The beautiful thing about orchids is that for months on end you walk by the pot and see only the green leaves. No buds, no flowers. Sure, when you bought the pot it had a magnificent flower on it. Then, it disappeared and left you with only green. After awhile you nearly abandon the growing experiment thinking you must have killed it. But, you leave it and continue to water it. Or not.
Then, one day you’re in a hurry, on your way to work, trying to juggle carrying all that stuff into the car. Wondering what you have to do that day. Probably running late. You are rushing to get to your car and then you see it.
*BOOM*
*WHAM*
*POP*
You walk by that once sad little plant and see this:
And this:
And you know your day will be alright.
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Oh my God. Where did you get this picture? Tell me it’s yours. It’s awesome.
Yes, they are my photos. It’s a plant my brother gave me a few years ago and seems to only bloom once a year … but what wonderful blooms they are!
So true! I have a pot that peeks over my fence right in front of my driveway. Every day when it was in bloom, I’d take a little bit longer to go inside just to admire the blooms. Funny how just a bit of color can make your day; and their blooms last so long! And that was just a deep purple — your yellow and purple one would have me spending the day outside!
These are just beautiful!!