Here We Go Once Again ..
But what I used to call an Orchid Addiction, is now a new and budding hobby. A hobby that involves a slowly (possible fast) growing collection and fascination with Orchids. If your new to my blog and this is the first post your reading, STOP! There's more to know that I can not possibly fit into a 8 to 10 minute read. You'll want to go back into the vault over the last few months and dig around a little. Look for my other posts about Orchids, and you may find all you need to know rather quickly.
The Orchid Post Vault:
Yup.. I Bought Yet ANOTHER Orchid (Not Sorry)
Orchid Fever .. Adding To Our Orchid Family .. AGAIN!
A New Orchid Joins Our Little Family
Saturday Orchid & Houseplant Update!
Orchid Update!!
Just as I wonder whether it's going to die, the orchid blossoms
This Time ..
It started with a simple instruction from my wife, "Please go directly to the grocery store and pick up ONE pretty Orchid for our friend. That's it. Just the Orchid and nothing more." I tried. I tried to run her words through my head once more when I arrived at the doors of the grocery store. I found myself strangely wandering around in circles, checking my phone for notes, and pondering all sorts of recent "Honey Do" instructions, except the most important one. "One Pretty Orchid" .. "One Pretty Orchid" .. "One Pretty Orchid" .. Those words never really came to mind, or maybe I just decided to pushed them way back into the dark and cold recesses of my weak, little brain. Either way, again I found myself in Orchidville without a care, or thought, in the world.
In Fact My Memory Was Good ..
I remembered two things; One, it was our friend's birthday and I was to get a pretty Orchid for her, and two, I like Orchids too. What better way to celebrate a good friends birthday, than with a two for one!! Now. I am not talking price here.. Oh NO.. I am strictly saying why buy one when you can have two for twice the price? Two pretty Orchids for one larger price. Sweet deal and a win win.. but what would the wife think? What would she say when I get home with the second plant? Not sure about all of that, but heck.. we're gonna find out!!
Check out was a breeze, but of course I meant that it was a breeze after I got the shake down by grocery security. Haha, those guys are sneaky crazy. The word in the isles is that they have been watching me for some time. The gossip near the ice cream cooler is that I have been in and out of the store on multiple occasions, snatching up Orchids before any of the other customers can have a chance to purchase them. After a little sweet talking, foot shuffle and blurry promises, they assured me the video would disappear. (wiping sweat from brow and moving on)
I passed many people who were giving me looks.. not sure if they were of disgust that I took the prettiest of the Orchids or maybe of envy. Either way I was strutting slowly along with my chin up and a crooked smirk plastered just above it.
Back in the parking lot, I began to again wonder about the instruction I was given before heading here. Still I could not recall it. Was I to get something else? It seemed as though I had the feeling that I was forgetting something. Hmmmm.. Not coming to me. My mind went blank and then that smile reappeared on my face as thought of how lovely the plants looked sitting there in the cart. Soon I would unload them, carefully placing them just in front of the passenger side seat; A spot I learned earlier is not too windy. This was something that I had been thinking about since the last trip, where I was frantically trying to protect an Orchid from the windy conditions inside my Jeep.
So I am driving along, wind in my hair (okay maybe not. forgot I was wearing a hat) and one eye on the road and one on the Orchids. A very SERIOUS ordeal if you can't tell by looking at my facial expression..
EYES ON THE ROAD!! EYES ON THE ROAD!!!!
Then out of nowhere like a ton of bricks, it hits me! I was only supposed to get ONE Orchid. Darn!! I screwed it up. So I pull over near a lake I used to fish in when I was young. My mom, dad, and brother used to come here regularly to go fishing.. mom would read and praise us kids for doing such a great job of making dad run around untangling fishing lines.. I have such great parent. Everything they ever did was always was about their children.
Here is the lake, a little muddy from all the rain..
Back on topic! I need to focus here. What am I to do?? I could just toss the plant into the lake and all is okay, or I could take my chances at home. I could tell my wife that I stopped at the lake on the way home and found the plant there by the side of the road. "I don't know? Somebody must have left it there dear." No no no.. that's no good. Maybe I could tell her that it was buy one get one free. She'll never believe any of that. I think I'm in trouble.
But then I remember something.. I remember that she too likes Orchids and that really this is about her. She is the one with the Orchid addiction! Not me!! I feel free and excited, so I push on home. When I arrive home I was greeted not by my upset or not upset wife, but by no other than a curiously, inquisitive pooch named Pepper. Right away he is thinking "Food?" then "What's that?" and eventually "You mean I have to take yet another silly photo with something you won't let me pee on?"
It's out of his system. The thrill of something new and the possibility it was edible is now gone as fast as it arrived. Where is Molly? I thought you may be wondering where she is during all this excitement.. Why on the couch of course! You really think she'd get up for this?? She's either way to smart to come to look at yet another stupid plant (her thought's, not mine), too lazy to get up (can't blame her really), or she just wants to keep her distance from the freaky purple thingy. One thing is for certain, she's comfortable where she is..
After I place the plant up on the 'Orchid Wall' (if you don't already know, the Orchid Wall is the wall where I keep all but one of the orchids), Molly jumps down to take a safer look at the new thing in the house.
I don't think she cares for it, but can't blame her for that either. I think the growing number of plants are beginning to block her view of the yard and her warm sunlight. It sure does look fine sitting there on the Orchid Wall. I can't describe the excitement and joy I am feeling, but do know I have to suppress it. I can't lead on like I am hiding something from my wife. She still doesn't know I am home, and surely does not know about the new addition to our family.
It sort of blend in with the others yet offers a uniqueness all of its own. The color, which you may not be able to tell from these photos, is slightly different from the others. It also has this cool light outline of pink on the outer edges of the petals. Really neat!!
Overall the plant is very healthy for living most of its life in a plastic sleeve. Eventually the leaves will settle down and look less weird. Here we have it sitting with the others on the wall. Blends in nicely! I don't think anyone will even notice the new plant.. except the dogs of course.
I Guess Now The Question Is ..
Will the wife ever notice the new plant??? (my money is on yes. she noticed in about .000000001 seconds upon entering the room) She shook her head and then smiled. It was then that I knew we were into this hobby together. I think I heard someplace before, this useful phrase .. "Those who raise Orchids together, live a long and healthy life together." I like it!
Thank you for swinging by my blog and checking out the post. Have a great day!
“They say a good love is one that sits you down, gives you a drink of water, and pats you on top of the head. But I say a good love is one that casts you into the wind, sets you ablaze, makes you burn through the skies and ignite the night like a phoenix; the kind that cuts you loose like a wildfire and you can't stop running simply because you keep on burning everything that you touch! I say that's a good love; one that burns and flies, and you run with it!”
― C. JoyBell C.
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