OOps, Happy Birthday, Jim. You certainly are the youngest 70-yr old I know. Well done, and I'm sure you've got at least another 20 to go here.
I have a few orchids that opened on your birthday, first is my B.nodosa which I've had for 4 years and this is only the second time it has deigned to give me flowers. Second a bonus flush of Yellow Birds, some are on the previous stems from last month's show.
Bert, you can see this ivory/rose is the color the Yellow Birds open but they do turn progressively more yellow as they mature.
I did finally get some shots of the Thunderstorm Orchid in bloom. The flowers only last a day or two, but are really pretty. Impossible to get a decent picture, though, as they are on long stems and bob and wave in the wind.
