Rainy Day

Yesterday was a rainy day. (Well, the morning was. By afternoon it was clear and sunny.) I saw the rain drops on the window and had to grab my camera.


I did re-pot my cactus, but he's not standing up any straighter. He does seem to be getting taller, though. You'll have to compare the photo in my last cactus post to see if his arms have grown. Still don't have a name for him.


My birthday violets (from over a year ago) still bloom. Today is supposed to be in the 50s. We'll see if it lives up to the promise.

My baby has arms!

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.

my kind of houseplant

It seems that I've been over-watering my cactus...



can you find the friend that's moved in?