Every Spring when I catch the scent of a peony in the air I'm transported to my wedding in a heartbeat — the smiles, the sounds, the feeling of a gentle breeze on my cheek and a kiss on my forehead.  

Flowers are a mysterious thing.  So fleeting, yet in a sense transcendent, returning year after year to backyard gardens, transporting us to another place and time.  They remind us how that moment felt and it strengthens our resolve to risk it all and love deeply.