Amaryllis

February 13, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Animals, Family, Flowers

Amaryllis Revisited, Visitors, Big Red Mixer & The Course

The second set of flowers are now opening on my amaryllis. The first stalk had four flowers. The second has three. This poor amaryllis plant has been photographed way too much. To give the pictures a twist, I added a touch of Photoshop magic.

We had some visitors to our backyard recently. A couple of neighborhood deer stopped by to add to the destruction of our shrubs.

After I knocked on the glass of our dining room window, she turned to look at me. I guess the snow fell from the higher branches and landed right on her face. Poor thing (insert sarcasm here).

My recent purchase. Isn’t it beautiful? We christened it by making a batch of banana muffins. The were delicious.

Here is the new and improved sledding course. A whole new design for 2013. Sebastian has been working on it the past few evenings after our big snowstorm on Sunday (his Dad helped too). The extra nine inches of snow allowed him to bank up the sides and create a nice curve at the bottom.

January 11, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Flowers, Photos, Weather

Amaryllis, Part II

The first Amaryllis flower has opened up. Here is how it looked on Wednesday.

And this is how it looked yesterday.

The second of four blossoms is beginning to open today. It is nice to see something full of life and color during our dreary Minnesota winter. Today it is rainy and foggy. Very odd for January. Next week’s highs will be in the single digits. 😦

January 8, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Flowers, Photos

After many, many years without flowering, my amaryllis finally decided to bloom. The flowers are not quite open yet. This is only a prelude.

I believe the bulb originally came from my Mom. I have had it for more than 15 years. I can not remember the last time it bloomed, but I think it was worth the wait.