Forgive me, but I gave into temptation today.
No, not chocolate. (Although I did eat a few Almond Joys left over from Halloween.)
No, not wine. (I did open a bottle of Malbec tonight to go with my Mushroom Barley Soup.)
I don’t feel guilty about either one of those. What I feel guilty about is my latest purchase:
ANOTHER ORCHID! But this one was all alone and I was saving it from going to the dumpster! It was only $10 and I don’t have one this color. And it’s deformed; no one else was going to take it!
See? One of the spikes is growing out of the dirt. Somehow, it got pushed under and is coming up on the other side. Ok, so I know the first photo is a little out of focus and so I tried for another shot:
BAD KITTY! Let’s try for another one…
BAD KITTY! The orchid is not a snack.
Much better!
My new addition makes 14 or so orchids. I’m about at the point where I need another grow light. I think I keep adding to the collection to force myself to buy another one. Then, I’ll need a few more to crowd up under the light to keep the humidity up… Sounds like a good justification to me!
