I have nothing to show for my hard work

[RJSquirrel]

all spring long, all summer long, my orchids have been outside in the elements of monsoon rains, quarter sized hail stones, then burning sun..and this was all in just one day . my 1st full season outdoors growing. Im going back inside. I am disgusted and frustrated beyond any reasonable logic.

as you can tell by my frequency of beautiful flower posts, Im being proverbially skunked here, an O fer.

I shouldnt feel too badly though but i do anyway just cus im gettin old. I do have some walkerianias budding, a little stars knocking down 5 spikes, a horribly grown 2 year old brassia rex is 5 spikes strong, cycnodes wine delight is busting out with dual spikes on a leafless cane already. my cymbidium looks damn awesome. The BC makai has about 30 new growths. The bowringias have about 6 sheaths. The aurantiaca has sheaths with buds in them. my fujis delight blasted 2 buds and and still has one left.

Im wanting to see some flowers now that Ive grown not that I bought..Its not the same and takes longer to grow your own out over time. Im not regretting buying blooming or budding plants its just taking a very long time to get them to bloom again.

joy and frustration at the same time leaves me feeling well balanced.