The Optimist

Here's a paean to my husband.  

Werner is the guy whose glass is always half full when not overflowing. He sees the best in people, he tells me on a regular basis how rich we are. He reminds me how much privilege we have. And of course, he's right! We have so much.

The other day he said, Have you seen that little yellow flower in our garden?  It's so small! I wonder what that is?

After a bit of questioning, it was clear what he was talking about.  The clover.  The little clover in the bits of dirt that we have puts out its little flowers.  It grows between the stones of our walkway. I spend HOURS digging it out and trying to get rid of it. To me, it is an invasive weed that has to be removed.

Werner sees the flowers.