Proof that God has a sense of humor

Only God could imagine creating a flower without petals.  These strange little flowers are commonly called Little Brown Jugs because that is exactly what they look like.  They are found under the fallen leaves in quiet woodland nooks and crannies during the early spring.  If you go for a walk in the woods you won't even see them unless you know to brush aside the dead leaves to look for them.  

A little research revealed even more of God's hysterical sense of humor because the lovely brownish maroon color is designed to look like decaying meat in order to attract the ants which pollinate the little jug-like flowers.  Fortunately, God didn't decide to add a roadkill fragrance to his little joke.

In a few days, the new foliage for the little brown jugs will begin to appear.  The foliage is known as heartleaf, a form of wild ginger.  The foliage is prettier than the flowers but the flowers are what make me smile at the wonder of God's creative sense of fun.