Smell the flowers

A road I found on one of my market visits.

My manager told me a story she found amusing at her previous workplace the other day. She had a colleague that would often buy a carnation for himself and smell the bitter fragrance at his desk, sparking some initial scratching of heads and jokes about him soon after.

I couldn't bear to tell her that I bought a plant (non-flowering, I gathered) a while ago to brighten myself up. The plant now sits quietly on my study desk beside my fishes and after hearing the story, at least I now know I am not alone.