Every spring when the weather warms, it seems as if millions of tiny yellow flowers bloom across our landscape adding colour to the green. They may look pretty at first, but to anyone who cares for the lawn they are an unpopular sight.
These dandelions eventually turn into white globes of exposed seeds that are called ‘puffballs’. Children love to pick them, so they can close their eyes and make a wish, then blow the seeds into the air.
Dandelion Wishes. Some see a weed, others see a wish.
Carol
One of my favorite movies is the 1954 version of Three Coins in a Fountain. It’s a romantic comedy about three American women in Italy who each toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain and make a wish. Their wishes come true, of course, but in unexpected ways.
I love fountains, and if they’re the kind you can toss a coin into, then all the better. Who doesn’t love the glitter of coins as the water splashes over them? Wishing fountains come in all shapes and sizes, and they can be found not only outside in parks and gardens but inside malls or restaurants as well.
The fountain pictured below is found outside the museum in the Saint John Market Square. I regret I did not find out what happens to the money tossed into it, but I’m sure like most fountains, it’s used for charity – making someone else’s wish come true as well.
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