Amaryllis seedlings

The count is now 20. They range from one or two shoots that are almost one inch high to some barely perceptible green nubbins. But if all those guys survive I'll have enough for a good range of gene-remixing. The photo, below, is about actual size on my 1024 x 768 monitor.



In other news, I spent a pleasant few hours yesterday touring our City Hall in the company of my fellow Union League docents. Afterwards we met at the League for wine, and after that Roy and I pigged out on the prime rib buffet. We think we may live on bread and water (or chicken breast and broccoli) today for penance.

The Amazing Grace of the Fair Hill Burial Ground

Researching web links to support a Civil War tour, I found this fabulous video. I pass this burial ground on the bus when I go up to the Lutheran Seminary for meetings. Now that I know its opening hours, I plan to visit.

Grab a couple of Kleenex and give it 13 minutes.

http://fairhillburial.org/?page_id=42

(Portions of my neighborhood looked more or less like this when we moved here in 1996.)