Satisfaction – wpc

Love my orchids….they bring smiles to my face and joy to my heart in their presence….. and some satisfaction in the knowing that i nurtured them along  😊

Weekly photo challenge…anticipation

Im waiting eagerly for the next blooms on this extraordinary orchid which has been flowering continuously since august 2015. Love it!!

Orchids #2

Ubud it seems is awash with beautiful orchids …yesterday morning I discovered these amazing specimens not far from the pasar (market). In Bahasa indonesia they are anggrek….

I wandered in off the street…..

Only to discover more.  I was in orchid heaven!!

Orchids such Extravagance!

How lucky am I ….it seems that this is the orchid blooming season in Ubud. Since I arrived yesterday I have seen so many incredible blooms. The gardens here are full of what seem to me to be incredibly beautiful flora. And I have to confess I’m in love with their  colors, their shapes and variety.  Below are some of my finds…..

Aren’t they magnificent……

My orchid

A couple of years ago a close friend gave me the gift of an orchid. I do love orchids and have bought a number of them over the years, usually when they are in flower. And usually they never flowered again! No matter what i nourished them with….

This is what my gift orchid looked like last year….it started growing these amazing aerial roots. I loved them

 The spikey tipped roots pale green on the ends seemed to be exploring the world outside their pot.

 A few months ago what i thought was going to be another leaf  started to emerge. It wasn’t long before I realised this wasn’t more leaves this was a flower spike. How excited was I…very.

  Over a period of weeks it continued to grow, stretching up towards the sun.

   About four days ago, there was a quite a warm patch of weather. Suddenly the blooms seemed heavier and somewhat larger. And there towards the end of the spike was the first opened flower…delicate and beautiful.

 

 Over the last couple of days more and more have opened. Each morning I venture out the back  to find more. I did count the buds. There were 46 buds.  This is the latest image taken early this morning. They are still not all out….. How amazing  is that?