christmas...a month later

our christmas cactus has been blooming the past couple of weeks, and i had to share. it's got plenty of blooms at the moment, which is a nice reminder of spring. anthony got this plant as a gift from his (late) sister vivian nearly ten years ago. it has bloomed every season. it often is about a month off- last season it bloomed over thanksgiving, but i'm not complaining. i'm surprised it has stuck with us all these years and continues to put on a spectacular show! especially considering it's in the same plastic pot from from the store.

and while i've got christmas on my mind, i wanted to share this photo i  got over the holidays in denver. as you know, lilliana and umeko visited. lilli really loved kiyomi and even let her mom leave her in kiyomi's arms for a solid hour. this is what ensued...

speaking of spring, i shot this picture of some shoots coming up in our front yard. i took a walk around green lake this morning and saw all sorts of green things pushing their way into the sunlight. spring will come eventually!