Well, we know you like 'chids, but...
 

...what are some of your other hobbies? :)

Mine are a mishmash of seemingly random things. Besides orchids, I also like traveling (In my case, it usually amounts to visiting my folks out of state, but I consider it an excursion nonetheless), DJ'ing, and art (I love to draw. If my orchids hadn't sapped my funds, I would have also delved into painting). I'm also somewhat of a foodie - I'm the guy who pigs out at carnivals and buffet tables. :blushing:

I'm also a collector of things. When I was a kid, I collected a bunch of normal and not-so-normal things (everything from trading cards to soap bars and light bulbs). My mom says my first word was "light," in reference to light bulbs. Yep...I'm a weird one. :biggrin:

uhh, my other hobbies are bonsai,photography, and planted tanks. im a food person, but ive been trying to watch my weight ( not fun ) and i dance, ballrom, but mostly east coast swing :D

Other hobbies , raising birds , horses ,outside gardening , computer things , and last but not least my Orchids . :)

I enjoy outdoor gardening, kayaking, cabin at the lake, cooking (and eating). Photography is my main hobby-mostly scenic and wildlife. World travel is another biggy.

I'd say dancing is my biggest hobby. Mostly salsa and Argentine tango, although I haven't danced in a few months :(

Birding, photography and travel. Also, reading. And, I confess Free Cell! :blushing:

Ok, here goes, I do stained glass (church window repair and originals), scroll saw, wood turning, reading, snowmobiling (at least before the kids), motorcycling (yes I have my own), crochet, outdoor gardening, reading and horse back riding (though I haven't gotten to in years).

READing! crochet, wow, cats, bowling, hiking, trying to type with cat on arms....anything that strikes my fancy.

Thats so sad!! I usually go at least twice a month


You can call me Bob ;)

I know! It's been hard to go out at night since my baby girl was born. I used to go several times a week! But I'm sure I'll start going again soon.

Your baby girl looks worth staying home for in the meantime. Assuming your avatar is her, she is adorable :)

Thank you! :) Yes, that's my girl! I'm very happy to be spending this time with her. Good thing I don't have to go out to spend time with my 'chids! :biggrin:

she is very cute!

I'm an artist who loves creatures of every kind, orchids, outdoor gardening, koi pond and fish tank.

Nancy

Thank you, Bob!
I see you are a dancer, too! I've always had multiple hobbies; reading, crocheting, travel... but no other activity makes me more happy, than dancing. I've been doing it since the age of 5; it was ballet in Ukraine, and then salsa and tango once I moved to the US. I'm looking forward to the time (in the very near future) when my daughter can be left with my in-laws for the night, hehehe :evil:... so my hubby and I can dance again!

that would be fun :) ive only been dancing for a few years though.

Well orchids has sort of swamped my other hobbies recently.

I play the flute in my church worship band. I had not played in about 15 years when I joined that last year, so was quite pleased to find everyone else was also rusty at their instruments. Not doing to badly at it now.

I also try to play the piano, but never in front of anyone else. That's got swamped over the winter months because I generally play first thing in the morning before work but in the winter I get up later and don't have enough time for both that and orchid watering.

I used to do cross-stitch... but that was another first thing in the morning hobby and I've not had time for that in a couple of years what with orchid watering and the piano.

Photography is perhaps a growing hobby, but I've not really thought of it as being one in it's own right, more part of my orchid hobby. I do spend a lot of time on it though and am starting to get tripods and the like, also starting to wonder if I should have got an SLR last time I replaced my camera... maybe I need both, the compact for out and about and an SLR for my orchids :hmm might need to start hinting to hubby on that one :coverlaugh:

I feel rather devoid of hobbies when I read what others do, my orchids have ended up taking up a lot of my spare time... not really a bad thing though :biggrin:

During the winter, it's the most enjoyable hobby anyway. I enjoy studying orchids by reading Orchid board, books, etc.

Nancy

Photography, reading and games (computer and table top war games).

I forgot to add that I play guitar. But school has gotten crazy and I haven had much time to play. :( too bad because I love it.

But I agree with you Lana, I think there is not much better than going dancing, and really connecting with your partner. Probably doesn't make sense to most people, but to a fellow dancer, that connection and the nuances of the dance are my favorite parts.


You can call me Bob ;)

Photography, backpacking and hiking, biking, antiquarian books (especially old orchid books), stamp and coin collecting (coins and stamps with orchids, that is), black powder rifles and target shooting with them.

Hmm besides orchids... Cacti & epiphytic cacti, clivias, bromeliads, planted aquariums...but running, skiing or snowshoeing, making pastries & getting into the garden consume most of the rest of my time. Now if I could just figure out how to work less and play more...
Adam

I own my own business, and that's a hobby of sorts in that it occupies me around the clock

my cats, snakes, and fish are a passion for sure
I do terrariums and also grow aquatic plants
I built my own jeep and do wheeling and rock crawling
I read a lot and play video games with my spouse
I try to watch every horror movie possible
I do landscaping around my home - all with hand tools!

I feel like I was way more devoted to other hobbies before orchids - now I spend much of my downtime caring for the orchid collection.

