On Father's Day, Sarah and Che presented me with Banana Tree shrubs because I love them.
"You have to stay alive until they bloom Dad," Che smiles.
"It takes a year to a year-and-a-half to bloom," Sarah smiles.
I erupt in laughter at the preposterousness of the idea, and end up smiling with them.
Since then, the shrubs have sat on a window sill, just out of direct sunlight, per the instructions.
Today, I planted them, two in the ground and two in pots.
They still make me smile.
It is an unclouded day now but they're calling for thunderstorms soon.
It sounds like a Biblical prophesy aimed just at me.
For the moment though, our banana trees are firmly taking root, baptized in water I shower them with and dancing in the bright, hot sunshine.
And for these moments, so am I, still smiling because of the love that surrounds me.
☀️☀️☀️
My Celebration is winding down to the end, while Sarah and Che have a whole new beginning coming soon.
Be a part of their moving and future at https://gofund.me/ffda4f4b
My Celebration is winding down to the end, while Sarah and Che have a whole new beginning coming soon.
Be a part of their moving and future at https://gofund.me/ffda4f4b