So…a little more tinkering and tweaking and I think we can call it done.
But I should back-track a little…I have also tinkered with some photos .
My friends’ Eden garden.
Here’s a link, should you live in a suitable climate https://www.australianorchids.com.au/pages/dendrobium-speciosum-the-sydney-rock-orchid
And we had a visitor! A niece was over from NZ for a conference in Sydney and she spent a few days with us. We took her out and about, walked along the beach, paddled in the sparkling water. And decided a swim would be just the ticket! So good, we did it again the next day!
That pesky cyclone that was hanging around finally went out to sea after making a bit of a mess up north. No serious damage here and most of us were very happy with the rain!
My sweet little Pigeon* orchid, Dendrobium crumenatum, was, perhaps, the happiest- it produced 7 sprays of flowers! True, they do not last long, but they are so delicate.
*And I’ve been calling it a “dove” which is the common name of a different one, a Peristeria. Mine is the “pigeon.”
Well, folks, in my world breakfast beckons. And I have a busy day ahead…
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Whatever they are, the orchids are wonderful!
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I have just come indoors from re-potting some of those that have finished flowering. And I’ve asked The Man to get some more orchid mix on his way home.
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Great—I can see it all now! Even if i can’t see to type.
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Well, I’m glad,but I don’t think I can claim victory!
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Oh, heavens – I think Dendrobiums must be my favourite orchids of the moment – and scented, too, I believe? Jx
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Some are fragrant. Sadly, I don’t have any flowering..Mind you, right now we have a LOT of perfumes drifting around! 🙂 I’ve just checked – the photo of Marg’s orchid is a D. speciosum, not kingianum.
My favourites tend to change with the seasons.
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Oooh.
As you know I suffer from bookie lust.
Add garden lust to the mix.
And I am glad that Oscar didn’t give you grief.
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Oscar was like the proverbial kid in the candy store- couldn’t make up his mind what he wanted.
But we dodged trouble this time and the rain was welcome.
P. bought another bag of orchid mix this morning so I’m re-potting some of the lovelies which have finished flowering.
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I can’t imagine what it must be like to live in such an exotic habitat…. but I wish we were related!
Sx
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Well, we’re friends, so that’s sort of like being sisters. You could visit. You’d have to bring the sax! Oh yes! No sax, no come!
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Relieved to hear you escaped the worst from cyclone Owen, who seems to be hanging around way too long. We are having bad storms too with hail – not good for the garden. Love the little pigeon orchid, so delicate and pretty. Have a wonderful Christmas Di, you and the Man, and May 2019 bring health, happiness and better weather. xxx
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Oh, and the same helping of happiness and health to you, too,Carol.
Must go and dunk hands in cold water -the keyboard’s getting sticky! 🙂
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It looks simply idyllic. Merry Christmas and all that…
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Thank you.And the same to you and yours!
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Excellent tweaks! Just coming up for air over here by the Aegean… Mom and baby sleeping, Dad in Ankara on a business trip, and Gamma done cleaning the house. Have enjoyed this moment of “normal” amidst the sleep deprivation!
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Insert balloons, fireworks, hearts…
So pleased all is well. Expect next photo to be of Gammarea and Katie and little un in stroller, down by that amusement park. Oh, wait! Stopping for gozleme! 😉
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Merry Christmas Dinah, I hope you’re having a good one.
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Thank you.I hope you and Carmen are also pulling crackers and sipping ch…No, Muriel! Not yet. MURIEL!
Happy Christmas, Mitzi.
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Happy New Year, Dinah! I hope 2019 brings more garden visiting opportunities x
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Thank you, my friend.And, yes, one way or another, I’ll get compost under my nails and pollen up my nose! And I hope your new digs are diggable, too 🙂
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What beautiful and lovely flowers (and niece)! I’m glad you got rain instead of a hurricane. A little water and a light breeze is always welcomed. Too much of either is a problem. I hope you had a happy holiday season.
Happy New Year!!!
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I wish you and your loved ones a Wonderful and Amazing New Year! May the New Year bring you lots of joy, laughter, and love.
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Thank you and good wishes to you for this pretty new year. And thank you for the snowman…I could do with one right now!:-)
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LAte as usual, the new year is already a little danged at one edge, but nevertheless : Happy New Year !
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Thank you, Mago. And good wishes to you, too. (I hope to find some space in my head and time on my clock to write a new post soon…perhaps…
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your orchids of course are beautiful. For some reason that first Dendrobium pictured looks like a plant I’ve seen before but it was very fragrant. Must be a doppelgänger !
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So many orchids have been hybridised to produce better colour or fragrance or extended blooming you may well have come across one!
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