<< May 4, 2006 >>
the cactus from mars

i first noticed the growth around the beginning of the year. you can just barely see it near the center in this picture:

i was pretty sure plants don't get cancer, so i was excited at the possibility of a flower or two.

since then, all it had done was grow a bunch more of these growths appeared, and i grew disappointed with the lack of... well, anything. lately they seemed to have deflated a little, and i was sure they were going to fall off any day now.

having seen little shop of horrors perhaps a few too many times, i can tell you that i am terrified to touch them. they do not yet look of this world, though i'm sure they will look quite beautiful in the morning.

incidentally, this was one of the first pictures with my new camera. there is a good chance i'm not using it correctly.