Orchid Bloom
I Met an Orchid…
I met you once, and once was fate— a memory etched in light and shade. Tomorrow steals, but won’t negate the bloom that time can’t quite evade.
Spring’s Orchid in all its Glory
Can Spring be Far Behind?
Can Spring be Far Behind?My reluctant orchid is covered with blooms this season - a rare occcurance. It is my harbinger that spring is just around the corner. Indeed, the…
Giving Much, Receiving Little
Giving much and receiving little. I have eight orchids, mostly Cattleyas. A few have put up with me for over a decade. They require little of me and receive even…
Macro Monday – Withered Beauty 2
 Withered Beauty 2 is a followup to Macro Monday - Withered Beauty. The same bloom, but shot in a little closer. The image set up was simply a strong light…
Macro Monday – Withered Beauty
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. ___James Joyce My favorite cattleya orchid usually blooms twice a year for…
Travel Theme: White – Cattleya Orchid
The delicate, exotic orchid is the most highly coveted flowering plant. It is said to represent strength, love, beauty, and luxury. The cattleya orchid is the queen of orchids, the corsage…
Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Merge
A little Photoshop trickery helps me merge shapes and colors into a fluid design for my contribution to this weeks Photo Challenge. I started with a single orchid bloom photo you see…
Travel Theme ~ Flowers
I did not have to travel far for this week's Travel Theme, Flowers. In fact, no further than my dooryard garden where I nurture a variety of tropical and subtropical flowering plant…