Impatience

When I was a Girl Scout, we learned a song that went a little something like this:

"Have patience, have patience,

Don't be in such a hurry,

When you get impatient,

You always start to worry..."

Now, I have always been told that I am a very

PATIENT

person.

However, I am finding myself quite 

IMPATIENT 

lately.

Particularly with this guy:

 We planted this gardenia bush back in July and it is finally blooming.

Mid-winter

Yikes.

The things is,

I LOVE GARDENIAS

and this particular gardenia has looked like it does above since the beginning of Decemeber.

That is NO JOKE.

Open, little gardenia!

I want to see your beautiful petals!

I want to smell your creamy scent!

Open NOW!

Or should I practice the patience at which I am apparently "good"?

 'Till then, here's our view from dinner yesterday:

aloha