It was a pleasant afternoon, sunny but not too hot. Just right for being out back on the patio reading a book.
But then something took my attention away from what I was reading, a puffy seed flipping over my legs. I reached out for it but it slipped off my palm and hurried off. Then I noticed other seeds frolicking over the lawn, all determined to be on their way.
I scooped one up as it was flying over me and brought it inside where I could examine it more closely. How delicate it was and yet I knew it wasn’t fragile. It was a dandelion seed that would plant itself with the others and they would overtake the lawn if allowed to land.
I heard of someone who was considering planting dandelion seeds instead of grass. No doubt it would be lovely to look out but not consistent with what is considered a proper lawn. Maybe it will start a fad and change our perspective about lawns.
After all, there are many positives to dandelions, including vitamins.
Check this out:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324083#what-is-dandelion
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Editor's note: White-flowered Japanese dandelion, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_albidum
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