I had this post scheduled to go up in early March. And then Corona hit us so I've moved this post to April, but gosh! It's almost May! What are the chances that the situation will improve by June?
When we first arrived in February for our two week stay with our daughter and her family in Illinois, we saw that a pot of Amaryllis bulbs had been given to them for Christmas by a wonderful friend.
Tight buds were now growing tall next to the window. We wondered if they would bloom while we were there. We did not think so. And yet... a couple of days before we left, they started to bloom.
We couldn't believe it! Blossoms burst forth on two of the stalks. And then the day after we returned home to Hawaii, Tiffany sent us a photo showing how the third stalk had also bloomed. And there were still three more stalks showing the promise of continued bloom.
Spring is still a ways off but what a lovely way to raise your spirits in winter!
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When we first arrived in February for our two week stay with our daughter and her family in Illinois, we saw that a pot of Amaryllis bulbs had been given to them for Christmas by a wonderful friend.
Tight buds were now growing tall next to the window. We wondered if they would bloom while we were there. We did not think so. And yet... a couple of days before we left, they started to bloom.
We couldn't believe it! Blossoms burst forth on two of the stalks. And then the day after we returned home to Hawaii, Tiffany sent us a photo showing how the third stalk had also bloomed. And there were still three more stalks showing the promise of continued bloom.
Spring is still a ways off but what a lovely way to raise your spirits in winter!
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And now spring is almost going into summer. I guess I'm just looking wistfully back to early February when all I was thinking about was the bloom of a flower.
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ReplyDeleteKay, those flowers are lovely!!
DeleteI have never seen anything more than a single Amaryllis stalk, so this impresses me.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful Kay, but what really struck me was your last sentence... wistful sums up things well.
ReplyDeleteI imagine by now the blooms have faded but nice to have the photos. Maybe she'll get it to bloom next year.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful way to uplift oneself in the cold.
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious amaryllis. and an unusual soft color. Flowers always lift my spirits.
ReplyDeleteA lovely gift that will hopefully bloom again next year. Who knows, the world may have moved on by then . . .
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful plant that keeps on giving. Lovely gift.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely gift, and a sweet grouping of flowers. Thank you for sharing it, Kay. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I see lovely blooms like that I scold myself for not buying one. I think about it every year and somehow don't do it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous amaryllis and such a lovely colour.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Amaryllis are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWistful and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI now read the daily newspaper from cover to cover each and every day. It is easy to do because the paper has become so thin and also because I have no commitments and thus, more time. I also started going through a box of newspapers from earlier in the year that I hadn't read yet - because of too many commitments and no time. It was like stepping back to when the corona virus was just beginning and life wasn't affected by restrictions and fear. It felt strangely wistful.
I just sent my son (in San Francisco) and my daughter (in Seattle) a bag of flour. There is a shortage up there of flour. Go figure! For us it was toilet paper, spam and elastic.
My amaryllis has come and gone now too. It was lovely in winter. Now spring is in full glory here outside my windows, and Tom and I were just going over what seeds and plants to put in for summer. We are going to venture out to some nurseries this week. We'll were masks and be cautious but we NEED to.
ReplyDeleteNice comparison of how things have changed for us. amaryllis are hard to grow.
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