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When I shot this the first time about 3 years ago it was mostly intact. It has since been moved a little ways and gutted even more...
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It's so wonderful to have a backyard full of things to photograph! Taking camera out with a macro lens is lake going for an adventure. Looking for new little things to discover, that are missed otherwise. One really does not need to travel far to see beautiful things.. ;D
The seller was so kind as to throw in a Silken Flame for free! I'm so happy! Although it needs tremendous tlc imo, but it's already started its Oxy soak haha
Photo Credit 1: By Paul Hermans (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
Over the last few years, I have seen a rise in the popularity of Phalaenopsis as house plants. For good reason, too. Their needs are simple and are very hearty in a typical household environment. Phalaenopsis Orchids come in an array of beautiful colors that can bring a festive splash or flora in your home. How do I know? Because I have one in my little orchid collection.
With the love of these little plants increasing, there is an ever-growing community of orchid lovers on the internet. If you love orchids as I do, I want to share eight unbelievable things you probably never knew about orchids.
1. Ice Orchids Are Mini Phalaenopsis
Yes, you heard me correctly. Ice orchids are just miniature hybrid versions of the Phalaenopsis species of orchid.
Don't get me wrong. These mini phals are beautiful, dainty, and are delightful to have in any collection. I just don't want you to be misled by false hype.
2. They Have a Life Cycle
Like most plants and animals on the planet, these little beauties have a life cycle. Since the Phalaenopsis can be grown year-round as a houseplant, their cycle is not seasonal.
First, new leaves will grow from the base of the plant. Next, a stem with a node that looks like a mitten will grow. These are called flower spikes, but the orchid will usually only throw one spike per cycle.
As the spike continues to grow, more nodes will form along the new growth. From these nodes, buds will start to form. Healthy buds will swell in size and burst into bloom. A well cared for ice orchid can bloom for up to 3 months at a time.
Finally, after the last flower shrivels and falls, the plant will go back to a semi-dormant stage as it gathers energy and nutrition to start the cycle over again.
3. Using Ice to Water your Orchid is Harmful
As a general rule, orchids do not care for cold, nor they like having their feet wet. Ice orchids are a marketing gimmick. Watering your orchids with ice can be harmful, especially is it touches their leaves and roots.
Orchids like good drainage, and plenty or air. The ice orchids that you get in grocery stores and super stores like Wal-Mart are likely in either soil or moss. These hold too much moisture without enough air. The orchid is, in a sense, drowning.
It is best just to mist and water your ice orchid just as you would any other Phalaenopsis. Just make sure you repot it into the proper pot with orchid bark after it finishes blooming.
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4. They are known as the Moth Orchid
No, really. It is true. The genus Phalaenopsis is a Greek generic name. It is likely that it refers to the word Phalaena, which is the family of a kind of moth. If you get a chance to see some pictures of the Phalaena moths while they are flying, you might see a resemblance to some species of Phalaenopsis.
5. Phalaenopsis Orchids can be Stubborn
Many new orchid fanatics get their plants from supermarkets or big box stores. A great deal of these orchids has been forced into bloom so they will be shown to buyers. If you started out that way, as I know I did, it was a significant effort to learn their habits.
Even with the best care: repotting, orchid medium, the right light, moisture, and temperature, they can still take a couple of years to bloom again. The shock of the forced bloom makes it take that much longer to recover enough to grow and bloom again for you.
Photo Credit 3: By Guillaume Paumier (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
6. They can get Stressed Out!
When you bring a new plant home, or transition them into a different medium, they can get just as stressed as we do. They just display it in a differently. Sometimes the leaves will get soft, but not mushy. It may look a little wilted. The best advice for this is just to be patient, and care for it properly, and it will heal itself. Phalaenopsis are pretty resilient with proper treatment.
7. Orchids can Reproduce Asexually
Orchids, like other plants, can produce seeds through sexual breeding, but did you know that orchids can reproduce asexually, too? With no help from its human caretakers or wild pollinators, orchids can make babies on their spikes. The baby plants are called keikis.
A keiki is an exact clone of the parent plant. This is common in Phalaenopsis orchids, as well as Dendrobiums, and Epidendrums. These babies can be removed once you see it growing roots of its own, and placed into its home.
This video from the American Orchid Society shows you just how easy it is to repot a keiki.
Photo Credit 4: Public Domain--fb207 ( pixabay.com/en/orchid-phalaenopsis-rosa-green-525197/ )
8. Phalaenopsis is the Perfect Orchid for Beginners
As you start on your journey of orchid-husbandry, it is recommended to read all you can. When you are prepared to obtain your first plant, getting a Phalaenopsis is a good choice. They are not as temperamental as other orchids and do very well in the typical household. There are hundreds of varieties and hybridizations in any combination of colors you could ever want.
