The Maiden Voyage of the Amaryllis

I bought a radio-controlled helicopter from one of those stores on the Manhattan-end of DUMBO. It looks like this:



The remote is freakin' HUGE:


Now, here's the thing.. I have this plant called an Amaryllis.. and it looks like this (when fully bloomed):



Mine (unlike the "for illustration purposes only" sample above) was merely in the process of blooming at the time we launched what now, as a necessity, has to be called The HHWB(*) Amaryllis. After some sputtering and "oh jeebuz look out!" this is what remained of the flowering ends of my plant, after the super-sized housefly was swatted out of the way:

(*) His-and-His WhirlyBird



safety first, kids: make sure your doctor is standing by before you test-fly aircraft inside your house.