This warm afternoon , I found four newly blossomed Lipstick flowers in luscious plum color. The weather must be doing great work as my plants are all bearing flowers.

And a pretty , yellow Cattleya with red lip was found inching its way out of huge, thick and waxy orchid leaves. The last time it bore flowers was two years ago, and I was thinking of “disposing” it today even though the plant which bore it looks healthy. I thought it would be better off with someone who knows more about care of orchid plants than me. The sight of the bloom changed my mind, maybe it needs more care than the other orchid plants in my garden.