Thursday, February 07, 2019

Amaryllis Report Week 6: February 7


It was a busy week for the amaryllis and it looks like a deep red flower is coming my way soon.


I first had an amaryllis in 2000, the year that JT was born.  That winter, as I waited for my baby, I watched the amaryllis grow and daydreamed about my growing baby.  I recall that the flower had bloomed by the time I went the hospital to have my son.  This year’s amaryllis is on schedule to do the same.  JT’s 19th birthday is next week; T and I will drive north to take him out for his birthday and I will wonder at how quickly my baby grew up.


There is something about traditions like this that I especially enjoy.  This year’s amaryllis is surrounded by other plants, all of them soaking in the Winter sunlight and making my day brighter for it.

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