All of the following flower images were taken in the last week on my daily Smidgey walking route:
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| In a planter next to a public building. |
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| In the center divide of a street. |
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| Spontaneously coming through the lawn next to the street. |
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| In the grass at the running track/field. |
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| Along a little creek path that Smidgey loves. |
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| Around the corner from our apartment. |
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| Under a train bridge. |
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| And Mo's favorite (for reals) the dandelion which are everywhere right now. |
From the florist shops on nearly every corner:
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| 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.
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| A flower field along the bike path. |
Many farmers set aside a portion of their fields for a self-serve florist.
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| 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:
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| Knives. |
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| The price list. |
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| A box for the leaf cuttings you don't want. |
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| 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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