... went to a friend's for dinner, and returned to this!

I wish the photo could convey how magical it was--huge and so fragrant, really amazing.

Night Blooming Cereus

Rumored to only bloom one night a year--and only on a full moon.

We have had this plant for years and have never seen it blooming. I am leaving for a week on Peaks Island tomorrow, and thought I missed another year.

I took this photo this afternoon...