Day One Hundred Eighty-Five: Calathea Lancifolia

The truth is, I spent most of this day in my bed, wondering if it would be my last. I certainly didn't have the energy or consciousness to think about Firsts. But at some point during the day, my sweet husband went to the store to pick up some things that might ward off my death and also picked up a lovely plant, which I noticed and loved even in my flu fog. I have never had a Rattlesnake Plant, as this species of calathea is commonly known, and it was a bright spot in an otherwise bleak day.