the middle knitter

It occurs to me that I never updated about how Hermes is doing under his new lights. I'm happy to report that he's thriving!

The photo doesn't convey the vivid purple that new growth is. It's lovely. Room inspections were last week, and the RC came in and said, "Oh, what a pretty flower!" I figure if he can be mistaken for a flower, he's doing okay. I gave her one of the cuttings.

There's a Calvin and Hobbes comic where Calvin talks about how he can make a plant think it's raining by pouring water on it--"I love playing with their brains!" That's pretty much what I do with Hermes. The lights go on when I wake up, and don't get switched off until I go to bed. That means that if I lose sleep, Hermes gets more light. It also means that Hermes is feeling the change from Daylight Savings Time.