Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Technically a hippeastrum, not an amaryllis

My mom loaned us one of her amaryllis bulbs to take care of for a few months, and shortly after she brought it to us, the thing took off like a beast unleashed. It almost immediately threw forth a flower stalk so fast that I could just about watch it grow. Fortunately, it was in fact a flower stalk, not a poison-tipped tentacle, and it recently started blooming:

Amaryllis

I'm sure it's considered very amateur in photography circles to keep taking close-ups of flowers, but a) I don't run in any photography circles, b) calling me an amateur would be a compliment considering my level of commitment to photography, and c) flowers are, by and large, pretty, so they're nice for taking pictures.

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