That was just for the pics...too much sun there for it :)

Wonderful Pictures of beautiful plants, but I'm loving the 5th picture of the first set especially... I wonder why! :lol:

Hehehe...my Sammi Doodles :love:

:frogfly:

A home full of animals and plants! Just Wonderful :biggrin: Warms the heart.

You should have a portrait done of your dogs, with all your orchids as the back drop... just a thought (though it could be considered a dangerous one).

And is that another new smilie?... Or just one I've missed?

We did have an old friend (unfortunately we're no longer in contact :( ) do a portrait of Samantha :)
She worked off of a photo and it came out great. I'll post a pic of it later :)

...and the :frogfly: is semi-new ;)

Gorgeous!!

I'm sorry you've been having a difficult patch lately, but I know just how much "orchid therapy" works. :)


One question--what did you use to clean the leaves? They look PERFECT. :)

I always love to see your pics. :)

Thanks :blowkisses:

I use mayo to clean my chids' leaves...and I must print this in big block letters as a precaution to anybody reading this...if you use decide to try using mayo as a leaf cleaner, YOU MUST USE A TINY TINY BIT and MAKE SURE YOU REMOVE IT ALL...There should be no oily feel at all to the leaf when you are done.

A member of my old orchid club didn't follow my very explicit rule and literally cooked his beautiful Catt leaves. He brought the plant in the a meeting and I could actually see the oil residue from a few feet away...that is the DON'T! :pray:

When I do it, I put a little mayo on a paper plate, and with a paper towel wrapped around my index finger, I pick up a little bit, less than the size of a pencil eraser, rub along the leaves to remove spots and residue, and then using a clean part of the paper towel, I remove all traces of it. What's left is a lovely plant...but please BE CAREFUL

:wow That was a mouthful but I really don't want anybody to harm any of their chids if they try this method.

How cool! (The Portrait not the loosing contact :( )
I was imagining a scene where a photographer was trying to keep the dog still... that was the danger part when close to plants ;) Now I'm looking forward to seeing the Pic though! :biggrin: Simple soul me, pics of plants and/or animals and I'm happy.

Regards the cleaning of the leaves, made me laugh. My mum does similar, only she uses diluted milk.

Everyone! :banana: Stay Well, Stay Happy! :)

:frogfly: I love this!

This is the picture my friend used to work on the painting...

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...033_Small_.jpg

and this is the finished product...

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...3_800x600_.jpg

The photos on the shelf are two of my favorite shots taken by Laura...she really has a knack for capturing great photos of my babies :clap: