Wednesday, October 27, 2010

My Phalaenopsis hybrid

It was the only one of the ones I entered in the SOS orchid show which won an individual award. It was placed second and won a red ribbon. I'm as pleased as Punch.

Update: Upon checking the official printed results later, not only did my Phalaenopsis hybrid win an individual award, all the other three orchids I entered in the 2010 Susquehanna Orchid Society (SOS) 27th Annual Show also won individual awards. The Psychopsis Memoria Bill Carter and the Aliceara Pacific Nova also placed second. The Odontobrassia FANGtastic Bob Henley came in third in its category.  Hurray!

Friday, October 22, 2010

2010 Susquehanna Orchid Society (SOS) 27th Annual Show

I entered four of my orchids in the SOS show. Can you guess which ones ... in the photo below?


Okay, below are the four.  A ribbon for any of them?  I shall let you know when I find out.

Odontobrassia FANGtastic Bob Henley
Aliceara Pacific Nova
Phalaenopsis hybrid
Psychopsis Memoria Bill Carter
and a close-up of the Psychopsis Memoria Bill Carter bloom.
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Friday, October 1, 2010

Nicole aftermath

According to the Denver Post Wire Report
POSTED: Friday 10/01/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT
"RALEIGH, N.C. — A massive rainstorm drenched the East Coast from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, causing at least four deaths, flooding roads and washing away months of dry weather. The rain was part of a system moving ahead of the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, which dissipated over the Straits of Florida on Wednesday."

What a difference a few hours make! The water has now receded from the esplanade along the Pratt Street Pavilion in Harborplace.

USS Constellation, Pratt Street Pavilion (with green roof) & Baltimore World Trade Center (top right)

Remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole

Notice the masts of the partially obscured USS Constellation in the background
Baltimore World Trade Center (top left) & to the right of it(?) -- yes, the National Aquarium in Baltimore
See what Nicole did to the Inner Harbor yesterday (Thursday September 30, 2010) -- flooding the esplanade along the Pratt Street Pavilion at Harborplace!

How about in Baltimore County? Read it here.