Corn in the Courtyard?

This is a picture of one of the planters in our courtyard at the front of the house. Notice the strange looking plant growing up to it's right. We think it might be corn. We have a bird feeder directly behind where I'm standing and think that the seeds might have come from it. There are actually two stalks. I tried to take a closer shot so maybe you can see them.

Still with plants, I have a night blooming cereus in the dining room. It came from a cutting off a cutting off a cutting from a plant that was my grandmother's. My aunt still has the original plant. My sister has a plant also. As it's name implies, it blooms only at night. The last time the original plant bloomed was when I was about a year old. Several years ago I gave a cutting to my next door neighbours. Christine called me all excited because they have two blooms growing on theirs. I spoke to my aunt and she said the last time it bloomed, the blooms were about 10" before they opened. They are about 6" right now. It only blooms for one night and the fragrance once the bloom opens is apparently unbelievable and fills the entire house. Christine thinks it might bloom later this week. I'll keep you posted and will take some pictures.

My sister called on Saturday afternoon to tell me the sweater arrived safe and sound and she loves it. Apparently it fits my niece also. I hope they'll share.

I walked both days over the weekend. Sunday morning I did my 3km in the same time I did before I broke my ankle. It is pretty much pain free most of the time except when Dan frictions near the bone bruise and the ligaments. I'm going for physio after work tonight so we'll see what he says. I'm doing better on the wobble board but still don't like it very much.

I've started a sweater for myself out of Cascade 220 Heather. It's a fairly short, asymmetrical cardigan. I'm up to the armhole shaping on the left front. I always start with one of the fronts when I'm doing a cardigan so that if there are any tension issues, I haven't put too much effort into it. I've got to rip out the alpaca had I'm working on. I tried it on our Styrofoam head and it's too tight. Back to the drawing board.

I'd better go. Have a good week.

Happy Knitting!

Susan