orchids

Here's a photo of one of my orchids that's blooming now for the first time since i got it about 8 months ago. The first bloom
opened 4 or 5 days ago... and now there are 3. it's really pretty!


Today i spent several hours at Oregon Orchid Society show and sale, and that is the ONLY way to buy orchids! oh dear
goddess! there was a tremendous and overwhelming array of plants and prices. enough to cause a heart to race and one to feel faint. cant believe i left with only 4. my main mission was to find a green orchid that i loved AND could afford and i found it, brought it home, set it on the counter and immediately knocked it to the floor, of course breaking the long stem of blooming flowers off the plant. damn! so here's a photo of the stem in a vase of water. maybe it will last awhile. there are about 6 buds which havent opened yet.



isnt it lovely??? of the other 3 plants which came home with me, one has a long stem full of buds which should open soon.
and the other 2 are babies and who knows when they will get around to blooming. the east window sill in the kitchen is full
with overflow on the shelf/countertop by the window. i do believe it's another obsession in bloom. (har har har). it's a good thing that Jim cannot read my mind or he would see the "garden window" pushout thing that i'm seeing as the perfect setting for my orchids!! hhmmmm... i wonder what the cost to create one would be in $$ and labor???