Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life. Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The
rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos
under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Sorry I still
haven't succeeded in working out how to do a blog hop. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. This week? What a difference a day makes.
We have a cactus that lives on our front veranda (to be accurate several pots of it). It is a vicious beast and not only has strong spikes it also has fine hairs that break off (and fester) if you touch it. It makes up for that when it blooms. It blooms over night and only lasts a day. Spectacular scented blooms that are over eight inches across.
Wednesday evening it was starting to open.
Just before sunset it had opened a little more.
The following morning by 5.30 it was fully open.
And by the time I got home from my shift at Lifeline it was well on the way to closing.
There are several new buds - and I will be watching.
I hope your week is blooming lovely.
You only get one day with a blossom? I would steer clear of those spines.
ReplyDeleteI've got two small Christmas cacti that have bloomed already. The flowers last about two weeks.
ReplyDeleteIf yours is the one I was reading about, they said it can get 5 meters high.
Yes, we have night blooming cerius here in Honolulu and when I used to work overnights it was very striking to see them appear like little moons!
ReplyDeleteThat is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have one cactus on the verge of blooming. But nothing like your stunning beauty. There's something so deep and meaningful about one day of flowering.
ReplyDeleteXO
WWW
"Wonderful E.C.!!
ReplyDeleteI really love cactus blooms
even though they last for a short time, they are so precious!