Although the leaves are flopping dejectedly now, it is flowering spectacularly.
Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) This yellow star is normally the first spring flower (snowdrops being winter flowers) and normally appears in early March, but parts of December were so mild that it was flowering in the west country.
"The heat actually helped the cotton crop because it came when it was flowering and it quickly turned into fruit," said Mustafa Talpur of Oxfam in Islamabad.
It was flowering tree, growing wild.
"The first time I got my husband one — it was flowered — he said, 'There's no way I am wearing that,' " Ms. Davis said.
"It's sports, it's trees, it's flowers, it's history, it's art, it's architecture, it's science, it's nature, it's wildlife.
It's not puke, it's flowers because girls, they love flowers," she explains.
Often it's flowers -- though, says Salgado, "we've left actual Ding Dongs, too".
Memorably known for it's flower or green tea, the Chinese believe tea has many different health benefits and it aids the digestion of their meals.
Whether it's flowers or other natural artifacts, souvenirs from travels, or an accessory that speaks to them, creative people surround themselves with beautiful, meaningful things they love.
