Phalaenopsis Orchid – the Moth Orchid
This Wisconsin winter hasn’t been all that bad. Really. Even though we’ve had a fair amount of snow and a week or so of frigid weather, we are halfway through January and the days are growing noticeably longer. Today the temps climbed into the 30s. Even so, I was in the mood for a place warmer than 30˚, so I visited the warmest, greenest place I easily drive to – the Bolz Conservatory in Madison’s Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
Ahhh! Tropical mist, lots of green plants, birds chirping in the background, a tiny waterfall trickling down a stone outcropping, orange and white koi swimming in the meandering water and . . . dozens of orchids. Nearly paradise!
I sat quietly on an out-of-the-way bench for the first half hour and let the misty atmosphere seep into my body, mind, and soul. Then I got out my camera gear and took photos for an hour – the first photos I’ve taken in a week.
I shoot almost every day, so a week away from the camera is unusual for me. All that greenery and warmth got me going again. A good thing.
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that would certainly do it! That photo shows that you haven’t gotten rusty. Beautiful! I’m getting anxious for the first signs of spring.
Beautiful composition and detail. I find orchids challenging to photograph and think you have handled them quite nicely. 🙂
So beautiful!! Each and every one of these buds is more exquisite than the next. So artfully captured!!!
So so pretty!
Famously beautiful.
Wonderful detail and color Bo, very nicely done !!