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BIRD WATCHING

Our 'bird of paradise' has five 'blossoms' which is a record for this plant.

Up until now, the birds have often been born in hot summer and dried out.

Still others were still-born; kinda half out of the pod then dried up.

This is an early crop which certainly helps the heat problem.

I have started to help them bloom by working the folds along the side with my fingernail. A sort of caesarian section.

They pop right out after that.

They are pretty spectacular.

After ten years, we can still get all excited about stuff we never saw or had before we moved to California.

The birds are on the list.

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