My flower for today came from one of the houses in our neighborhood. My human companion Lui picked this beautiful red flower in the ground when it fell from this huge bunch:
. . . and the owner of the house said it was Espada Espanola (Spanish Sword) which was timely because Lui was really looking for that particular flower. Lui has an 88-year-old student in painting who she fondly calls 'Mamita' (Little Mommy) who once told her about a beautiful flower by that name. But Lui is not sure if this was the real Espada Espanola so maybe somebody will tell us if it is.
Some of my human friends at Today's Flowers have given me the real names of some of the flowers I posted. Lui said she appreciates it so much when people tell us the names of the flowers. We just love and take care of plants and flowers without knowing their real or scientific names. But now our new friends have taught us a lot!
We saw this flower at the neighbor's house when we had our annual anti-rabies shots at the homeowners' multi-purpose hall which now provides free annual shots sponsored by our Mayor. Although we (the HoundsInHeaven family) promote and campaign for animal welfare and protection, it is my brother Sweepy who is the SuperDog icon. But look at him!
Lui put the flower on Sweepy's head to assure him it was all right. Sweepy got agitated by the activity and what you see is a scared dog. Bright, alert eyes and mouth that is ready to bark and bite. People must be wary when they see us like this. We need to be calmed down by people we love and respect by rubbing our neck, smoothening our furs and tails and with soothing words assure us until we sit down and understand that there is nothing to worry about.
The shots don't really hurt us but the sight and smell of other dogs walking down the streets to go to the center for their shots can get us confused and worried and may trigger unpleasant scenes unless people take the time to understand our behavior. Please take the time to do that, my friends!
Meanwhile, other flower-lovers have beautiful flowers and heartwarming stories, not necessarily about dogs, but flower stories in this site: Today's Flowers. I hope you will visit by clicking on it and enjoy their flowers like you did mine!
UpDated September 9: Keeper said the name of the flower is Bandera Espanola (Spanish Flag).