When I'm not hard at work or tending to the orchids, I might be (1) running (2) rollerblading (3) playing with the tools in the shop (4) turning wood on the lathe (5) playing video games (6) reading (7) digging around in the garden, or (8) out for a bike ride. But let's be honest here, I'm usually tending to the orchids. :)

Most of all, I like sharing all of these hobbies with my 2 kids (other than #3 and #4, the kids are still way too young to be around sharp tools - they're 2 and 4 years old). They've each got their own watering cans (one that looks like an elephant and one that looks like a lizard) and they just love to help water the orchids on the weekends. My daughter can even distinguish the phals from the paphs from the dendrobiums. It's kind of a trip hearing a 4 year old say "phalaenopsis".

:)

-J

What kind of fish do you have? Do you have any planted tanks?


You can call me Bob ;)

"have no fear, help is here!"

When I'm not working or messing about with my orchids, I'm usually:

-Cooking
-Reading (I just finished J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Silmarillion" for the third time and am reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the fourth -- they're my go-to books this time of year :blushing:)
-Lurking the local farmer's market
-Doing crossword puzzles
-Camping and backpacking
-Riding my bike around town or
-Chasing my cat around the house

Angurek, what type of music do you dj?

For me, before I got sick, I was mainly into outdoors stuff or physical activities, like power lifting, long distance cycling, trekking, kayaking, reading lots of philosophy, helped organize raves, grappling, photography, cooking, and traveling

Now since I'm much more restricted in what I can do, I've gotten big into orchids(always wanted to get into orchids, but just never had the time, previously), dart frogs, and horticulture in general. And was thinking of picking up some CDJ's in the near future (though I have a sizable record collection, since I never had much inclination to dj, it has always been limited to stuff I couldn't find on disc)

the reading and cooking are something I've been able to hold onto, despite the illness

I spend most of my time working, but, when I get a chance and after I take care of the plants I like: cycling, traveling, reading and eating (oh my). I love to handstrip terriers. I am also quite fond of making lists...I don't know why. I have been known to crochet, knit, and do some cross-stitch for something mindless.

I've been playing around with the camera this last year and hope to become more proficient with it...had a great time taking pics in Europe last year. Past hobbies I hope to revisit are playing classical guitar, drawing, and fishkeeping. There's more but, this post is getting quite lengthy.

BW,

I have to ask, what is "handstripping terriers"?

Sounds so interesting, but I have no idea what this is.

-J

My hobbies have changed as I've got older. I love reading and watching detective fiction of most types from Agatha Christie to James Ellroy.

I love films and will always watch certain stars. I read science fiction, but less than I did. I also love 14th century British history and read both fact and fiction in this period. That's the books...

I used to do cross stitch but I developed a pain in the neck, so that got curtailed. I can do most needle related handicrafts. I like to bake when I have time and catering large parties for the family is always fun.

I used to play flute but have lost my embouchere since my teeth got old.. I'd like to learn the clarinet but find it hard to make the time. I love music of the late 70's and 80's, and can play by ear on the wind instruments, but am hopeless on keyboards (can't get my head to make my hands play two things at once..... I think it's cos I learnt the recorder at 8 and it dominated how I thought about music.

I also grow cacti and small succulents, keep a garden in order and try and expand my knowledge of gardening whenever possible, by attending a gardening club and going to shows etc.

I try and keep nature notes of my locality by either photographs or notes especially at this time of year, and I love watching birds.

I also like quiz shows and general knowledge and crosswords and sudoku..........

Well, handstripping terriers is a type of dog grooming (not exclusive to terriers btw, also done on spaniels, setters, and some broken-coated dogs) mostly a dying art now.

Basically, instead of taking your scottie (lets say) to the groomer and having it buzzed down to 1/4" or shorter on the saddle (the back part that is normally short on a scottie pattern) with clippers, instead, you pull out the extra long, dead wire hair, thus, allowing new fresh wire hair to grow in.

What? Why would you do that? you say. Well, if you handstrip them instead of clipping them the hair retains its true coarse texture, retains its true color, is more weatherproof, more insulative, matts less/easier to combout, is cleaner, looks more natural, and in some dogs seems to be better for their skin. When you see a show dog like a terrier, or spaniel save for some specific body parts, they are almost exclusively handstripped.

Unfortunately, I don't get to do it much anymore, as most people don't even know about it to ask and my little Westie died some years back so I can't even do it on my own dog. Though I think I may be getting another puppy within the year-which should satisfy the itch.

That is so cool! You can add me to the list of folks who've never hear of this before, and I grew up with airdale terriers, so I have no excuse. One more question, where on earth did you acquire such a talent?

Amazing!

-J

I collect pottery, mainly California. I have a backyard full of fish sculptures, I grow terrarium begonias and gesneriads, aquatic plants in an aquarium, aroids mainly philodendrons and species caladiums, I bred and have shown Great Danes for years, just put my last one down. She was the "thumper" inflorida. I did hunter-jumping eventing with Arabian horses. The economy forced the sale of my last horse. I dabble in watercolor painting. I have a purse and shoe "thing" and lastly, harleys.
I guess I should mention work...I sell industrial supplies from one of the major players and I handle a national account.

Is that where you look at the sky to collect all the different types of cloud,or just photographing ones which are striking to you? I must admit I live in a great location for cloud watching,as we are in a village on a ridge over looking a plain from the Trent to the Peak district/Pennines, the skies are huge. Tell me more, Tindo!

J-
Basically, having a terrier got me started, but in short, lots and lots of reading, practice, and a few workshops along the way. Airedales! Cool! I actually really like airedales, was considering one for awhile, but my living situation caters more towards a smaller dog.

Yes, what is cloud collecting? I was wondering the same thing!