Tonight, my orchids are out all night!
 

I have been taking my orchids outside in the morning and bringing them at night for around 2 months now. Finally it is at about 57 F at the lowest. They are also in a bit of a micro climate (the area between 2 houses, and under a tree). So they should be good. I will continue to watch the weather and be ready to move everything back again.

This year I collected some paphs, phrags, (11 of them) and I also got quite a bit of new cattleyas, around 9 of them. This area is best for cattleya types.

So far since I started to take them out, the growth is fabulous. I am now seeing the difference the "real" sun and wind makes.

I agree, the real Sun, wind, and rain do seem to have a great effect. A few of mine have been out for a couple weeks now. The past couple of days were chilly, but hopefully we're out of the danger zone now.

This will be my first year putting orchids out on my balcony. Hope I have results as good as yours. :)

Teach them to watch out for strangers! I hope you don't have javelina in your neighborhood.

Actually we only have birds here, no squirrels or tiny pigs.