Chives

could
be
sideways
photo-
graphy

or
maybe
the
camera
was held properly and the flowers just tended to
grow pointed to the side.

Let me present to you a surprise I found.

Many years ago I noticed how many good things I was throwing away. When I cook, I would need a little parsley or chive to sprinkle on the top of a dish, but the vegetable section would not sell just a sprinkle.

chive flowers

So I chose some very fresh chives one day, the ones with a little bit of roots still attached.

see the onion membrane opening up to give way to flowers.

I soaked the whole chive plant in some water for a day until I saw root growth, then I planted the whole plant in some soil.

For many years now, I have been able to use the chives from this plant at will without having to overdo how much I use or worse, throw away an entire plant.
I take what I need and go on making dinner. No hard feelings

Then one day, I noticed one of the leaves shooting up in the air. Most chive leaves get to fifteen inches or so and then the flop, but this one was more like a tulip stem. It was round and did not have the creases that would allow it to flop. It reached a height of almost four feet tall and then the tip changed shape and it opened.

I had never seen onion flowers of any kind in my life. This was a new experience for me. White and green were expected, yes. But I never expected this kind of beauty. I hope I captured it well.

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