The will to win

Yesterday as the snow started to melt out of the gardens and the fear of what it had done to my budding irises became apparent, I picked out a stem of buds that had been broken off by the weight of the snow and put it in a glass on the cupboard, I didn't think it would survive, but here is a picture of it in full bloom this afternoon, a gift and a lesson that we can become magnificent against any obstacle brought down upon us.