April 22, 2011 (the common dandelion)

the common dandelion

“It gives one a sudden start
in going down a barren, stony street,
to see upon a narrow strip of grass,
just within the iron fence,
the radiant dandelion,
shining in the grass,
like a spark dropped from the sun”
- Henry Ward Beecher

“If dandelions were hard to grow,
they would be most welcome on any lawn.”
- Andrew V. Mason