Here’s a cluster of zinnias standing tall at our front fence. They’ve surprised me with their hardiness, especially when we found them unscathed after that wild Christmas night storm that took down giant gumtrees and decimated power networks. Who knows what 2024 will bring, but may we all carry the resilience of the zinnia and keep adding colour to the world around us.
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