Dogwoods

I love Dogwood Trees. My love of those trees came from my Great Grandma Granny. She had at least five of them in her backyard. Every year she would tell the great grandkids the symbolism of those trees.

The flower is shaped like the cross. The flowering in the middle represents the crown that was placed on Jesus's head. The red dots on the petals represent the blood that was shed. The cross was made from the wood from the Dogwood Tree.

Every year, when the flowers bloom, I can hear my great-grandmother tell me that story. That is the only legacy she left with me. I wanted to learn how to quilt and can vegetables. By the time, I was old enough to learn she was getting too sick to teach me.