Queen of the night
Round midnight, Robert reminded me that the night-blooming cereus should be out. They were, their sweet scent lying thick on the lawn.
This one, with its luminous center, is for Lou.
Monday, August 20, 2007
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2 comments:
oh my God? is that real? it is the most luminescent flower i have ever seen. gorgeous. gorgeous. lucky lou.
The flower is real, but the lighting isn't. I couldn't quite get a great pic outdoors -- no tripod -- so i took the blossom inside, mounted it in an ikebana frog, put the frog on a magenta lacquer tray Ben and Ken gave us for Key West, put the tray on the kitchen table, turned on the soffit lights and side-lit the base of the blossom with a flashlight.
A little bit like telling how sausage is made, I know; but at least the end product is tasty.
And as for lucky: Lucky me, for knowing Lou.
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