Snow is softly falling and I am feeding the birds. They sit waiting among last year’s roses.
Flowers
Thursday Thoughts – Bratonia Toscane
You who know me, know my love for orchids. In flower now is Bratonia Toscane –
a delicate dancer in my room.
As I am testing my new camera, I took a series of shots from different angles and in different light. The first two against the TV, then moved to the window for the other two.
I even tried Nik on this last one. Which one do you prefer?
Thursday’s Special: Pair
Paula, at Lost in Translation, gave us a pair of pears for inspiration – here are my pairs: A pair of old party shoes and some phalaenopsis orchids.
A Cold Morning in my Garden – Lily Pods
The nights are cold now, but the mornings shine. Giving the birds their breakfast, I stop to admire the lily pods. Nature’s wonders.
Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Patterns
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Patterns
For Cee this week – a tiny, but very expressive flower. Usually bright pink or yellow.
CFFC: Letter Y
Why this cake?
Because my daughter loves baking smashing things just for fun!
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – why not join in!
Frosty
Lily
Yellow
CFFC: Letter X
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter X – X needs to be anywhere in the word or shaped like the letter X
For Cee’s challenge this week – I go for shape. A mountain meadow in Switzerland – flowers and steep hills. There is need for an X- fence.
Only the big ones left…
So – I have finished re-potting most of my plants. Only the big ones left…
I even tried putting some of my succulents in glass jars – seems that is going to be popular again. Photographing through the glass gives me a tiny – world – feeling. A bit distorted, but I guess all our worlds are.
It is already dark, but I sit in my chair and feel good about having done this much in three days. Now to the cleaning up…not my favorite thing, but that has to be done.
Good night to you all – with a photo from the lovely walk yesterday. Cheers!
A Work in Progress
Day two – and my plants are feeling a little bit better – a work in progress! Sometimes the plants will not let me help…then I have to force them out out of their protective shell…
When the roots are this big and there is no soil left – there is no other choice but to break the urn.
Then there are always other positive surprises – this Ficus had lost almost all his leaves during winter – but look what the returning light can do!
Today’s Indoors and Outdoors
This morning the sun decided to shine from a blue sky – and I decided to start re-potting my plants. Everything is much easier and much more fun with the sun shining in.
Every year around February I take on this task, which usually lasts for three to five days including window cleaning ( so I can see my little friends better…) and the whole house.
Starting up with the first plants
Love this spotted begonia
Not much in flower now – but some orchids are…
…different phalaenopsis mostly.
This little beauty is called Chirita tamiana.
After lunch, Totti says he wants a long walk – and the weather is still lovely – so…
Two hours out, then the sun is fading, and we are heading homewards. All happy for this beautiful day – and Totti had his many rolls in the grass, and water splashing as much as he liked…
Two stomachs hungry for dinner now!
Leya 
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