TODAY'S PHOTO -
a maranta - prayer plant, whose leaves are almost closed for
the night.
One night last week, after I was in bed, I thought of our maranta/prayer
plant out on our enclosed patio, and remembered that it needed
water. Too tired to get out of bed and tend to it, I let it
go 'til morning. As I watered it I recalled mentioning, a few
months ago, this plant that has been in our lives for so long
- well over 30 years.
Our prayer plant survives with little maintenance and, at times,
total neglect. It has almost died off several times and I was
certain several months ago that it was going to be gone. Then
some tiny new leaves started appearing and hanging on. If you
look closely at the baby
leaves shot, you can see them in the lower left.
The leaves started growing. I'm not sure whether it was the
smaller ones growing larger or other leaves shooting up around
them. During the day, the plants leaves look like those in the
daytime
photo and at night the maranta
closes up, thus the common name of prayer plant.
From certain angles the leaves are totally closed and touching
each other.
I chose the particular view above as the main featured one
today because I love the rhythm of the leaves, the playfulness
and almost dancing quality, as well as the invitation from the
about-to-unfurl new leaves.
(An aside - I checked the maranta on google and found that
it loves high humidity which explains why it's now starting to
thrive. It is in a very humid location.)
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
How many things or people in your life have you been taking for
granted? Are there some who are still there whom you may even
have forgotten, including the pleasures that they once gave you?
As I was thinking about this yesterday, I did acknowledge Sam
for several of the things I so take for granted and expect from
him. Are there people in your life whom you can acknowledge today
or this week?
Have fun with this!
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