FOTD – September 28 – Orchids I always found orchids interesting but I had heard they were very difficult to grow, so I never tried. When Garry’s brother send him a pot of them as a birthday present, I had… Read More ›
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AND NOW, MORE ORCHIDS
FOTD – July 10 – New Macro Orchids These were the first orchids I got, four years ago. It has been a very long four years. These usually bloom for a few months and then rest until the following spring…. Read More ›
LATELY ORCHIDS
Cee’s FOTD: Lately Orchids They are not gone yet, but they are getting soft and a couple of the dark pink ones have fallen off. I have one more orchid getting ready to set buds, but the three that have… Read More ›
MACRO ORCHIDS
FOTD – May 27 – Macro Orchids My orchids were just so pretty in the afternoon light. A few pictures from late in the day.
MOTHER’S DAY MACROS
FOTD – May 8: MOTHER’S DAY ORCHID MACROS Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers and children of mothers. I think the orchids are at their peak now. There are more buds and the last orchid is just beginning to… Read More ›
BUDS AND THE FLOWERS TO COME
FOTD – May 1 – Buds Outside, if it isn’t flowering, it’s not budding… yet. It’s a bit late, but it has been dropping to freezing at night, even though it warms up (usually) (but not today) during the day. We’ve… Read More ›
MORE ABOUT THE WHITE ORCHID
FOTD – April 18 – White Orchids Since I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, another bud has opened. I still had some of these I thought worth posting, so I’ll take new pictures tomorrow. Outside, it’s cold. It’s not as… Read More ›
BLOOMING AT HOME
FOTD – April 18 – Orchids, Anthurium, Cactus and Easter Lilies For a while, nothing — except the anthurium — was blooming. Now, everything is blooming. Well, almost everything. Two of the orchids are thinking about blooming, but haven’t gotten there… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 56 – ORCHIDS & A LILY
Completely different, but done on the same day.
ORCHIDS AND AN EASTER LILY
FOTD – April 12 – ORCHIDS WITH A SIDE OF EASTER LILY It was great to have a nice day without any rain and with sunshine through most of it. As evening was coming round, it started to cool down and… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 54 – ORCHIDS
From the “yesterday” drawing collection, I also drew orchids. I drew some more today, this time the new purple ones. Owen has bought me all of the special Primacolor sets including the “botanical” set. I used it to draw the… Read More ›
THE NEW ORCHID
FOTD – April 9 – A New Orchid It being Garry’s 80th birthday yesterday, his brothers sent him, which means me, a new orchid. I now have four, one for each of Garry’s birthdays. I can’t believe that either of… Read More ›
ORCHIDS AND AN EASTER LILY
FOTD – April 6 – Orchids and an Easter Lily Garry brought me an Easter lily today. It’s a beauty with one big flower and five more buds — one of which looks like it will open very soon, maybe… Read More ›
APRIL ORCHIDS
FOTD – April 4 – The New Orchid The second bloom will be coming out tomorrow. It looks ready to pop. I’m not sure if the buds on the other orchid are going to survive. They seem a little bit… Read More ›
ORCHIDS
FOTD – January 22 – Orchids I used to have blooming orchids. Now, I have healthy, big green orchid leaves — but not a flower or even a bud in sight. Alas! I hope as the year rolls into spring, the… Read More ›
MINIATURE ORCHIDS
FOTD – July 19 – Mini-Orchids All the big orchids have gone to sleep, so I don’t think I’ll be seeing them until next spring. But my new miniature orchids are blooming and they are very pretty. I took a dozen… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 