Lens-Artists Challenge #372 – Ephemeral

Tina has set this weeks Lens Artist Challenge and has helped by giving us the dictionary’s short and simple definition of the word ephemeral – “lasting for a very short time“. Her original challenge post can be found here. Ephemeral is not a word I was familiar with until now.

I think this Easter Lily Cactus plant, epitomises the word ‘ephemeral’. We waited five years for our cactus to flower. When it did we had this fantastic display. Sadly the flowers faded after twelve hours and a day later they had gone completely!
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The Easter Lily Cactus

Echinopsis Subdenudata, commonly known as the Easter Lily or Domino Cactus.

We’ve had a tiny round cactus plant at home for about five years or so now. I think it probably came home with us as one of a pack of tiny cacti from Ikea. I’ve never really bothered with it and it normally sits, out of the way, on a book shelf, at the back of the kitchen. It’s in a really good warm, light position.

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