Patience Flowers

"Do these look like weeds?"  

I asked several people that question. 

Most agreed we should wait and see.  

So we waited.

Finally, they are blooming. I'd been told to wait a full year before cutting down or pulling up plants.

 I'm glad we listened.

Fortunately, I recognized the cosmos baby plants that would become the pink and purple flowers and left them to grow.

When all the buds are in full bloom, this is going to be a mighty pretty corner of the backyard.

It was worth the wait.