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"Zinnias," a painting by Susan Biebuyck
by Jane Stahl
I recall being invited to cut a bouquet of zinnias from a plot of them a friend planted one year. The rainbow of color filled my vase.
Fine artist Susan Biebuyck captured the simple beauty of a similar bouquet in her painting and of a single bloom.

I found a grouping of them during a recent walk in my neighborhood.

....and a lovely display at Wendy's Flower's.

Overcast, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees. Overcast in the morning,
Not badly done for a former journalism teacher and school newspaper advisor. Thank G_d there was no need for collating or paste-ups.
Interesting, Bob. Thanks, but I wonder how that related to people’s probably very strong religiously beliefs back then —-not the fact that there’s evil, but that there’s some kind of symbol that can stop it; that sounds more like witchcraft.
Religion and superstition have always co-existed. For an example, see any devout Christian in the area who also has a "lucky" Eagles jersey, or believes that wearing their baseball cap inside out will help a rally keep going...