From one of our small pots came this shrilling noise one morning. It came from these two buds that tried to call us as we were still asleep and cuddled in our pillows!
It is the plant's way of calling our attention.
My Popsy Sumo heard it first. Alpha dogs are born leaders and my father was trained to lead. Popsy would still lead us even if we're now all grown up! When Popsy heard the bud crying out, he barked at the flowers!
When it was my turn to see the buds, my little brother Sweepy joined me. We checked these cute buds slowly unfold and reveal beautiful flowers that looked like two birds in flight!
It is so small that my human companion Lui tried to shelter it with her hands . . .
We are experiencing erratic weather (two storms passed and we have windy rainy days and hot sunny humid weather in between!) But no matter what Lui does to protect it, this flower would close by dusk, just like the setting sun . . .
My Popsy Sumo gets confused so he barks out loud to it!
. . . its petals folding back like a hand in prayer. . . and curls back like a bud to reopen again the next morning!
Sometimes, the buds fall and a new bud will grow in its place and again unfold by mid-morning to reveal her beautiful yellow petals speckled with golden brown spots. It is so beautiful that Lui made a drawing of it so that even if the flowers are gone and curls back or falls, we can still remember and enjoy its beauty!
Lui said this yellow flower is a fitting tribute to our former President Cory who passed away last weekend. President Cory's symbolic color is yellow just like this flower!
And when we look at the two flowers opening and closing everyday for a week when President Cory died and got buried, we all thought that just like this beautiful yellow flower flying wild in our house called Heaven, our beloved Cory is now flying free with her Ninoy in another magical place called Heaven! A fitting moment!
Goodbye, Cory . . . and may Ninoy keep you in your flight!
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