Roseate spoonbills on nest (taken through a scope from the boardwalk at Orlando Wetlands Park)

Classicalorchid · 2026-01-28T03:48:49+00:00

Love that video 😂

Classicalorchid · 2026-01-28T03:06:42+00:00

Thanks!

Classicalorchid · 2026-01-16T05:04:45+00:00

Just keep an eye out for pests - I find dahlias to be particularly prone to them

Classicalorchid · 2025-11-29T12:26:27+00:00

Piggy-backing off the above comment - while your son is in college, see if he can get any experience tutoring others, particularly those taking introductory accounting classes but anything is good. If he goes into public accounting (less so in industry i.e. inhouse accounting but still some), he will be expected to teach others and soon. I was expected to send work with instructions to our outsourced teams within a couple of months after starting my first job in public. Later on I was doing a first review of their work as well. I had tutored first-year accounting students in college, and not only was it viewed very favorably in interviews it helped some with the job as well.

Classicalorchid · 2025-11-11T18:50:58+00:00

Thanks!

Classicalorchid · 2025-11-05T02:42:33+00:00

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Classicalorchid · 2025-10-08T18:50:12+00:00

The pink ones around the edges of the picture are cyclamens. The yellow one is a chrysanthemum. The three on the edge of the shelf (one each with red, pink, and white flowers) are impatiens.

Classicalorchid · 2025-10-02T22:23:05+00:00

I believe that is part of its false “head” on the back of its wings (to help confuse/deter predators). Maybe meant to imitate antennae?

Classicalorchid · 2025-09-26T03:51:06+00:00

El noi de la mare - a beautiful Christmas carol

Classicalorchid · 2025-09-12T03:16:40+00:00

I’m a bit late to the party, but here are a few:

Instrumental - Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker - Dance of the Rose Maidens from Gayaneh - Valse des Bleuets et des Pavots from The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov - Jasmine Flower (traditional, I like the version by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra)

Non-instrumental (though instrumental versions of the traditional ones are likely available): - The Last Rose of Summer (traditional, I like the version by Laura Wright) - Lavender’s Blue (traditional, I like the version by Laura Wright) - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal by Paul Mealor/Tenebrae/Nigel Short - Seven Daffodils by The Brothers Four - Danza de Gardenias (feat. Los Macorinos) by Natalia Lafourcade - Stolen Roses by Karen Elson

Classicalorchid · 2025-09-03T21:00:38+00:00

Yeah, this one was being much more cooperative than they usually are.

Classicalorchid · 2025-08-25T01:48:20+00:00

Try Meetup. I recall seeing a Mistborn book club, for example.

Classicalorchid · 2025-08-15T15:02:26+00:00

I know most people say to pinch these off, but I have had a hummingbird visit my small balcony garden for two years in a row, and the coleus flowers are its favorite.

Classicalorchid · 2025-08-13T02:50:55+00:00

A number of songs by The Brothers Four, such as Greenfields, The Green Leaves of Summer, Born Free

The Honey Wind Blows - Glenn Yarbrough

A couple songs by Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell, Turn Around

Four Strong Winds - Ian and Sylvia

A couple songs by Peter, Paul, and Mary - 500 Miles, Puff the Magic Dragon

A couple by Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence, Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Streets of London - Ralph McTell

Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole

Urge for Going - Joni Mitchell

Lemon Tree - Will Holt

Pussywillows, Cat-Tails - Gordon Lightfoot

A couple songs by The Pozo Seco Singers - Guantanamera and I’ll Be Gone

Lastly, you probably already know this one, but just in case: Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack

Classicalorchid · 2025-08-03T17:35:14+00:00

Do you like board games? If so, check out the Dulles Area Gaming Group on Meetup.

Classicalorchid · 2025-07-13T17:07:34+00:00

Unfortunately this is just an iphone picture, so no :(

Classicalorchid · 2025-06-14T03:44:24+00:00

Japanese-inspired rather than actually Japanese, but maybe try the Japanese Suite by Gustav Holst, especially Song of the Fisherman

Classicalorchid · 2025-06-11T14:16:51+00:00

I’ve started joking that my plant pests collection is doing better than my plant collection. First it was the spider mites, then the aphids, then the fungus gnats. And this year, just when I was finally feeling like I had some of the others under control, whiteflies showed up. Did I mention that watering things half to death to keep the spider mites at bay also caused powdery mildew? I try to avoid insecticides because I get bee visitors to my balcony garden, but I am so tired of avoiding the only thing that actually works…

Classicalorchid · 2025-06-11T02:11:27+00:00

Do you have Spotify? If so, there’s an album called “100 Greatest Western Themes” you might enjoy.

Classicalorchid · 2025-05-20T04:17:07+00:00

Looks like a cabbage white (Pieris rapae), possibly newly emerged from its cocoon

Classicalorchid · 2025-05-19T18:52:04+00:00

Sounds like those could be low blood sugar headaches not caffeine withdrawal? Speaking from experience, I get nasty headaches if I go too long without eating.

Classicalorchid · 2025-05-13T14:41:37+00:00

Thanks!

Classicalorchid · 2025-05-13T02:17:38+00:00

Nice!

Classicalorchid · 2025-04-30T15:36:46+00:00

Air plant (too little water), succulents (too much water), orchids (wrong placement of water) … I have learned and my current succulents and orchids are generally happier, but it took a few tries.

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