tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21186549.post-39794217284816858972009-06-09T01:25:00.004+10:002009-06-09T01:35:02.035+10:00We had this spiky plant right in front of our windows when we moved in, and I considered pulling it out because it did pook me many times. Itchy and painful! Then I thought of the reason it was planted there by the many previous owners. So strangers won't walk up to the window and peek at us? And that was why I let it survive.<br /><br />For the six years we have lived here, it was just 'the plant'. But last month something happened. A long stem grew straight a tall. Then it branched out budding like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFksMncI/AAAAAAAACZ0/MiccJAeYDBU/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFksMncI/AAAAAAAACZ0/MiccJAeYDBU/s320/Picture+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344979006041923010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then came the pretty white flowers:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFis0yQI/AAAAAAAACZ8/Yqef5Ub7Eow/s1600-h/Picture+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFis0yQI/AAAAAAAACZ8/Yqef5Ub7Eow/s320/Picture+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344979005507684610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now the full bloom!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFxyV3BI/AAAAAAAACaE/lhpVxh2TFUY/s1600-h/Picture+085.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_a1uyFj5fkNU/Si0uFxyV3BI/AAAAAAAACaE/lhpVxh2TFUY/s320/Picture+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344979009557355538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It has been like this for almost two weeks now. I wonder how long before the flowers wilt. But this is lovely. I hope it will last longer, because we may not be seeing another one till six years later.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21186549-3979421728481685897?l=sweetpeamy.blogspot.com'/></div>Sweetpeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17417135885315635439noreply@blogger.com1