Peonies

This year, my sad little spindly peony plant bloomed with two, perfect white flowers and I was SO excited. Then, on a Sunday afternoon I stood in my kitchen and looked in the backyard where the neighbor kids' friends were standing by my peony plant, pulling the petals off one by one. Luckily over the weekend in Buffalo there were enough peony blossoms to fill the void in my heart. Mmm. So beautiful. Maybe next year my flowers will last a little longer...