I'm pretty sure I'm the only one from our training who actually kept my transition flower, but I liked the idea of it. And I drove to Florida, so my flower came all the way back to Michigan with me in my cup holder. Now it lives on my window sill and is starting to bloom again. This week, I decided to only shoot photos inside my house for the blog. So here is my transition flower, making its photo blog debut. :)
When I was in Florida for my STINT-to-staff training, they had us plant flowers as a hands-on way to see how transitions are messy and tricky, but temporary. Lots of good metaphors came out of that one--you pull the flower out of it's little plastic tray and all of a sudden, it looks lost and out of place. It's uprooted, lying on its side. Kind of a mess. Getting dirt all over the table. But pretty soon, it's getting situated into its new home. The roots start to spread out. Maybe it takes a while, but eventually a few new blossoms start to peek out.
I'm pretty sure I'm the only one from our training who actually kept my transition flower, but I liked the idea of it. And I drove to Florida, so my flower came all the way back to Michigan with me in my cup holder. Now it lives on my window sill and is starting to bloom again. This week, I decided to only shoot photos inside my house for the blog. So here is my transition flower, making its photo blog debut. :)
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Thank you, Michigan Rails-to-Trails program for a beautiful trail to walk on! Especially beautiful in fall color.
I forgot how much I love the beautiful colors that are everywhere in Michigan in the fall. Berlin's trees, though beautiful and plentiful, mostly turn yellow. My Michigan trees turn RED and ORANGE and YELLOW and PURPLE. This little guy was trying to go for several at once.
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