COLD DARK ROOM

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

Hi, Grandpa!
You can't argue with that.
(well, one could, but I'm not going to)

My daughter sent that after I sent her the one of the beer can going on the plane .

 

[Moozillion]

It's now almost 11:30 pm, and my Night Blooming Cereus is about 3/4 open! The fragrance is so strong, I can just get a whiff of it from my back door, which is about 20 ft away from the flower.

 

[JSWallace]

It's now almost 11:30 pm, and my Night Blooming Cereus is about 3/4 open! The fragrance is so strong, I can just get a whiff of it from my back door, which is about 20 ft away from the flower.

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That is such a beautiful flower, does it just open for the night and then close up again or will it stay open now? Your description of your steamy night and the frogs is just brilliant, you made me feel like I was there too, I wish I was! Enjoy it!

 

[JSWallace]

That is such a beautiful flower, does it just open for the night and then close up again or will it stay open now? Your description of your steamy night and the frogs is just brilliant, you made me feel like I was there too, I wish I was! Enjoy it!

I re read your post, it will be gone by tomorrow. So much effort and beauty for just one Night, it's kind of sad.

 

[JoesMum]

It's now almost 11:30 pm, and my Night Blooming Cereus is about 3/4 open! The fragrance is so strong, I can just get a whiff of it from my back door, which is about 20 ft away from the flower.

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That's lovely... and interesting too Thanks for sharing this Bea.

Happy Birthday @Pearly Ewa

I am just about to leave for my meeting to discuss Key Performance Indicators. My personal KPI will be based on the quality of the biscuits supplied and whether I can stay awake

 

[JSWallace]

That's lovely... and interesting too Thanks for sharing this Bea.

Happy Birthday @Pearly Ewa

I am just about to leave for my meeting to discuss Key Performance Indicators. My personal KPI will be based on the quality of the biscuits supplied and whether I can stay awake

Good luck with that then Linda!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I loooove nights like tonight! We had thunderstorms most of the afternoon, so tonight is even MORE humid than usual- probably close to 100%. It's very hot and steamy outside. The rains have really got the toads and the frogs going- several different types are singing back and forth like mad. Not to be outdone, the crickets are singing as well. It's not raining, but everything is wet and dripping. The foliage on the plants on my patio and hanging baskets are all shining wet. Most of them harbor frogs. And the fragrance from my Night Blooming Cereus makes it all feel very tropical, and I love it!

I noticed this afternoon that the only bud on my Night Blooming Cereus looked like it was ready to bloom. The first picture is an example off the Internet.
The second picture is my flower bud from this afternoon. It's actually quite large: about as big as if I put my 2 hands together in a praying gesture. For the past 2 weeks I've been watching it gradually get bigger. If you look closely at the bud, you can see the very tips of the petals are just barely starting to spread apart- THAT'S the clue that it will open tonight! It will be completely wilted and drooping down by tomorrow morning, so I only get to see it when i stay up! The friend that I got the cutting for this plant from once had over 12 buds on the mother plant all opening on the same night. Since multiple buds tend to grow and open simultaneously, she had us all on alert for several days, and the night they bloomed she had us all over for a Night Blooming Cereus Party!!!!!


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This is a photo of my flower tonight! My cameral lens is foggy from the humidity. The flower is only about 1/2 way open and is about 6 inches across. The fragrance is very sweet and powerful- I much prefer the scent from several feet away where it's not so cloying. It won't be fully open until about midnight, which is 2 hrs from now.

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WOW!!!!
Nature is so amazing.
I love the sounds of the night, we get crickets here, but frogs further out in the country not here in Fes. But we do have owls. And wifey snoring.
Thanks for posting these wonderful images, Bea.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It's now almost 11:30 pm, and my Night Blooming Cereus is about 3/4 open! The fragrance is so strong, I can just get a whiff of it from my back door, which is about 20 ft away from the flower.

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Stunning, even not fully open.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I re read your post, it will be gone by tomorrow. So much effort and beauty for just one Night, it's kind of sad.

Good morning, Jane.
Hope you have a wonderful day.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's lovely... and interesting too Thanks for sharing this Bea.

Happy Birthday @Pearly Ewa

I am just about to leave for my meeting to discuss Key Performance Indicators. My personal KPI will be based on the quality of the biscuits supplied and whether I can stay awake

Garibaldis with a bit of luck!
Good morning, Linda.
Soon be done.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning, Roommates.
A lesson in a moment on phrasal verbs so i'll be back in a couple of hours.
Tomorrow is the BIRoomiversary!
Two years of The Cold Dark Room!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JSWallace]

Good morning, Jane.
Hope you have a wonderful day.

Morning Adam, no work today so the day is full of wonderful possibilities!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Morning Adam, no work today so the day is full of wonderful possibilities!

Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've just finished my lesson so i am free too!
i'm sure that if it's possible to be wonderful you'll achieve it.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Happy Birthday @Pearly

 

[Bee62]

It's now almost 11:30 pm, and my Night Blooming Cereus is about 3/4 open! The fragrance is so strong, I can just get a whiff of it from my back door, which is about 20 ft away from the flower.

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Beautiful flower / blossom !
I enjoy your pictures and the description of your "tropical night" very much. Thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

My home owners insurance just went from an uncomfortable $3,800 a year to an "are you out of your minds?" $5,100 a year.
So I've paid to have a new 4 point and windstorm home inspection. He's coming out today and hopefully I can then find another carrier!
Wish me luck.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It's a solidly built but tiny house. Should be $2,500 a year

 

[Bee62]

My home owners insurance just went from an uncomfortable $3,800 a year to an "are you out of your minds?" $5,100 a year.
So I've paid to have a new 4 point and windstorm home inspection. He's coming out today and hopefully I can then find another carrier!
Wish me luck.

5.100 Dollar/ year for the insurance of a house ? Is that true ?
I am frightened about this amount of money !

 

[Bee62]

Yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've just finished my lesson so i am free too!
i'm sure that if it's possible to be wonderful you'll achieve it.

Gooooood mooooorning Mr. Free Man Adam !
I hope you slept well. Have a nice free day.
Ask Tidgy if she would have a free day too. Torts are so busy every day, they need a free day for recovery too.

 

[JSWallace]

It's a solidly built but tiny house. Should be $2,500 a year

That's an incredible amount of money. I pay just over £300 a year for house and contents insurance!