I have been an orchid addict for a long time. My personal collection is small but satisfying. I have a couple of Phalaenopsis myself, including one of the Just Add Ice orchids. We all live quite happily with the vanilla and Brassia orchids, as well as a couple of bromeliads. They are my children with leaves. Come to the orchid side. We are waiting for you. nikisessentials.com/8-unbelievable-things-you-probably-ne...
In the area I live, dense fog has become more rare than ever. So when they do appear in hours that I am not sleeping thru, that is the signal for me to grab my camera and tripod.
I think this could be quite helpful for some parents and children. It conveys an important message, while being non-specific.
Child with special needs on board. In an emergency situation, please be aware child may run away, resist help, not understand or have no awareness of danger.
I know its alittle late to make something like this, but I had some free time this week.
Should I print some out for trades?
Is the font looking right?
However, on the date of their departure Camp Full Monte was a bit low on strapping males to help him heave the trailer out again. Total number of hunks on site? 1- Jonathan
... but the girls rose to the challenge.
Our house has aged. There will be a new metal roof, new siding, new windows, insulation and addition on the other side and a porch on this side.
Can't.
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IR shot.
She needs no direction really, she assumes these poses on her own and suggests others to me. She is just a pleasure to work with. This is much better in Lightbox, the colors will just pop out. You can see more of her moods and her looks in my set "Karissa". In Hopeland Gardens Aiken South Carolina. Canon 5D Mark ii.
this really needs to be see in light box and full screen
well, this is the penultimate picture in my 2 sets of Venice, 20 monochrome and 20 in colour. I've tried hard to vary the selection (except where a subject/s have captured me) Thank you to those of my contacts who have followed me during this week as I've sorted and posted. I took over 800 photos of Venice and now have about 200 left.
We spent 7 nights in Venice, 7days and I day in Trieste ( a small set to follow). We weren't conscientious tourists, and we didn't do many of the usual things - mainly because of queues in San Marco and also because we like to do our own thing. In the seven days among other things we visited Scuola Grande di San Rocco and saw some magnificent Tintoretto paintings, we went to the wonderful Peggy Guggenheim Art Gallery and we also went to an exhibition of neo realist post war photography . . . we walked . . .a lot, we toured by vaporetto, we pretended we were everyday Venetians as we had to shop at the deli, fruit shop and supermarket and hang out laundry. We got lost, but as someone pointed out we couldn't be really lost as we were in Venice. We read books. We went on the vaporetto many times. We went to Murano and Burano. We ate some lovely meals, mainly fish, some pasta, lovely Venetian deserts . . . and then we just hung out together . . . and I took photos
'The Maranello needs no excuses: it is right-minded, a return to traditional values, albeit values and standards that tower high above those set by the Daytona when it shuffled off to extinction a quarter of a century ago.' – Car magazine.
With the introduction of the 550 Maranello in 1997, Ferrari returned to its tradition of building front-engined V12 sports cars, resurrecting a line that had remained dormant since the demise of the 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' in 1974. The heart of any Ferrari is its engine, and the 550 Maranello's 48-valve, 5,5-litre V12 developed 485 bhp at 7.000 rpm, some 100-or-so hp more than the Daytona's. Ferrari had discovered long ago that providing optimum balance in a front-engined sports car necessitated the use of a rear transaxle, and the Maranello's came with six speeds. The power train was housed in a tubular steel chassis, to which was attached aluminium coachwork, while the all-independent suspension incorporated dual-mode (normal/sports) damping, switch-selectable by the driver, which was complemented by speed-sensitive power-assisted steering.
Styled by Pininfarina like its illustrious 'Daytona' predecessor, the 550 Maranello was similarly proportioned, adopting the classical combination of long bonnet, small cabin and truncated tail. The body's aerodynamics were developed in the wind tunnel, where hours of testing ensured that the minimum of drag was combined with constant downforce regardless of set up, an important consideration in a 200 mph road car. Styling details such as the bonnet air scoop and hot air outlets behind the front wheelarches recalled the great competizione Ferraris of the past, in particular the immortal 250 GTO, while the tail incorporated Ferrari's characteristic twin circular lights.
5.474 cc
V12
485 hp @ 7.000 rpm
569 Nm @ 5.000 rpm
Vmax : 320 km/h
0-100 km/h : 4,4 sec
0-1000 m : 22,5 sec
1.690 kg (kerb weight)
Bonhams : the Chantilly Sale
Sold for € 63.250
Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
Château de Chantilly
Chantilly
France - Frankrijk
September 2017
church street stoke newington london - my portrayal of a community that needs preserving ,
guardian camera club - my area
Backlights on old Packard car from 1950s.
LENS: Zeiss 80mm Planar f/2.8 (made for Hassleblad 6 x 6 film camera). This is the chrome model from 1969).
CAMERA: Olympus E-P3
Perhaps an all too simplistic diagram for such a complex subject. But there is a definite balance to strike when considering the layout of a web page in relation to the users and the client's wants and needs. The purpose of the page will obviously influence this but its something that is a constant struggle and getting it right results in conversions, and increased user interaction.