Our trip to Phelps Orchid Farm today

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That was just for the pics...too much sun there for it

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Wonderful Pictures of beautiful plants, but I'm loving the 5th picture of the first set especially... I wonder why!

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Hehehe...my Sammi Doodles

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A home full of animals and plants! Just Wonderful Warms the heart.

You should have a portrait done of your dogs, with all your orchids as the back drop... just a thought (though it could be considered a dangerous one).

And is that another new smilie?... Or just one I've missed?

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We did have an old friend (unfortunately we're no longer in contact ) do a portrait of Samantha
She worked off of a photo and it came out great. I'll post a pic of it later

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...and the is semi-new

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Gorgeous!!

I'm sorry you've been having a difficult patch lately, but I know just how much "orchid therapy" works.


One question--what did you use to clean the leaves? They look PERFECT.

I always love to see your pics.

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Originally Posted by peeweelovesbooks

Gorgeous!!

I'm sorry you've been having a difficult patch lately, but I know just how much "orchid therapy" works.


One question--what did you use to clean the leaves? They look PERFECT.

I always love to see your pics.

Thanks

I use mayo to clean my chids' leaves...and I must print this in big block letters as a precaution to anybody reading this...if you use decide to try using mayo as a leaf cleaner, YOU MUST USE A TINY TINY BIT and MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE IT ALL...There should be no oily feel at all to the leaf when you are done.

A member of my old orchid club didn't follow my very explicit rule and literally cooked his beautiful Catt leaves. He brought the plant in the a meeting and I could actually see the oil residue from a few feet away...that is the DON'T!

When I do it, I put a little mayo on a paper plate, and with a paper towel wrapped around my index finger, I pick up a little bit, less than the size of a pencil eraser, rub along the leaves to remove spots and residue, and then using a clean part of the paper towel, I remove all traces of it. What's left is a lovely plant...but please BE CAREFUL

That was a mouthful but I really don't want anybody to harm any of their chids if they try this method.

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Originally Posted by cb977

We did have an old friend (unfortunately we're no longer in contact ) do a portrait of Samantha
She worked off of a photo and it came out great. I'll post a pic of it later

How cool! (The Portrait not the loosing contact )
I was imagining a scene where a photographer was trying to keep the dog still... that was the danger part when close to plants Now I'm looking forward to seeing the Pic though! Simple soul me, pics of plants and/or animals and I'm happy.

Regards the cleaning of the leaves, made me laugh. My mum does similar, only she uses diluted milk.

Everyone! Stay Well, Stay Happy!

I love this!

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This is the picture my friend used to work on the painting...



and this is the finished product...



The photos on the shelf are two of my favorite shots taken by Laura...she really has a knack for capturing great photos of my babies