Star for a night

I came home from work tonight to find the neighborhood gathered around my next-door neighbor's garage. I was just passing by, but she jumped out of the middle of the crowd, so excited to tell me about the plant they had all been watching. My neighbor had set it up on the garage since the morning, and hasn't left it's side.

Apparently, this plant only blooms once in a year. One day (and a little bit yesterday). I can't say I thought it was the most beautiful thing I7d ever seen, but I guess the appeal for her had to do with the fact that she has waited all year for this... and that she is the star of the neighborhood this night.

I also found the king of all wheelbarrows tonight. Boy am I a chipper skipper!