snake flower
We closed my great-aunt's house, emptying out the last things: old photographs, furniture, boxes of clothes (I passed on her gold lame coat, but snagged a few of my great-uncle's ties), (top hats, ball gowns, and some 19th century fans), and, of course, the stupid clock in the kitchen that makes bird sounds on the hour. She always liked gardening, so I stole these from her garden. Snakeshead fritillary, not only because the buds are very reptilian, but the plant actually behaves like a snake: weaving and slinking through the day until the buds open into these bizarre, beautiful flowers. They are also known as the leper's lily, the deathbell, sullen ladies and widow's veil.
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