I know that all of you eagerly anticipate updates about my house plants. Well, I have some exciting news to share today. My cactus has sprouted arms!
This cactus is a survivor. He, of three cacti that I purchased together from Ikea, alone survived the curiosity of Sammy and Jeter, my roommates cats (3 apartments ago). He also briefly co-habituated with a fungus. I have repotted him once, and he sprouted up so tall that he can't stand up straight. (I have been debating repotting him again, to see if I can fatten him up.)
When he first started sprouting arm buds, I was worried. They looked like weird little nubs. But now they are presentable arms. I'm so proud! Now if I can only get him to stand up straight...
I have a special fondness for cacti. The first plant that I ever owned was a cacti, when I was probably only 7 or 8 years old.
Soon I will post photos of my other plants. The elm bonsai from W & J's wedding is sprouting again. A relief, since I thought that I might have killed it. That would not have been a good omen. There is another plant that sprouted in it's pot, I need to figure out what it is.
My brother M had to hold the cactus up for this photo.
