We have a Christmas Cactus plant in our bedroom. It’s called that because it’s supposed to bloom on Christmas Day. Usually it’s just a green, leafy thing but it buds occasionally — not just on holidays — and has beautiful flowers. On Friday and Saturday of last week it had some new, closed buds. On Christmas morning, however, it was in full, glorious bloom! How does that happen?

Here’s a shot taken today, the day after Christmas. It’s still lovely but the blossoms are already starting to droop a bit. Kind of a sad sight, like the scraps of wrapping paper lying around that were so beautiful two days ago. Ah, well, like Christmas, they’ll all be back again!

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