Saturday Morning

It's 8:45 on Saturday morning. I've just been in the back yard to see what surprises Mother Nature has for me this morning. Look at these morning glories and moon flowers! All her life, my Grandma Mills grew these moon flowers by accident really. I think she planted seeds once and then they came up every year after that...the plants were huge!! Mine are on a much smaller scale but the flowers are still wonderful. They bloom in the night and then last into the day until it gets really hot. Then they get tired and make room for the flowers that will bloom tonight. For a really good time I'll get a lawn chair, get a tall glass of iced tea and go out there about dusk and have a moon flower party as I actually will get to see them open. The whole plant shakes and shudders as the flowers open before my eyes like one of those videos they speed up so you can see the action. Sometimes it seems like the flowers so anticipate opening that they just shiver with excitement. Can you imagine being that ready to start the day??
Sorry for once again making a 'flower/life' connection but I just can't help it. I realized this morning that maybe this is why I HAVE to start my day outside. Maybe I'm looking for inspiration for the day from these self starters. They're just so proud to be 'out' that I think I can gain some perspective from this incredible expression of God's excitement for life.