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Things are getting busier at school. I’m finally feeling better, but there’s so much to do. That, combined with the Early Dark, means that I’m not getting home before the sun goes down.
Yesterday I made an effort to leave early and at least caught the sunset. Boy was I glad I did. It was beautiful!
There was ice on my windshield yesterday morning. Ice! I couldn’t believe it!
I’m not sure how that happened. Our low temperatures are mid-forties right now. In the daytime, it gets up to sixties and seventies.
Still, it was exciting. I like the nice weather here, but sometimes I miss the extremes of the seasons.
There was a spiky-leaved plant in the background of yesterday’s post pictures. It’s a begonia – a variety called ‘ferox’. Here are some better pictures of it:
The spikes aren’t really spiky. They’re kind of hairy. It’s a fussy variety of begonia, but I seem to have found a spot it’s okay with. It gets bright, indirect light, and it’s surrounded by other plants, so the humidity is a little higher than other places in my house.
It’s down to one leaf, but the rhizome looks heathy, and there’s a tiny new leaf growing. I think it’s just a winter slow-down, so it should be ok.
My jewel orchid is getting big. I’ve had to tie it to the plant stand so it doesn’t flop over.
But wait! What is that coming out of the crown of the plant?
It’s a flower spike! My jewel orchid is going to be blooming soon! Woo hoo!
And maybe after it’s done, I’ll re-pot it. It’s so lanky.
I didn’t do much yesterday, so I’ll talk about my trip home from school on Friday. After I put my destination into my phone, I saw that I needed gas, so I added the stop on my map app, and headed on my way.
The map looked a little weird. I normally go down Lakewood Blvd, and then turn right on 405, but this had an extra loop on it or something.
I zoomed in and saw what it was telling me to do. In order to get to the gas station, I had to do a loop-de-loop. How fun!
And now I know where to go when I need gas on the way home.
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I’m so glad you got to see that fiery beauty, and that you shared it with us!
I’m praying for you and all teachers (really, everyone) during this hectic time.