Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Singing in the Rain

I neglect them.  It's the truth, sadly.  When I can be outside basking in the beauty-of-all-that-is, I do not think about the plants indoors very much.  Truthfully, they get a "lick and a promise" from time to time, but even the promise is broken more than I'd like to admit.

Choir of the Indoor Plant Kingdom
And, yes, on the left is a Thanksgiving Cactus bloom just finishing.


But today as I'm streaming through all the Things I get to do today to bring myself back home from Victoria, and as it's raining steadily, but gently, I can hear the collective call of my house plants to join their outdoor cousins for a most-lovely, fully-naked day of cleansing, joyous renewal, and energetic retreat with all the devas of the garden.  They have a choir going with four-part harmony. Sweet music!

6 comments:

  1. We always called them Christmas cactus, but they're in bloom by Thanksgiving. Or Easter. Or other holidays they like.

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    1. This cactus has rounded "leaves" while a true Christmas cactus has pointy ones. And you are so right--pick your favorite holiday and put on a show!

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  2. This is the first cactus that I have had bloom even as early as two weeks ago. I owned one that bloomed right on schedule every year at Thanksgiving. I love when I can set the plants out in the rain, and they love it too!

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    1. What do we know anyway about how these magnificent flowery beings pick their time to bloom? Maybe they just know when we need to see a gorgeous display. Glad it's raining for your garden, too!

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  3. My cactus is just finishing up it's bloom too!

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    1. Must be a new fad. Happy rain for your garden, dearie!

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