Blooming Bonanza

Spring has sprung in die Schweiz!

All of the following flower images were taken in the last week on my daily Smidgey walking route:

In a planter next to a public building.

In the center divide of a street.

Spontaneously coming through the lawn next to the street.

In the grass at the running track/field.

Along a little creek path that Smidgey loves.

Around the corner from our apartment.

Under a train bridge.

And Mo's favorite (for reals) the dandelion which are everywhere right now.

Besides all the spontaneous and cultivated outdoor spring flowers in Zug, there is also a never ending supply of indoor flowers for sale year-round.

From the florist shops on nearly every corner:

There are 2 florist shops just in the Zug Bahnhof!

...to the flowers sold in every grocery store:

...the Swiss have plenty of opportunities to buy flowers.

And let me tell you, the Swiss LOVE flowers. Which works out, because I love flowers, too! And my favorite place to get fresh flowers is from the farmer's field - with permission, of course.

A flower field along the bike path.

Many farmers set aside a portion of their fields for a self-serve florist.

Everything is set up for you to help yourself.

And they supply everything you need to take home beautiful flowers for a fraction of the cost of a florist and/or grocery store:

Knives.

The price list.

A box for the leaf cuttings you don't want.

And of course, a slot for the money.

Here is our bouquet (engineered by Joe to stand up in the vase):

Here is a poem about the swagger with which spring has shown itself here in Zug:

Rooted firmly in April,

spring explodes

with a cacophony of color

emblazoning

the green canvas of nature

with vibrancy and vitality.

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