One of the down sides of the holiday season is that non-orchid people come to call. They expect to see a tidy work area, neat rows of plants and lots of flowers. In other words, not the normal state of things around here.
The first of these visits is a small party tomorrow afternoon for the pack of dogs our Maggie runs with. Naturally each of the dogs is bringing a guest or two and so the holiday cleanup has been occuring over the past week.
I have plenty of blooming orchids. I will have to raid the display window at Sonoma but that is ok for a couple of days. The greenhouse here is presentable. The largest "ugly" is my dirty pots. I didn't know I had so many until I collected them all in one spot.
Don't tell my wife but I am going to put them in the bath tub and wash them today. She will be gone all day since she meets with friends each Tuesday and if I get done by mid-afternoon, she will be none the wiser. I will be able to get them stacked in nice rows for inspection and ready for a new plant when I need them.
Maggie is very cute, especially on the picture where she is running. It is nice that she has lots of friends to play with.
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