My mom came home a few days before Passover. She used a bunch of sick leave to have a whole week state-side, every day she had a doctor’s appointment (dentist, eye doc, etc.) she was able to use a sick day. Anyway, my dad has a friend who works in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s PR department and he was able to sneak us in on a tour of the new/temporary orchid exhibit with a bunch of local garden club members!
The exhibit closed recently, but here are a few of my photos that actually came out. I was trying to catch how glittery and lush the orchids looked, but I only had my tiny point-and-shoot with me. Oh well.
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- dendrobum orchids (white and yellow centers with pink edges)
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- the elephant in the rotunda
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- CYMBIDIUM orchids, green tea colored petals and white and pink centers
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- white orchids with magenta splotches, my favorite!
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- frilly pink orchid with a deep magenta beard
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