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That is spectacular. Did you find this out in the wild, or your garden?

Photo of an Ons. Wildcat 'Garfield' orchid, which is part of the Oncidium family. Flowers have oblong petals and sepals of about the same size, yellow with burgundy stripes, and the lip is larger with a delicate frill, which are lighter yellow with burgundy striping and stipilling.

Oncostele Wildcat 'Garfield' has amazing flowers, and this gal is like 4 feet tall, too ( the spike, not the flower). Really makes a statement if you can find room for it.

Wow, that color. Really stunning.

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Mahalo to #aina_hoola_initiative for posting, and #thelymanmuseum for featuring this ʻike in its Island Heritage Gallery. This map of Hawaiʻi Island (A.D. 1000–1700) includes fishponds, field systems, heiau, and early settlements that sustained communities across the island.

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The 40's and 50's were such a heyday of detective novels, and Albert Campion was such a memorable character.

I love Kim Stanley Robinson. Some favorites are the Red/Green/Blue Mars books and 2312. Always enjoy reading about his visions of possible future technologies and the impacts on human culture.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

So cute! Wish I could get my dog to wear her raincoat.

Australian Cattledog with three frisbees, of different colors. One of them is very worn and frayed. Don't worry, she only plays with these flying disks under supervision. But, she refuses to play with any other toys unless her favorite is there, too. I don't know what we'll do when it finally disintegrates.

Bet you can't tell which frisbee is her favorite?

#dogsofbluesky #doglife #dogphotography

Love the little black sheep at the end 🥰

Sosa www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop

Sweet 5 year old Sosa is a retired service K9 in search of a #ForeverHome. She is very energetic and highly skilled.
Head to the Philadelphia PSPCA to adopt this incredible pup!
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Photo of a Dendrobium orchid, with blooms that have bright magenta tips on the petals, soft white, and a yellow center with a touch of darker pink in the middle.

February can be pretty bleak, but Dendrobium Lucky Angel Smash is a bright spot. Thank you to the person who named it -- always makes me smile.

#flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #orchids 💙🪴🌴🌱🌸 sky

If my ship were to come in...

🌱 #VeganuaryForThem 🌱
DAY 24 Tiny #HerculesSheep is a sweet, affectionate lad 🤗

He wants to live, love, BE loved, know the warmth of friendship, & wake each day to a world that's safe & caring. All farmed animals do 🐏

Try #veganuary for him, for them all 🙏

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Pink and red slipper orchid flower

This was from an orchid show.

Phragmipedium Autumn Fire ‘Gloria’

#orchid #flower #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #naturephotography 🌱🌴🪴sky

Book cover for 'The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting's by Naomi Kuttner

For some reason I'm all caught up in cozy fantasy novels. Love the Retired Assassins books, including the Guide to Orchid Hunting by Naomi Kuttner. Have to wait for December for the next book.

📚💙 #booksky

Red and white Australian Cattledog with a chew toy for Christmas. She seems happy 😊

Peace, love, and joy to everyone. I hope you enjoy your day as much as my canine companion did. Nothing like the right gift to make someone's day.

Lovely!

Today’s #orchid:
Coelia bella is a species of orchid native to Central America . It produces trumpet-shaped flowers that are intensely fragrant, with a smell like marzipan. [wiki]
I took this pic at our orchid society live auction. Just one photo of an immense plant! It was HUGE!

Miniature orchid with a pink flower and a newly opening flower which is still greenish beige

The pink flower opened 2 months ago and the 2nd flower is just starting to open on this truly miniature orchid.

Dendrobium cuthbertsonii var. agathodaemonis

#orchid #flowers #gardening #nature #bloomscrolling #photography #macrophotopraphy #365photo 📷🌱🌴🪴sky

Cute little purple heeler with her head over the arm of a white chair, with sunlight streaming through blonds

Real dog, sitting in a real chair, no AI.

I'm thankful for you, @altyellonatpark.org, for bringing awareness of the issues impacting our national parks, for educating us on the amazing wildlife that lives there, and for bringing natural wonders into our feeds every day. Appreciate you!

Book cover for The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. Nun, with a beekeeping honey frame, and the face obscured by another illustration of three faces, all on a bright yellow background. It's the story of a knight, a heretic, and disgraced royalty, surviving an untenable situation.

Just finished reading The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. It's horror, historical, fantasy, suspense and supernatural all woven together, but definitely worth the read. I won't give away the key theme of the book 🥩

📚💙 #booksky

Thankful, also, for the freedom to choose what books I read, and by what authors.

I love to see what orchids people have in their collections, but it also makes me quite jealous 💚🌱💙

Picture of three reddish green orchid flowers that resemble the shape of a duck

Paracaleana nigrita - Flying Duck Orchid

One of the more common of the Duck Orchids to be found in Western Australia. These curious looking orchid flowers can be seen between August & October
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature

Coelogyne Jannine Banks
(Coelogyne mooreana x Coelogyne flaccida)

#orchid #orchids #photography #nature #flower #bluesky #houseplants #gardening