Grouchy Little Plants in Bloom

Living in the midwest my whole life,

I'd never before seen a "real" cactus,

just growing in the ground,

as we saw in Colorado.

And I'd certainly never seen one

blooming before,

and never realized cacti even bloomed. 

(Thank you, dear son, 

for teaching me the word "cacti"

and that the word "cactuses" 

is mainly an English word.

After looking it up, the word "cactus"

can also be used for the plural form.

That's my grammar lesson for the day).

This is gorgeous!

I had no idea such beauty

could grow on such grouchy

little plants.