Thursday, June 4, 2009

One Day Only

"Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, & is full of misery. He cometh up, & is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow..." - Book of Common Prayer
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Yet, how much shorter is the life of a cactus blossum? My dad gave me this little jewel, & in the past couple of weeks, it grew a strange little "member"...
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Then one day - & only for one day - it blossomed into a little flower, opening not much more than this. Then it was gone.
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Here are some photos of my dad's cactus garden. Note the wild variety of shapes & sizes.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You are too young to have ever seen the movie, "Cactus Flower". It was one of my favorites and worth renting. Stars Walther Mattheau and Goldie Hawn.