Year of the Rooster? Year of Trump? How about Year of the Flower? Here in southern Alberta, 2017 has seen the greatest showcase of floral abundance in recent memory. It was my dad who first pointed this out to me on his rural property, saying he couldn't remember a better year for flowers. And he's 77! First the crocuses appeared in record numbers and, lest we think they were an anomaly, they were quickly followed by vast patches of shooting stars, three-flowered avens, and b