Day 194: I sat down at the weaving bench, my eyes somewhat lower than the plant shelf in the craft room's south window, and from that angle, caught a glimpse of pink at the back of a flower pot. Hatiora rosea! This epiphytic cactus is not easy to bring into bloom. This particular specimen is over forty years old (yes, really!) and has bloomed for me perhaps a dozen times. I've never quite figured out what it wants with respect to light, soil, winter temperature, fertilizer, watering or any combination of the above, and therefore am overjoyed when it sees fit to flower. And to think I might have missed the show if I hadn't had a project on the loom!
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