Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
I took these photos in the Orchid House at Foster Botanical Garden. Most of the orchids were not labeled and so I do not know the names of these lovely beauties. Amoeba could tell us the types — if he wasn’t busy struggling with yet another critical report deadline — [...]
James at Newtown Area Photo has a meme called Weekend Reflections. Many of you are playing, and I decided to join you. Â Even if you aren’t playing, be sure to visit James. Â He takes incredible photos. I took this photo at Foster Botanical Garden. This feature is very close to [...]
This beauty is a Nutmeg Flower. There are many different varieties of nutmeg. This one hails from Jamacia. The nuts and seed hulls from this plant can be ground and used as a spice, though according to internet sources, Â it is inferior to the Spice Islands nutmeg. There were few [...]
What do you see in life? Every week, Gypsy Lala invites us to share the beauty in our lives. I do not know the name of this orchid. I call it Sunshine. It is a bright and dazzling beauty, isn’t it? I chose to share it as an example of [...]
This is  Blanchett’s Bromeliad (Aechmea blanchietina).  Had I named it, I would have called it the fire plant.  Don’t those colors remind you of fire? I also came across this beauty in Foster’s Botanical Garden. The garden is a 160 acre preserve of beautiful, rare and endangered plants from tropical [...]