Shamrocks

Quite a few years ago I bought a couple of those little shamrock plants they have in the grocery store around St. Patrick’s day.  They grew and grew.  The larger of a plant pot I gave them, the larger they got.  We stopped at this size because we have to bring them in during the winter.  About 6 years ago I put gladiolas in when I gave it a new pot.  The tall leaves are the remnants that come back every year.  The green shamrock in the background was the other one I bought.  I have shared both many times, and still they fill up the pots every year.

About a month ago we found a new baby bird in there.  Apparently the shamrock was a soft landing place.  It eventually jumped out and we watched it learn to fly.  That was kind of neat too.