cactus flower

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[OT from cottage renovations]

while returning from this morning's weekly Post Office trip I learned that this cactus had come into bloom.  like the platycerium hanging in the bathroom/conservatory it is from a plant that has been in its owner's family for decades.  the morning light proved to be inadequate for portraiture so I went back in the afternoon when conditions were more favourable. 

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Chestnut Avenue