new lease on life

The April heat was apparently too much for the old crab apple from which this tiny little scion was cut from. Before the May 1 rain hit the ground, the leaves have already gone crisp from the scorching heat, its trunk looking forlorn from its lifeless foliage.
In an attempt to salvage what was left of the then promising glorious bonsai (it's still on training), I cut one of the top twigs and carelessly inserted one end in this abandoned planter. Under the shade of a mature pepper bush and constant watering, life surprisingly started to blossom.
Lesson: There's hope even in the direst circumstance.