Steven accompanied me on my grocery run this morning. As we approached the checkout lane at Aldi we admired their display of tiny cacti and then he spied it. "Look Mom!" he said in an awed whisper. "A Venus Flytrap!"
I looked. Sure enough, in the back corner of the display was an itty-bitty Venus Flytrap..
He was thrilled to get to see one in real life after having read about them.
We proceeded to continue our way to the checkout, and on a whim I reached back and got it. The excitement was real when he realized he gets to have it.
He held it all the way home and then carefully set it where he wanted it on a windowsill in the kitchen.
If love makes things thrive, this tiny plant should have no problem.
I dont think the flies will be delighted!
ReplyDeletePoor things. LOL
DeleteSteven is actually concerned that there won't be enough in the house over winter.
I've never seen one for sale in a grocery store! But go for it - several years ago I impulse-bought a cheap orchid at Trader Joe's and found out that orchids are one of the easiest plants in the world to take care of. Now I have 3, and one came from the discount shelf at a different grocery store.
DeleteAwww...
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DeleteOh how very special!
ReplyDeleteThank-you.
DeleteHe thinks it's very special!
I was at Aldi today in Temple, TX and they caught my eye, debated about getting one, but put it back!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf he had not been with me I probably wouldn't even have seen it. :)
DeleteI'm sure the flies won't be nearly as delighted, but I'm glad for Steven.
ReplyDeleteLOL ... you're probably right.
DeleteHow fun! I have a younger brother who's enthralled with Venus Flytraps right now. He's trying to grow one of his own. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope he will be successful in his attempt to grow one.
DeleteLooks a healthy plant, Fascinating if a bit gruesome. I bought my nephew one, years later he reminds me about it. He now does landscape gardening. So nice to see you back blogging.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that his interest in plants has continued.
DeleteThis was a plant my kid picked out for her teacher at church too!
ReplyDeleteFun, fun!
DeleteI absolutely loved this story! Thank you for sharing.
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DeleteThank you
Oh how sweet! The boy is going to be a gardener!
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what he will do once he's grown. So far he has a wide variety of interests.
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