The Blessing of Flowers

One of the best parts about going to a Trader Joe's specialty food store is looking at the gorgeous flowers they always have.

The prices are not bad, either.

The sign at the top of this post hangs on a wall above a vast array of blooms in every color, shape, and fragrance.

This takes place in a  Trader Joe's in Albany, New York.

Ohhhh, the roses are supburb, as are the pink peonies, and all the rest of the exquisite flowers, as well. 

Thanks, Trader Joe's!   

Being constantly curious, the thought of who Luther  Burbank, a name at the bottom of the sign, happened to be. 

According to Wikipedia, Burbank worked as a botanist, horticulturiswt, and pioneer in agricultural science for 55 years. 

Born in 1849, in Lancaster, Massachusetts, he grew up on a farm and was the 13th of 15 children.

He moved to California where he spent his entire career.  He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, working primarily with fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables.

He died in April of 1926 in Santa Rosa.  

Now, one of his quotes hangs on a plaque, hung on the wall, above beloved flowers, in a Trader Joe's in Albany, New York.