"The petals stood out in starry rays, and in the center of each flower there was a complicated construction of silvery threads shaped like a pair of cupped hands catching moonlight. A fairy boat, ready to be launched into the darkness."

"The petals stood out in starry rays, and in the center of each flower there was a complicated construcktion of silvery threads shaped like a pair of cupped hands catching moonlight. A fairy boat, ready to be launched into the darkness." - page 195

A night when Lou Ann, Taylor, and the kids were home Virgie Mae Parsons came knocking on the door. She told them to come over to her front porch for a surprise. The surprise was a beautiful flower called the Night-Blooming Cereus. The flower looks like a bunch of vines usually but only one night does it ever bloom. For Lou Ann, Taylor and Turtle, it had been the most beautiful and unique thing they had ever seen. With all the craziness with child protective services, for Taylor it was a beautiful distraction.