Sunflowers

Shortly after Simone was born, some dear friends of ours brought us five sunflower seedlings, one for each member of our family. We cared for them all, exactly the same. And the fifth sunflower, Simone's, died immediately. I don't think it lasted two days after transplanting it into the ground. 

While they were still just leafy stalks, Gabriela claimed a particular sunflower as her own and said it would be hers and Simone's. 

A month or so later, the sunflowers were five feet tall, and had beautiful giant flowers on them. Gabriela's though had something special. Her sunflower actually had two blossoms. One normal sized one and a tiny delicate second flower bloomed on that same plant. I didn't know it was possible. It only happened on this one sunflower in particular, the one G had claimed as hers and her sister's. 

We harvested the seeds and are saving some for next year so we can grow some again and be reminded of this extra beauty in nature.