returned, he saw more and more of the little red flowers. The sight was so beautiful, he decided to paint the landscape. He rendered everything in the painting just as it appeared. But when he tried to paint the little red flowers, nothing seemed to capture the color. He tried all the different natural resources that could produce a red tint. But nothing matched the color of the flower. Finally, he tried dipping one of the little red flowers in water and brushing it on the painting. It worked perfectly. Today, that little red flower is known as Indian Paintbrush.

03/20/2010 *** More Blue Bonnets