Fuchsia Flower

"Fuchsia flowers are the most special flowers in the world. But only when they have purple underpants. That is to say, only when they have inner petals that are purple.  What’s wrong with Fuchsia flowers that have white, or even pink underpants? Well, nothing. Except I hate them. Because they just aren’t special. They need purple underpants for that.  The Fuchsia bush that guards the entrance to the cabin is older than my parents. As a little girl, I’d sit at the base of the stairs and play with the fuchsia flowers. In my mind, they were fairies and ballerinas. Their beauty was unmatched. My grandmother tells me the fuchsia bush was planted by my great-grandmother. The blooms are the biggest I’ve ever seen; that’s what happens when you let something–or someone—establish its roots.  The cabin is where my roots live, and I think they are wound around my heart and tied directly to that fuchsia bush with the flowers that have purple underpants." Fuchsia Flower is a variegated red-toned pi