I went to University of South Florida today for my bridge break meeting and noticed a sign for an “Orchid Auction” on campus, so I stopped in. The auction had started two hours earlier, but there were still hundreds of orchids left.
Most were selling for $50 or more—some for several hundred—and it was clear the people there knew exactly what they were looking at. About a hundred attendees were actively bidding, driving prices up on certain plants.
One orchid, though, didn’t get any interest. The bidding opened at $18 and no one responded. As they were setting it aside, I spoke up and took it.
I thought it had a beautiful blossom. I realize the two flowers it has now won’t last long, but for $20 it felt like a worthwhile donation—and I came home with something I can enjoy.
You may note in the bottom behind the plant in the middle there is a looped white rope around a zig zag white rope. That is the model of the spinning wheel that Mahatma Gandhi. used to make his own thread, cloth and then his own clothes.
While Eileen and I were in Europe two months ago there was a cold snap here. When I got home February 4th my plants had taken a big hit. There were no flowers or leaves on many of my plants, but now 2 months later:
From not one leaf to this in two months!
No leaves or flowers to this.
My fig tree has leaves back!
It is hard to see but the brown leaves in the crnter are where I harvested a pinapple several months ago. Sprouting sideways out of the old stem is a new pinapple plant!
My avocado is doing well, lots of new leaves.
I had a bonsai in this planter, but it died. In its place this clover plant sprung up. I did not plant it, it volunteered. It has wonderful pink flowers!