Orchid bloom

Hard to believe this happened over night!!  Below is the pic I took yesterday as it was coming out of a loose bud and today here it is, bright eyed and shining.

Sun

We had a beautiful day yesterday and my indoor flowers loved it!!  This is my Aunt Dee's violet and it hasn't bloomed since the year I got it.  It was from her funeral and I tried really hard to get a violet that day because she was a purple lover and it would remind me of her.  This past fall I repotted it in some soil with African Violet food and apparently that and a little sun is what it needed :D  I am so happy to see "her" again.  A little touching that she shows up with buds and flowers in the days surrounding Jarod's grandfathers passing.

Life Cycle

Today was tough.  Life is a beautiful, delicate dance.  We all have a place and time.  Touch others when you can make them better for it.  Let loved ones go and know they have made you better for knowing them.  It isn't always fair, we don't always understand. 

Spring

Not much creative energy flowing after setting this all up today. Wondering why I did it really :o This will be the general flow of things I believe. A pic to reflect the mood or post. Hopefully they are self explanatory and yet I venture to guess that I will feel the need to explain them none-the-less. So....here is today's pic and my thoughts for taking it. This orchid is my first orchid and almost all last year I watched them in the stores and fought the urge to buy one. It began at Easter when I gave one to my Great-Grandmother Amy who was in town visiting. I couldn't justify paying full price to buy myself one, so the stalking began. Finally in November I broke down and allowed myself the indulgence once the price in my mind became reasonable (I believe it was $14.99 but can't recall for sure) It is yellow in bloom and I had two beautiful shoots of flowers on it to enjoy all winter long. (Yes!! The flowers really last months!!) When the last blooms fell a matter of weeks ago I knew I could be in for a wait before being blessed with new growth. It does have to be healthy and all to flower and since it is my first I figured I am still learning. To my wonderful surprise this new shoot emerged!! With the weather outside struggling to provide warmth and bring us from our winter woes, this touch of spring inside is delightful. I enjoy it not only for the flowers I hope will soon emerge but also because it means I actually may not kill my first orchid. (not to toot my own horn...moth orchids are the easiest to grow)