The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. -Mulan
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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. -George Eliot
I end not far from my going forth By picking the faded blue Of the last remaining aster flower To carry again to you. -Robert Frost
The lands are lit with all the autumn blaze of golden-rod, and everywhere the purple asters nod and bend and wave and flit. – Helen Hunt
The aster greets us as we pass With her faint smile. – Sarah Helen Whitman
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LC's Cottage 
Hi Laura! What a nice, bright spot to put a smile on all of our faces. ~smile~ Roseanne
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That is the best compliment, Roseanne! 🙂
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Lovely! I haven’t spotted any purple flowers around our way – apart from Pansies in tubs and window boxes 🙂
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I like pansies! They are happy little flowers, Allison! 🙂
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Thank you for these today!
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You are welcome, Kathy! 🙂
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Asters are not only deeply colored, but their waxy texture adds to their beauty IMHO.
Thanks for another stroll-a-long, Laura.
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I enjoyed their beauty for just a short time…snapped my photos right before a blizzard and the deer devastated them.
You’re welcome! 🙂
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