Mmm, cozy crack in the sidewalk

meanwhile potatoes (they don’t even need dirt):

I had an orchid that I cared for all year long, waiting to see it bloom. I watched with anticipation as the stalk formed and buds grew and swelled.

I checked it each day. Will it be today? No. Maybe tomorrow.

Finally it was time. I was sure it would bloom the following day.

When I woke up the next morning and checked on it, my cat had bitten the stalk off. He didn’t eat it. Just bit it off and left it laying there dead.

I had one growing in my gutter in the middle of winter, where temps were often freezing. In the end, they came and cleaned the gutters.