Mostly I'd been watching for a seasonal straggler that hadn't yet shown - the oxblood lily. I only have a couple of these, and as I've read other bloggers talking about theirs in bloom I've been stewing, wondering where my blooms were, worrying they'd been accidentally unearthed without my noticing or worse - had been fatally attacked by some underground pest.
Today I spent hours out working my curbside beds, pulling back overgrown ground covers, weeding and prepping and putting out wildflower seeds.
Unfortunately around here, one of the few areas I have with full sun is alongside the street in a spot where I can't enjoy the view except for when I'm driving up to our house or simply, stubbornly, standing out in the street to see. I work hard to get a good display going out there and really it is all for passersby or my across the street neighbors to enjoy.
I was sitting with a glass of water moodily wishing I had a sunny spot closer to the house, staring at the bed in front of me, when I finally noticed.
There she was right in front of me. The oxblood lily was in bloom and by golly if I didn't nearly miss it.
Some of the most poetic portions of scripture address the idea of people having ears who don't hear and having eyes who don't see. I'm sure grateful I quit stewing about what I was missing in time to see what I had.
2 comments:
Those plants always surprise us when they appear. I think sometimes it would be so easy to miss them and yet I never do. So glad yours finally bloomed. I think mine have started to multiply but it has taken them 8 years.
Jen - thanks for stopping by! Mine do seem to have multiplied a bit - I have new stalks and additional blooms each day. I make a point to sit and have a cup of coffee by them daily while they last.
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