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Friday, March 30, 2012

Two Things I Love

Once upon a time. Okay it was Christmas before last to be specific. My sister-in-law sent us an amaryllis bulb from White Flower Farm. I tucked it into the pot and it grew to be quite beautiful. Inside my house in Florida. I even love the name: Dancing Queen.



Did I say I now live in Florida? I know nothing about growing tropical plants. But the bulb seemed healthy so I hid it behind a shady palm, near a fence, and promptly forgot about it. Till about a month ago. It was well on its way to having six blooms. I admired it often.



Then a Superhero spied it.


He karate-chopped the flower off. And gave it to me. Amazingly, it survived in a vase.





And continued to open its blooms for me to enjoy.
 Inside.
(Next to another Thing I love.)

I left the bulb, flowerless and sad, in its pot outside. Guess what happened?



Another blossom! And the flowers are still opening!
I hope it will survive another season.

I intend to put it in the ground, away from the fearless arm of Superhero.





So the two things I love today? Dancing Queen and Superhero.

 
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4 comments:

  1. Lee Stokes HiltonMarch 31, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Spectacular post. Like a really fun picture book. Clearly it's a miracle plant, but you do have to watch out for the superheroes.

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  2. Carol BaldwinMarch 31, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    pretty post. I like Lee's comment! Superheroes have minds of their own!

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  3. AnonymousMay 19, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    Lucy and Grant love this story. They ask me to read it again and again.
    Ivy

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  4. Augusta ScattergoodMay 21, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    Thanks! Stay tuned next year to see if the bulb survives and blooms again.

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