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TODAY’S PORTRAIT: Flowers of War and Peace

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Who would have thought that this dreamy camellia would rouse thoughts of war and peace for me? Her photo is only one among the many I snapped at the Spring Bulb Show at Mount Holyoke, and — I would have … Continue reading →

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ORCHIDS: At Last, the Weird!

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Touch2Touch

It seems like this is what people have been waiting for, the orchids that struck me as more weird than either exotic or beautiful. There could be lots of argument about this: beauty really is in the eye of the … Continue reading →

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ORCHIDS: Next, The Beautiful

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Orchids are rather like fireworks, everybody is always going OOOOOOH! and AAAAAAAAH! at the sight. Not me. I think some of them are exotic, others are beautiful, and still others are, frankly, weird. My first post showed you some of the … Continue reading →

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ORCHIDS: First, The Exotic

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Last week was the annual show of the Amherst Orchid Society (held here in Northampton, but no matter). Anyone owning a camera feels impelled to go to an orchid show, I think, and I’m no exception; although I’m always uncertain … Continue reading →

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ORCHIDS: At Last, the Weird!

Posted on March 17, 0017 by Touch2Touch

It seems like this is what people have been waiting for, the orchids that struck me as more weird than either exotic or beautiful. There could be lots of argument about this: beauty really is in the eye of the … Continue reading →

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