A new character showed up in the neighborhood with a stylish zorro streak on its other cheek and reverse eyeshadows– half circles of white right above its eyes, fluffing out to make it look bug-eyed head-on. The wicked witch of the nest: I’m moulting! MOULTING!
And the other thing: I had the Red virus pass through about a third of my amaryllis patch last year, probably in part due to their lack of care while I was ill. One is supposed to throw away such bulbs quickly so that bugs and the wind don’t spread the disease. I was in no shape, having had my belly unzipped twice, to go lifting any pots, nor did I particularly want to. Besides, there were memories in those flowers and I stubbornly wanted to give them every chance at hope.
Nearly all recovered and they show no signs of the virus now. From everything I’ve read, that wasn’t supposed to happen, I was risking losing the lot of them. But yet again, my amaryllises present a metaphor for what I went through as they look peachy-fine now anyway.
This is my prized Dancing Queen (yeah, I need to go clear away the old stuff). It may be a fairly small bud for this variety, but hey! I can’t wait to show it blooming.
And life continues on in its quiet, unspoken strength.
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Go, Dancing Queen! Oh – and both of my non-blooming amaryllises did produce four or more leaves, so I’m hoping they’ll bloom this winter…
Comment by Channon 05.17.10 @ 10:27 amA new neighbor….word is getting around that the place to go is at “Alison’s”.
As for the amaryllises, the determination to do well……..same as the caretaker. :>)
Comment by Joansie 05.17.10 @ 10:48 amI like to believe that the humor I’ve been sending helped you heal. Do you suppose that had a positive effect on your amaryllis?
Humor –
The paper bag was in terrible pain, so it went to see a doctor. “I’m afraid your condition is incurable,†said the physician. “Oh, no!†the bag yelled. “How did I catch this?†“It’s genetic,†explained the doctor,†“your grandfather was a carrier.
Comment by Don Meyer 05.17.10 @ 5:13 pmYep, I’ve always believed the same thing about you and the amaryllises!
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