puff ball

i was quite surprised to come across this little gem today after it being so cold last night. i would've thought everything would have been crumpled over, hanging low with the very freezing temperatures we experienced.

at any rate, i remember dandelions specifically in the spring time - i used to call them weed flowers....my daddy would get so upset at having so many in the yard. but i was always thrilled and would go running around pulling them up, waving them through the air, watching them trail behind me.... i thought that was the coolest thing ever... of course, it only encouraged more little seedlings in our yard, making daddy sigh at me and my "adventures" with my flowers.... hahaha...

i still haven't outgrown them. i continue to find beauty in dandelions.... their puffiness.... neat white balls that get blown away into the wind...