Paph Omdurman

[dgenovese1]

Hey Howard...and Gloria

I am the one that's been MIA...I've been real busy with work and the AOS student judging program, and to be honest, OB has not been a priority. Oh well, I'm going to at least try and log on every once in a while to see what's happening. It is nice to see some familiar names and avatars.

This weekend I'll be finishing my Paph. hybrid homework...and then I need to wrap up putting a presentation together on Paph. bellatulum, which I'm giving in 5 weeks...next weekend I'll be at the AOS show, helping with the judging, after which I have my monthly class and judging...it'll be an all day event for me at the AOS headquarters.

I have been enjoying the heck out of things with the program even though it does keep me very busy...I've even been able to travel out of the US for a couple of shows, as well as within the states, and I've met a lot of great folks. If anyone gets the opportunity, I highly recommend you visit Medellin, Columbia during the annual flower festival there...the orchid show is phenomenal, and the people and food there are great too!

That's it on this front for now...I'll do better at being around more often.

Take care, David

BTW...I don't even think that the bulldogs are offered for sale down here in south Florida...at least I haven't seen any.