A Little Bit of Morning Glory

Nature. A gift from the world that many people take for granted, one of those people being myself. Sure, I love to admire nature, that is, as long as it's in pictures and such. I'm not one of those outdoorsy girls. I rarely go outside and much less spend time with nature. Much was my surprise when I actually took time to observe the nature around my house.

For starters, I never knew how interested I'd be in flowers. This May I noticed that we had flowers out back. They were pink but not just any pink. They were the pink that stands out, really

catching one's attention and that's exactly what they did, they caught my attention. I took a quick picture of them and honestly, I forgot about them. I'd see them in the morning when I'd take my dog outside but I'd just glace at them. By August I noticed they were gone but I didn't think much of it. Now thinking about it I regret not noticing them earlier and not caring for them and, in a sense, appreciating them.

Now it's October. Months have passed and new life has taken form where life was no more. New flowers came out. Thing is, they're not the same type of flower. I have no idea when they came out or how they came out, not even my parents know. The flowers were never there before. they just appeared now. "Their shape is that of a trumpet, long and flaring at the end. From the top view, the flowers look like circles with a five point star in the middle. Their color is pink, a pink so hot it's ready to pop. " (Observation Notes 10/6)                             What I found to be most interesting was the discovery I made two days later. I was about to take my dog out for a walk. It was a bit late at night and as I was putting on my dog's leash, I happened to look at where the new flowers are and I saw nothing. I saw no flowers. I got closer and then I saw them. "They were closed as if sleeping for the night." (Observation Notes 10/8) They look like little flower buds before blooming. Other's looked liked shriveled up flowers that didn't get to close right.

I needed to find out what they were called and luckily after a lot of Google search attempts I found out that they're called Ipomoea flowers. They're also known as Morning Glories. According to http://flowerinfo.org/morning-glory-flowers morning glory flowers are even used in food and they're even used as medicine in some places. What I really want to know is what causes them to close every evening and what causes them to open every morning? I'll have to look into that soon.

I'm glad I noticed these flowers because knowing myself, I probably would've taken them for granted just like I've taken many things in nature for grated before.