Macro Challenge: Day 12 of 30

I know I missed day 10 and 11... you know how life gets in the way of our fun sometimes.

Today's photo was quite the opportunity!  I was watering my plants, especially my neglected, gigantic, monstrous aloe vera plant when I noticed it had a funny little asparagus looking stem growing in the middle of its leaves.  We've had this aloe for over 10 years and in all of those years that it's saved us from our cuts and burns, and lent its leaves to my daughter's science project, I've never seen it flower.  In fact, I've never seen any aloe plant flower before.  I've heard of it but only as an urban legend kind of story.

But here it is, a baby asparagus in the middle of my tough old aloe vera.

Here's another shot from the top (very artsy fartsy).

I'm just over the moon about it!

Comments

[Sarah]

That is so cool! I'd love to try growing some asparagus someday -- though I think I read that you shouldn't harvest for the first few years, so that the beds can get established. How funny that it turned up in the middle of an aloe plant!

[Margit]

I like what you're doing with the macro challenge. I think there should be more animal pictures. Especially of Willis's nose. But that's just my opinion. By the way, I've awarded you the "You Make My Day Award." You can check out the details on my blog, and thanks for making my day! =)

[Karen]

O-o-oh I like this photo.
BTW I'm planning to work your Halcyon pattern in a week or so. Am nearly at the end of a scarf which contains my first foray in to creating a cable. Halcyon will be the first time I've had to read a chart. Please be prepared for many whining emails on my part. With that said, I'm secretly excited about this prospect. Sh-h-h don't tell anyone else.