Surprises

When we moved into this house almost a year ago (July 25 will mark our anniversary here), there was this ugly, brown climbing plant dying on a trellis in the front of the house.

We pulled what remained of the climber and thought it was gone for good, so much so that my husband took the iron trellis away and stored it.

Little did we know that the plant was not only not dead at all but was a gorgeous Clematis, which has now flourished and bloomed and is twining itself happily onto the restored trellis.

Of such simple surprises is joy made of.