A Wintry Mix and An Amaryllis

Oh my, here we go again. Deja Vu and all that. No, this photo isn't from December 2006. I took it this afternoon, looking south toward my neighbor's trees. It's about a 1/4-inch coating right now, but two more days of freezing rain are forecast. We know a lot of friends and family might already be in the dark, and we are concerned about our neighbor (who stores the generator in her garage) because she went to Kansas City this weekend. An icy drive back for her. The odd thing is, when we went to church this morning, there was no ice at all on the trees a mere two miles south of here. That's how fine the line is in this storm.

But inside, the annual miracle of the Amaryllis is taking shape. This is one of our older bulbs that has been stretching up since we discovered it right after Thanksgiving. Today it is showing color and by tomorrow it will surely be in bloom. Another bulb in the south window upstairs has a bud shoot about two inches high; it is actually Doug's plant and it should be ready to greet him in bloom when he arrives in town for the Holidays. Ah, if the Amaryllis is blooming, surely all will be well.