Christmas in April?

An old plant of a Schlumbergera-variety (or Christmas Cactus) has it's place high up on the top shelf of my office cabinet at work.  I do my best to ignore it - like all the other plants in my office - and just water it now and then, thinking it will probably not live for much longer.  It's companion, the red one, died last year while I was away from work for over two months because of a broken wrist.  But now I've watched this one survive - and bloom every November - for the last 5 years.  To my surprise it was sporting this lovely out-of-season-flower when I came to work after the weekend and therefore became my blip for the day.  

My new book, "How to kill the office plants your job description says you're supposed to care for" will have to be revised and edited once again before publication...
 
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For inspiration I'm using a photo-a-day-challenge from The Idea Room.  This photo is #20, On my shelf

1.Sunshine
2.Natural
3.In my home
4.Underneath
5.Blue
6.Water
7.Landscape
8.Brand new
9.A sign
10.Extreme close-up
11.Friend
12.A favourite place
13.Flat
14.Texture
15.Modern
16.An animal
17.Colourful
18.Fun
19.Tiny
20.On my shelf
21.In the mirror
22.A favourite snack
23.Wrinkled
24.Down the road
25.Peaceful
26.In the dark
27.Action Shot
28.Black & White
29.Jump
30.Flower