Last Tuesday, Beatrice's mother came and stayed the night with us.  She brought us some amaryllises to show her appreciation.  I've never seen amaryllises before (my only experience with them is The Music Man, where the little boy pronounces it "Amarylith" until I am ready to hit him in the mouth), but I think it is my new favorite flower.

It took a few days for them to open up, but now they are fantastic!