Morning Routine Check

I strode straight over to the kitchen window to see how that sunflower stalk held up overnight after all the gaming racket yesterday. The top set of serrated leaves had grown wide enough to shade the soil completely, tilting aggressively toward the glass. The long wooden chopstick stake was still braced firmly in the tin can, but the green thread had stretched taut against the stalk. I carefully loosened the knot with my fingernails, slipped the loop up another two centimeters along the wood, and tied it back down with just enough give. A steady splash from my water bottle darkened the earth right around the base. Upright, hydrated, and ready for whatever the day throws at it. #sunflower