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Cheating slightly in a vase on Monday

Over the past three days we have been under a thick crust of sparkling frost.  Anything I might have picked for my vase today is not looking its best so when I noticed the mid-afternoon, golden sunlight on Saturday, catching the blooms on our Phalaenopsis orchid, it occurred to me that it would make a lovely contribution to today's post.  It is, of course, a pot plant, but sitting below it are the remaining few blooms on some Dendrobium orchids we were given in mid-September.  Didn't they do well!!


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  1. The Shrub Queen2 December 2019 at 14:01

    Beautiful, you made me realize I need one of those! Happy Monday.

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  2. Stasher2 December 2019 at 19:31

    Orchids in the house are fine flowers for this time of the year, and the white Phalaenopsis looks lovely in the low winter light.

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  3. Cathy2 December 2019 at 20:53

    Good to know you still have some blooms to enjoy - and I like how the light makes them look creamy yellow rather than white.

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    1. the running wave7 December 2019 at 20:07

      The mid-afternoon sunlight at this time of year is particularly beautiful! Late afternoon - pitch black!!

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  4. Kris Peterson3 December 2019 at 02:58

    Orchids do keep on blooming and blooming! They look lovely.

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    1. the running wave7 December 2019 at 20:09

      They certainly do keep going! I can't believe how long the dendrobium orchids have been going! Since early September - bonkers! It will be interesting to see how long the white one lasts!

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