Elegant Wrap

One last orchid before moving on. Just makes you smile, doesn’t it? All those ruffles ready to impress.

Cymbidiums are multi-flower orchids. Glad to finally learn this distinction.

More orchid love

I’m into the orchids these days…Can you ever get enough? I can’t.

What’s better than one beautiful orchid? Several, of course.

Headed back to the photo trade show PMA today. Lots of cool new equipment and software coming out. Will share!

Shrimp plant

I think the shrimp plants in my yard have succombed. Time to get some more. Those “tongues” remind me of bearded irises.

As more rain prepares to drench L.A., a bright spot of color.

Let’s face it, flowers often have very sexual appearance. The Calla Lily is at the top of the list. Prettier in pink, me thinks. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Here’s one of the pitcher plant’s tendrils. BTW, thanks to Barbara Ellis for identifying the plant. I had slipper stuck in my head and forgot about the pitcher! Tomorrow morning I’m going to do my best to get out early and capture the snow on the local foothills. It was 38 degrees when we came home from dinner tonight. You’d think this was Big Bear with temps like that! I have a double rainbow to share with you, too.

Lady's Slipper

Well, I thought this was called lady’s slipper. But I went to the government site for plant identification and I wasn’t able to match this with any of the pictures I looked at. If you know which variety this is, please let the world know! Lovely little insects check into this devil of a plant lured by the water inside, but they don’t check out.

Yes, yesterday’s plant was something in the banana family. I’ll verify which “branch” next time I’m there.