My favorite flower

I love flowers I don’t know the names of, too.

Annie Nelson Mueller
3 min readOct 2, 2024

Original publication link: My favorite flower

“It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.”

— Anatole France

After 16 years of marriage, J told me that all he really knows about me is that I like books and coffee and dark chocolate.

He was selling himself short, though.

He also knows that hydrangeas are my favorite flower.

When we got married, I wore orchids in my hair.

My bouquet was hydrangeas and orchids and hypericum berries, and some others I’m forgetting. I wore a sleeveless, scoop-necked, simple dress with no beading or train. It clung and draped in all the right places. We bought it at David’s Bridal for $400 and it was perfect. I wore light pink shoes with kitten heels and one of them slipped off so I kicked the other one away and ran up the aisle barefoot and laughing with my new husband.

I love hydrangeas. They remind me of places I grew up and places I loved as a child. I love how massive they grow, how they take up space, how they change colors, how they bloom for months, and how even in winter they hold their shape.

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Annie Nelson Mueller
Annie Nelson Mueller

Written by Annie Nelson Mueller

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