poinsettia lives...

...after being stagnant for years

it's a pink poinsettia plant - and i'm ashamed to say... i've neglected it somewhat... it used to be in my office and hadn't done well - that is to say i practically killed it off... so i clipped it and put it in water and it's been like that forever... sigh - sometimes it's just what we do, right?

it's hung on that way - with little leaves growing every now and then over the last couple of years - but that's it... just tiny little leaves. i've not had the heart to throw it away.

then today - i looked and did a double take... for there it looks like it could be an actual blossom forming... don't ya think? the leaves are colored - which hasn't been the case since i first bought it... i'm so doing the hippy - happy dance... i immediately began oohing and aahing over it and speaking softly to it - to encourage it, you know... can't hurt - i do talk to all my plants but figure now this one is going to deserve some extra special caring. a new bud - new life - i needed to see it now... grateful for its appearance. it made for...

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happy day.....