I have a few cacti that I keep along my window sill. One of the things I like about cacti is the flowering efforts. This cactus in particular I have had for about four, maybe five, years. It has flowered twice in that time. When it does flower the blooms are huge in comparison to the size of the rest of the plant, and they come and go in about 48 hours. Its like a stage performance that the performer has spent a year (or even several years) preparing for, and then its over in a blink (but a spectacular display, none the less). The fleetingness of it makes the display even more dramatic. Like any good stage performer, it knows to leave the audience wanting more.
This is the first time this cacti has acheived two blooms at one time.
To show how quickly they arrive and disappear, this shot was taken yesterday morning, only about 6 hours before the shot of both blooms above. Now, less than 24 hours later, both flowers are all but gone. One is hanging down the side of the pot, limp and lifeless; the other barely keeping its wlited bloom above the pot. Fleeting.
12:52:43 PM 
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