Some flowers from today. 😊

Some flowers from today. 😊

I'm so behind on my life, but thankfully succulents are quite forgiving of a little neglect.

A couple of weeks ago I found mealy bugs in several of my plants.

A couple of weeks ago I found mealy bugs in several of my plants. I tried Diatomaceous Earth for a week, and they were NOT phased. 😬 Shaun helped me add pesticide (which I hate doing) and water them last weekend, but the greenhouse is staying closed, so hopefully no local pollenators will be affected.

I checked on them today and had a few flower surprises. I guess they're doing ok. I've had so little time to pamper them since starting class. 🥲

I love these weirdos!

I'm gonna check this again tomorrow. I hope to catch it more open!

So teensy!

I'm not sure if I missed it or it's just starting. I'll have to check back.

Pretty in Pink

This one is still happy and open!

Karoo Roses are blooming! 💛

Karoo Roses are blooming! 💛

These bloomed yesterday and they're giving me life.

These bloomed yesterday and they're giving me life. They're so pretty!

Bear is enjoying them, too. For such a wild child, he's very gentle when smelling the flowers.

I love how sweet he is with "our" plants. He's the best helper in the land! 😊❤️

I gotta water my babies this weekend.

I gotta water my babies this weekend. I'm excited to spend some time in the greenhouse. 😊

I think these guys like it in my sunny bathroom.

I think these guys like it in my sunny bathroom. They're both growing like crazy!

The big one is the leaf you gave me, Caitlin!

This one fell off, too. 🙁

This one fell off, too. 🙁

This beauty in the yard bloomed again.

This beauty in the yard bloomed again. It's raining a bit, so she's getting a nice drink tonight.

This thing still isn't open, btw.

This thing still isn't open, btw. But it looks larger to me. Look at the size of this bud compared to the rest of the plant!

We had a few flowers in the greenhouse today!

We had a few flowers in the greenhouse today!

Sorceress. What a beauty!

Monkey Tail bloomed again!

I love these little baby flowers!

I maybe should pick off the dried ones, but I still think it's super pretty!

I think these little pink spiny things are how this blooms. That's all I've ever seen it do, and this one has been with me for years.

This one is still threatening to bloom. I hope it will instead of the bud falling off again. I don't know how to help it.

Do y'all have any suggestions?

Fingers crossed it opens tomorrow!

Not my plants, but my cholla bruise. 😂

Not my plants, but my cholla bruise. 😂

Teddy Bear cholla is my favorite. Looks all cuddly and glowy in the sunlight, but peak violence. 🔪

I accidentally backed my hand into 5-ish spines when I was watering plants on Sunday. It was hard getting detached from my plant. It was holding on. This is the result.

Check out this reddit post. They got punctured, too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cactus/s/TLd81eRDJu

My Monkey Tail bloomed yesterday.

My Monkey Tail bloomed yesterday. That's a weird flower, but I like it. 😍

Bear is making sure I'm watering the plants correctly.

Bear is making sure I'm watering the plants correctly.

I love his helpful li'l heart. ❤️

I checked on the greenhouse today.

I checked on the greenhouse today. I'm gonna have to water my plants soon.

I have a few flowers on the way, a crazy one, and one I missed.

I missed this one today, but maybe it'll reopen tomorrow. We'll see.

Look at this crazy thing! I love it!

I think this will be more open tomorrow, too. I'll check back.

Two!

This bud dried up and fell off while I was gone, but it looks like another small one is growing in.

Echeveria flower.

Some flowers from today.

Some flowers from today.

The first cactus is planted in my yard. Everyone else is in the greenhouse, except for the one tiny white flower. That's in the house on a spider plant. This is the first one I've ever had flower.

It's been one of those...

It's been one of those "tried my best, but accomplished very little" type of days.

I spent too much time trying to integrate my Etsy shop with my Polish All the Things page, and in the end it didn't even work. Apparently, you could do that last year, but not anymore. I also had to get my Square account switched over to my current last name and bank.

I jumped in with both feet and signed up to do a craft show this weekend. Info on that will be on the page linked above ^ here shortly. I know very few people where I live now, but I'm still gonna put up the event. 😂

I also submitted the scholarship application for the program I'm trying to get into.

I watered a few plants. Made a plant Insta.

That's pretty much all I managed to do today.

Etsy says I need more photos and videos of my stuff. I agree. I have new jewelry displays, so maybe I can make things look fancy and get some new media up this weekend. We'll see.

This is how my plants are looking today.

This is how my plants are looking today. Some teensy flowers and a large one.

Also, I just love fresh cactus spikes! 💚

I feel like I'm amassing too many social media accounts, but if you're interested, I now have a plant Insta:

https://www.instagram.com/blus_botanicals

Fresh spines are so pretty!

Just a few months ago this poor thing had mealy bugs all in its grooves. I painstakingly removed as many as I could, then put a pesticide on it as well as dusted it with diatomaceous earth. It's looking much better now!

I love this big ol' crazy-spines thing!

This is a Madagascar Ocotillo. The large piece in the back needs to be tossed; I think it froze in the sunroom and I don't think it's coming back. I had another piece in the pot that was doing well, but I believe a creature stole it.

My first one of these to ever try to flower!

Little speckled flowers

Bright blooms

Some of my plants are making babies!

Some of my plants are making babies. I got a couple more flowers today, too.

This Aloe is so tiny, but it's got a baby sprouting, anyway!

So many little ones!

Another bunch of littles.

An Echeveria flower.

This plant blooms several times a year, and I'm always taken with its weird flower.

This is my first time having one of these flower!

I think this was a cutting that was gifted to me in one of my succulent orders. It's really grown a lot. It's getting bark! That's like, plant puberty, right? 😂