This beauty grabbed my attention on the path today and pricked me a bit too when I reached out to caress her. Overjoyed to find Hawthorn so close to my new home! Not sure if she is the native or non-native variety ... will she have white flowers or pink?
Oftentimes, it takes us buckets of tears, sweat and (literally) blood before we achieve what we want in life. But so long as it means waking up the next day to a morning as majestic and picturesque as this, I would not mind fighting till I shed the last b