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The purple season

by Another Slice

I love purple season.

When the purple flowers arrive, they haul summer in their wake. They whisper, “Come! Taste! See!” from their perches above tangy chives and sweet clover.

Purple plants give us pause, their sweet scent draws us in, their precious petals offer poignant promise. No matter how busy your day is, you have to stop and smell the lilacs growing near your garage. It you miss them, and you might, you’ll have to wait a whole year to see them again. So, you stop, breath deeply, and thank them for both the beauty and the reminder to take it in.

I love the hardy purple flowers, too. The sage, salvia and phlox. They linger like those deep, glorious, purple sunsets that stretch out over a cornfield after a busy Saturday,

Pollinators prefer purple plants.

Purple is the color of kings, singing dinosaurs, mountain majesties and Mr. Pine’s house.

Prince sang Purple Rain in a purple rain at Super Bowl XLI.

Yesterday, I rode my purple bike.

Purple anchors rainbows.

Happy Purple Season! May your purple days be blessed.

I almost missed lilac season, but I paused one rainy day and gave these beauties a hug.
I caught this purple sunset in a popcorn sky a few years back and I still marvel at its beauty.
I look forward to these purple flowers every year. They grow along the stairs down by the river and make both the climb and the descent much more enjoyable.
I pass this front yard all the time, and finally stopped to take a picture yesterday. It looks pretty any time of year, but particularly in purple season.
I saw these beauties coming out of church yesterday.
How gorgeous are these irises?
And these chives, the most practical purple flower.
The smoke gave the sunset a purple haze Saturday night.
A perfect purple lilac tree. I want one.
Yesterday I got to ride my purple bike for the first time this year. She’s a gem.
Purple anchors rainbows and that’s a pretty cool job, especially in June.

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