Ta-Daaa!

 I believe the amaryllis is at it's fullest bloom now. It was day number 7.

It is supposed to get other blooms, and last between 4 to 8 weeks.

“The amaryllis teaches us that true beauty comes from within, radiating outward for all to see.”

Day 6 - Almost There

 The Amaryllis is almost totally open!

 “The amaryllis teaches us patience as we wait for its graceful flower to unfold.”

Wal-Mart Surprise

 Pulling into the Wal-Mart parking lot, I got a pretty surprise. The first blooming trees of spring!

The next day, I started seeing others around.

Amaryllis Day 5

Amaryllis Day 4

 The amaryllis has started to bloom! It looks like it will be white!

“Plants are like people: they’re all different and a little bit strange.” – John Kehoe

 

“A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house.” – Beth Ditto

 

Green Fashion Competition!

 It is a St. Patrick's Day fashion competition! The competitors are the Big Cat and the Big Cow! First up is the Big Cat.

Next up is the Big Cow. He has outdone himself by adding a rainbow and a pot of gold. So the competition is fierce!

Day 3 of the amaryllis. I am almost certain that it will be white. It looks just like it did in my last post.

“May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold — and at the end of your rainbows. May you find a pot of gold.”

-          Irish Blessing

 

"Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be." —St. Patrick

Green About Town

 Here are some of the St. Patrick's Day things around town.

The Flags

The Porches

The Tire & Auto Center

Amaryllis Day 2

It is encased in wax and never needs watering! I had never heard of this. Looks like it might be white?

"Ireland is a land of poets and legends, of dreamers and rebels."

— Nora Roberts

The Green Pipe House

 This house is in the city of Charlottesville, about 1/2 hour away. I have always called it The Green Pipe House. I know nothing about it except that it is SO unusual! Since this is St. Patrick's Day weekend, what better time to show you?

Let's take a good peek inside the window. It does look like someone is living there!

I got an amaryllis bulb for my birthday today; a belated gift. So I thought you could follow it with me every day! I don't know what color it will be!

In Cleveland there is legislation moving forward to ban people from wearing pants that fit too low. However, there is lots of opposition from the plumber' union.

Conan O'Brien