Yesterday at SHARE was busy! The busiest day so far since I have been volunteering there...25 clients for food. I was non-stop filling baskets for the first two hours. Fortunately it slowed down a little so that Gary and I could restock my shelves. I had thought I would go over to the studio after lunch and get an hour and a half in before yoga class last night but decided to read and nap instead.
The night blooming cereus flowers did open Wednesday night and I got a few pictures. I've taken better pictures but I was holding the camera in one hand, the flashlight in the other, and trying to fight off the mosquitoes all at the same time. I needed three hands. Anyway, if the past is an indication then this minor bloom will be followed with a big bloom in August and hopefully I'll be able to get better pictures.
And speaking of blooms, none of the ginger is blooming yet though one or two buds are finally starting to form. The pink and white and yellow should have started long before now. And with the exception of four varieties, none of the day lilies have bloomed and those that did did not bloom as much as in the past. I assume the deep freeze is the culprit though it wouldn't hurt to give them and the ginger some fertilizer. I also wonder if the growing tree canopy has cut down on the sun.
Here's today's progress on the model. About five hours worth. I'm done with the rough carving and am just about done with the detail. Still have the leaf to do more work on and then the cleaning up and smoothing.
awesome skills!! It looks so beautiful already!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flower, illuminated as you did.
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful flowers, both the blooming ones and the one you created.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower ... I can just see it done in glass!!! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHere it is, just past 3 a.m., and I'm wide awake for some reason. If I had a Cereus and I flashlight, I might try your trick; it worked beautifully. Unfortunately, I'm missing the Cereus, so I'll have to just admire yours while I decide whether to go back to bed.
ReplyDeleteWhat Robin Andrea said.
ReplyDeleteWith a little Googling, I found your previous post with a night-blooming cereus, where I commented:
https://ellenshead.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-tad-grumpy-today.html
Now I'm curious. Interesting that the last time you posted about that flower, it was toward the end of September. Wonderful to think of a flower that opens at night.
I think I probably post pictures of those flowers every year. last year it gave 12 - 14 flowers twice in late summer (August or September).
DeleteEtherial. That's what the cereus flowers are.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with your work! The fine, delicate detail you have achieved is so beautiful. I am so interested to see how it will look when you are finally down. You have to put so many hours into each piece - what an art!
ReplyDeleteThe night blooming flower is amazing! You certainly know a lot about many things that I have never even imagined!
Those cereus photos worked out well, especially the second one! I wonder if I could grow that here?!
ReplyDeleteThe model is looking great!
Gorgeous photos of the cereus! I love how other-worldly they look.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why you had so many clients at SHARE. Have some benefits ended? Curious!
That's an amazing otherworldly flower. So glad you went out to see it and let us see, too
ReplyDeleteYour photo of the cereus bloom is really stunning.
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are just gorgeous and I am slowly beginning to understand a bit of how your work goes. Not that I would ever get anywhere near having a go myself.
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