Saturday, April 14, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: April 14, 2012

Alyce of At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot and asks participants to post any photo (just no random photos you found online).  Stop by and see what others have posted!


Orchids - NY Botanical Gardens Orchid Show, 2011
 Each year, the New York Botanical Gardens hosts an orchid show and there is literally a riot of all variety of orchids in a green house.  If you are in the area, the orchid show is going on now - for more info check out their website.

21 comments:

  1. Oh, Colleen, those are gorgeous. The delicacy of them is amazing. Too pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I love orchids and those are just gorgeous!

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  3. Just beautiful! Too bad I'm not in the area. Love to see more of... I'm sure they must have a variety of them too. Thanks for the snapshot.

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  4. Orchids are such glorious flowers, aren't they? Wonderful photo.

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  5. Amazing flowers. I adore orchids and love when ours starts blooming.

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  6. Nothing like flower close-ups!! Especially orchids! :)

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  7. This is a beautiful photo! I love the Orchid Show, beauty and color everywhere!

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    1. I am glad I finally went - I think about it every year and last year but finally got there.

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  8. Beautiful, I'm too far away. But thanks for the invite.

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  9. Oh, I do love orchids, and these are especially lovely. You've totally captured their color, their delicacy, and their beauty.

    Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  10. Beautiful! That's a really lovely shot.

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  11. Orchids are so gorgeous and delicate. That's a beautiful shot.

    Here's my snapshot.

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  12. What a lovely orchid -- I have no luck with them.

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  13. Those are gorgeous! I love the way the photo is focused.

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    1. Wish I could say I planned it that way, Alyce - but just beginner's luck with a new camera!

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  14. Oh! What gorgeous colors! I missed the show by a week last year and eneded up enjoying the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens outdoors instead ... wonderful colors there too!

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  15. How beautiful! I love the delicate designs of the petals...

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  16. That's a gorgeous picture! The colors are beautiful.

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  17. Beautiful ... the greenhouses always smell so lovely, too.

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