Steven, that's a great story. -Cynthia Mueller Sent from my iPhone On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:06 AM, "steven hart" <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote: > I just wanted to share, I have a beautiful little boy with a lovely lady > who adored the other guy & had to follow her heart.. Our little man lives > with beautiful mum & his lovely new dad near Cairns about 2000km away but > Tracy goes out of her way to keep me involved in his life in any way she > can, so he always knows im close by & we are all wonderful friends.. She > was never supposed to have children so he was a special gift... > > Our little boy Nader just turned 4 in November, he loves the garden, he > waters & loves to plant plants for mum in the vegi patch & he helped plant > lots of palm seedlings in pots & he watches them grow every day, he loves > insects so he always carries a magnifying glass I gave him, everywhere he > goes & if he sees a mite he will count the hairs on its legs haha..... > > I decided to see if I could give him an interest in bulbs, and I gave him > his first bulb for his 4th birthday, I decided on a Hippeastrum Apple > Blossom & he was very intrigued by this strange thing mixed in with his > presents, naturally I gave mum a heads up so he didn't take a bite out of > it & she helped him plant it... He dug his own hole & planted it with the > neck out & I think he found this all a little strange, but he went out > every day & looked at the little tip sticking out of the soil with a > baffled look on his face.... But one morning he went out & a bud > had started & he was fascinated, each day it got bigger & he ran in to Mum > & dragged her out to see what's happening... Soon after it flowered 4 giant > flowers & he is absolutely hooked, he loved it & out came the magnifying > glass so he could look at it all in detail, the grains of pollen, veins in > the petals the colours, & he was on his hands & knees smelling the feint > perfume each day with a smile from ear to ear.... He had to call because he > remembered it was from me & he asked if he can have another one next > birthday because he loves it so much... > > I thought it was so special I wanted to share :-) > Steven > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/