FOTD – March 27 – Cactus flowers in early spring My Christmas cactus has given up any relationship to winter holidays and seems to have decided to flower all the time. A flower blooms, a new bud forms. The flower dies?… Read More ›
Cee’s Photo Challenge
FLYING IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Anything in Flight Things that fly naturally on the wings with which they are born — and things that fly by power. All in living black & white.
ORCHIDS AND THE BEGINNING OF NEW CACTUS FLOWERS
Owen says we have a huge number of crocuses suddenly in the main garden — many more than last year. I haven’t been outside in a while, so tomorrow I willl try to get myself downstairs and outside with my… Read More ›
DRIVING HERE, FLYING THERE
CFFC: Things People Drive The “St. Olaf Choir bus” is definitely a family favorite! Otherwise, I love flying in small airplanes. When we were all younger, we had friends who had planes. Little ones and it was great fun getting to… Read More ›
CRAZY BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDS
FOTD – March 22 – Crazy beautiful orchids I’ve been growing orchids for a few years now, but I have to say I have never grown orchids like these. They are stunning. Huge. Breathtaking.
VERY CLOSE UP – MACRO ORCHIDS
FOTD – March 21 – Orchid macros in purple and white I am not feeling up to writing much but I took a few pictures. The orchids are gorgeous.
MEANWHILE, ORCHIDS
FOTD – March 18 – Orchids We were away for a few days and there are more orchids — and more on the way. Also, my Christmas Cactus is now covered with buds. It’s going to be a major blooming, probably… Read More ›
MORE BLOOMING OF THE ORCHIDS
FOTD – March 14 – Orchids The buds on the purple orchid are opening. Another one opened last night and I think now, every day until the buds are finished there will be one more. It may not be spring outside,… Read More ›
ORCHID MACROS
FOTD – March 12 – White and purple orchids I have to admit, I didn’t spend much of the day blogging. It was my birthday. I took the day off, slept late, didn’t cook dinner — and then we went… Read More ›
FROM BUD TO BLOOM: NEW AND REBLOOMING
FOTD – March 11 – Birthday Orchids I expected a new orchid, but this is one is really splendid. Usually they are white, but not true white. More an “off white” with hints of pink or beige. These are snowy… Read More ›
FROM BUD TO BLOOM
FOTD – March 10 – Bud to blossom: 12 hours in the life of an orchid Yesterday, it was a fat bud and when I got up this morning, it was a flower. As I guessed, it was purple. Well,… Read More ›
ALMOST ORCHIDS
FOTD – March 9 – BUDS FOR ORCHIDS Last year, this bloomed as a white flower with a purple center. These buds definitely look like the original purple — the original color of this orchid. This orchid is probably my next-to-oldest… Read More ›
THE CROCUS ARE UP
FOTD – March 7 – Crocus Finally, the crocus are up. There are eleven, all purple. They are not in the garden. Instead, they moved and are now in front of the stone retaining wall. They look wonderful there. Those big… Read More ›
BUDS AND FLOWERS
FOTD – March 3 – Buds and Flowers This is the official start of the spring season though it would be hard to tell looking around here. The snow is still melting from the other day, but it is warmer… Read More ›
VISITING PLACES
CFFC: Things and Places People Visit Ireland and Maine, Tea Party and Baseball Museums and a cabin on Pleasant River Lake with no electricity and just a woodstove for heat. All places we have visited, though some are no longer possible…. Read More ›
BUD YESTERDAY, FLOWER TODAY
FOTD: The fat cactus bud becomes a glorious flower Yesterday, it was a beautiful fat bud. It had its whole life ahead of it. Today, it bloomed when the last flower fell from the plant. For some reason, my macro… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 