Barbara Hibberd, Class of 2023

These are Evening Primroses. I was on a walk a long time ago (at least twenty years). We have a creek at the end of our block. I found a plant lying on the grass where they’d just finished mowing. It still had roots with dirt attached. I took the plant home, dug a spot for it, and put it near the sidewalk. I figured the plant was probably too far gone to save, but I was willing to make the effort. It didn’t die. The following year, there were more. Almost every year, they’ve come back.