Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus blooming in November though last year it chose to do so at Christmas. But the Christmas cactus is Schlumbergera x buckleyi and comes in very vibrant shades of red. This, the palest shell pink bloom is almost over and its unique net-like form shows well in monochrome. Spider webbing is a nice addition.
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PoetryPix 
Beautiful textures!
WP has been acting lately. Not just the tags but the reader too.
these glitches suggest some tinkering with something that used to work ;( The Reader makes every post look ugly which is a shame given that we choose our templates for display
Exactly right [on both!]
I have one of these, just coming into flower and usually flowers for months. It’s not happy though. The leaves are purple instead of green. Overwatering, underwatering, too much sun, not enough. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Maybe it needs repotting.
if only plants could talk – since these are Brazilian rain forest plants that live in trees (epiphytes) the soil is probably not a factor- I’ve never changed the soil of mine but keep it on a north facing windowsill and fed sparingly with water and cold tea before the leaves become wizened and flat – from early summer it goes outside in a shady spot and is brought in again at the end of September – then colder and darker days bring the blooms on.
I think your purple red leaves suggest it is getting direct sunlight?
I think mine probably did get too much sunlight at one point. And I do put it outside in summer, again this year it was in a rather sunny spot and it was in the cold conservatory last winter, though it flowered well. I have moved it inside to a bright, but north-facing window to see if it improves. If not I shall try and take some leaf cuttings in March.
fingers crossed it recovers Jude as am sure it will – sometimes I forget to water mine enough and it becomes wizened!
Another really rich photo–so much to both see and imagine. (K)
the great thing is that you see with an artist’s eye and that makes all the difference – always grateful for your input Kerfe
You have the eye to make the camera see.
that is just the encouragement I’m in need of recently so thank you very much Kerfe
I had a drawing teacher that told me “”Do 100 drawings, throw 99 away. But the 100th!” I’ve never forgotten that. I think it’s true of all our creative endeavors–although hopefully not so drastically.
definitely – I forget which one but a photographer said the same
A gentle contrast. The restraint is comforting
thank you for your erudite feedback John