There are blooms at my house right now.
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Come inside and I'll show you.
This is called a red headed irishman cactus. I love the way the little flowers bloom around in a circle like a garland for your hair from the Renaissance Faire. Needless to say, I had to have it if only for the name. I think it is a lovely little thing.
This orchid was on my mother's kitchen window sill for some time. I brought it home after she passed and it bloomed last year. This set of flowers started the first of November, just the little stem poking out between two leaves. Now they are opening and the flowers are beautiful. The first opened will still be alive when the last one opens. They last a long time. Too bad they don't have any scent.
One of my neighbors and his young daughter showed up on my door step just before Christmas with this amaryllis. It was just the huge bulb in the rocks and it said to keep it watered to the bottom of the bulb. I did and this is what is blooming now. There a two stems and two of the four flowers are open on each. The red is so warm and vibrant. I just love these.
And lastly, this is a Christmas Cactus. I gave it to my mother for Christmas some years ago. I am so glad to see it bloom. The flowers are so lacy and delicate. I am always surprised when it blooms though. It never looks like it will.
Is anything blooming at your house? I know a lot of you have snow this time of year. We had a cabin in the mountains when I was a kid and the daffodils bloomed right up through the snow but not this early in the season. Let me know what's up at your place.