Watching a Flower Bloom

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was blooming. I took another photo. I know that flowers bloom. Everyone knows that flowers bloom, but I have never actually stopped to watch a flower bloom before. I returned every few minutes to take another photo.</p><figure id="fe77"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*D-mxbT8ZWA1DxX3oDfU_PQ.jpeg"><figcaption>9:43 AM (Photo by author)</figcaption></figure><figure id="fd6a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*fU_fa3jJJHKTqV6_IiHIfg.jpeg"><figcaption>9:52 AM (Photo by author)</figcaption></figure><figure id="8743"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DRbsmiI7Syd6Pge0aGyfxw.jpeg"><figcaption>10:04 AM (Photo by author)</figcaption></figure><p id="7055">Isn't it a beautiful flower? What a wonder that I had time to observe the flower bud opening, but that is also part of the bloom of being retired!</p><p id="77f4">The Passionflower plant is a favorite in the garden, but not because of

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the beautiful flower. It is because the leaves are used by both the Zebra Longwing caterpillars and the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars. As long as Passionflower is in my garden, I have a garden with fluttering butterflies and crawling caterpillars. For more information about the eggs and caterpillars that require the leaves of the passionflower plant, please read <b>A Passionflower Promise</b>.</p><div id="c629" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-passionflower-promise-56f9ee6e2cd6"> <div> <div> <h2>A Passionflower Promise</h2> <div><h3>A promise of life and transformation.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*BjQ7U27Vi2jLzsq9Fx6Iww.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

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A Passionflower bud in my garden (Photo by author)

I went out with my iPhone in hand to capture bees and butterflies in action. While standing very still waiting and watching for flying insects, I suddenly realized I was seeing movement inside one of the Passionflower buds. What caused that anther to move? I peeked in expecting to see ants or bees or beetles or something. Hmm. No, there was nothing in the flower bud. Strange. What had caused the movement? Of course, I took a picture, but then I turned to watch a bee in a different type of flower.

I looked at the Passionflower bud a few minutes later and saw movement again. I realized that the movement was because the flower was opening. What?? It was blooming. I took another photo. I know that flowers bloom. Everyone knows that flowers bloom, but I have never actually stopped to watch a flower bloom before. I returned every few minutes to take another photo.

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9:52 AM (Photo by author)

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Isn't it a beautiful flower? What a wonder that I had time to observe the flower bud opening, but that is also part of the bloom of being retired!

The Passionflower plant is a favorite in the garden, but not because of the beautiful flower. It is because the leaves are used by both the Zebra Longwing caterpillars and the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars. As long as Passionflower is in my garden, I have a garden with fluttering butterflies and crawling caterpillars. For more information about the eggs and caterpillars that require the leaves of the passionflower plant, please read A Passionflower Promise.