So far, the Year of the Fire Horse has been...um...exciting. I could no with a little less excitement. February had Johnny's heart attack; in March he had back spasms that sent him to the emergency room. Then came April with Linda's eye surgery to try and slow down the glaucoma that has taken away some of her (my) sight. Whew. So let's leave all that behind and celebrate May... which has started with a spectacular blooming of one of the fragrant epiphyllums in the greenhouse. (At least, that's what I call them. I don't know what they are, really. I'll research one of these days...)
I opened the door into the greenhouse early morning on May 2nd to this sight and a wonderful fragrance. In the past, these fragrant epis (or whatever they are) last only one day. But this one is different... More and more flowers have opened and the original ones have not wilted nor lost their perfume... three days later. This evening, May 4, we counted a dozen of these huge blooms. It is not easy to get photos since they are all facing the windows to the front yard. But here they are...
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| This plant of many flowers starts from that wooden hanging basket at the top of the photo. It is invading the orchid basket lower left, with a very weird orchid that has only bloomed once in many years. Maybe the orchid will get inspired by its ambitious neighbor |
As of tonight, 7 p.m. on May 4, there are twelve blossoms in various stages of bloom... none have given up entirely and at least four have yet to open. The greenhouse smells wonderful.
The year of the Fire Horse is starting out spectacularly on the Fink Family Farm.
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