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July 14, 2024 by drkottaway

The color lavender

Not a lavender plant, but the color lavender. The first photograph is from my walk with Sol Duc this morning, along the irrigation canal.

The second is from last Christmas, at the United States Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC, in the orchid room

For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: lavender.

Posted in color, flower, hike, travel
Tagged color, flower, hike, lavender, orchid, outdoors, photography, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, United States Botanic Garden
February 16, 2024 by drkottaway

Orchid falls

Kind of like a waterfall, except it’s orchids.

Taken at the US Botanic Gardens in December 2023.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Posted in family, flower, photography, travel
Tagged fall, family, Flower of the Day, FOTD, orchid, photography, travel, US Botanic Gardens
February 13, 2024 by drkottaway

Orchid feast

Taken at the US Botanic Gardens in December 2023.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Posted in family, hike, photography, travel
Tagged family, feast, flower, Flower of the Day, FOTD, hike, orchid, photography, travel, US Botanic Gardens
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February 9, 2024 by drkottaway

Subtle oranges

Taken in December 2023 at the US Botanic Gardens.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Posted in family, flower, hike, photography, travel
Tagged color, family, Flower of the Day, FOTD, hike, orange, orchid, photography, subtle, travel, US Botanic Gardens
February 6, 2024 by drkottaway

Curving orchid

Taken in December 2023 at the US Botanic Gardens.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Posted in flower, garden, photography, travel
Tagged curl, curve, family, flower, Flower of the Day, FOTD, orchid, photography, travel, US Botanic Garden
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February 4, 2024 by drkottaway

Spectrum

White to lavender to purple: an orchid from the US Botanic Garden.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Posted in color, flower, photography, travel
Tagged color, District of Columbia, Flower of the Day, FOTD, orchid, photography, spectrum, travel, US Botanic Garden
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January 27, 2024 by drkottaway

Linear pattern orchids

Taken in December, at the US Botanic Gardens, Washington, DC.

Posted in family, flower, garden, photography, travel
Tagged Flower of the Day, FOTD, orchid, pattern, photography, purple, sky, travel, US Botanic Gardens
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January 26, 2024 by drkottaway

Happy orchids

From the US Botanic Garden in December.

Posted in color, flower, happy, happy things A to Z, photography, travel
Tagged color, flower, happy, orchid, photography, thrive, travel, US Botanic Gardens, yellow
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January 22, 2024 by drkottaway

Macro Monday orchid

From the US Botanic Gardens, Washington, DC, in December.

Elegant stripes in the orchid room.

Posted in flower, garden, photography, travel
Tagged color, flower, Macro Monday, orchid, photography, travel, US Botanic Gardens
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January 21, 2024 by drkottaway

Orchids above

Taken in December, at the US Botanic Gardens. For Debbie’s One word Sunday: above.

The orchids are so happy in their glassed garden.

Posted in flower, garden, photography, travel, wordplay, words
Tagged above, beauty, color, flower, One word Sunday, orchid, photography, travel, US Botanic Gardens
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