Waiting for a Cereus to bloom

Every summer I wait for the Cereus to bloom. I keep checking for buds, wait for them to swell, and on the 10th day I start checking it around 11PM every night to see and smell the bloom. This year I thought I'd show the progression of bud to bloom.

 Day1-6 buds

 Day 3

 Day 5-only two buds now

 Day 7

 Day 9

 Day 10

 Day 11

 Day 12

Day 12 11PM (It's raining)

Fortunately nobody took a picture of me kneeling on the patio, holding an umbrella, and taking this picture. There were three blooms this year and all opened on the same night.

Day 13-the morning after bloom

What was blooming the past week in the garden---here's what was cut for arrangements.