we do not count the days to spring. at least not this year. though we are waiting for it. we do not count the visitors. or the likes. though they can be encouraging.
we do count – or try to count that it has been more than a few days, even months since an individual flower was last seen. we do count that the color does not stay the same too long, that there is some variety.
mostly we count that there is a flower to share each day. and if it can brighten someone else’s day we then that is something to count. let’s go with purple on purple today. and some ruffles. two images from Cup of Cold Water…
7/22
a north east ohio garden 
That one is very special 😉 I love the wide and ruffled petals. What color. You are doing the math which counts 😉
thanks WG !
Very beautiful!
Glad you enjoy the flower Clare !
This looks more like old fabric than flower. Very beautiful.
That is an intriguing analogy Dan. Glad you enjoy it !
Thank you for this perfect image – just right for soothing the February blues.
So glad you enjoy the flower. Anything and everything to fight the February blues.
Cup of Cold Water? Someone must have had their eyes shut when naming this one.