Morning Surprise

A few weeks ago Ellie and I bought a cactus from a church plant sale. It has sat on Ellie's window sill for several weeks and looks like this:

Yesterday morning Ellie drew back the curtains and it looked like this:

It took our breath away -the surprise at the unexpected, the beauty of the flowers. The really special part is that the flowers close in the evening, and then open again in the morning. It is our morning surprise, something small but beautiful waiting as a gift at the start of each day.

Jane