My spotted orchid re-blooming for the first time! Methinks it might be the flower pot that makes all the difference! I mean… why wouldn’t they want to show-off in a flower pot like this???

Pastel yellow orchid blossoms with a pop of magenta! Love the speckles and magenta “lip”… apparently called the labellum. Who knew?!

Classic white orchids… and so happy about these re-blooming for the first time! I’ve had the plant for a couple years, but this is the first time they’re popping out new blossoms! Not sure why… I think they might just thrive on neglect?! I mean, they’re lucky if they get some water splashed on them now & again.

Cute little orchids popping up in time for NATIONAL ORCHID DAY…
such a fun pop of color. As you know… orange is my favorite color!!!

Celebrating NATIONAL ORCHID DAY today with a few of my own orchids that have decided to re-bloom just at the right time… almost as though they “knew” that their own special holiday was coming soon!!!

A couple days of HOT “summer” weather here in Chicago… and we suddenly have a lot of flowers blooming everywhere! Like these beautiful azaleas… that might not be so happy come Monday when we’re forecast to get MORE SNOW!!! Welcome to Spring in Chicago!!!

Okay, so I’m supposed to be home today “starting” to work on my taxes. But when it’s this nice outside.. how can I really be expected to stay inside??? Right? So I “might” have stepped outside for a hot minute for an afternoon bike ride along the lakefront. And it was glorious… and my favorite little blue scilla flowers are in full bloom along the way!

While I haven’t started my new “zinnia seed project” yet… my cousin Kim reminded me that it was also time to start my dahlia tubers indoors. Since I didn’t do a good job of digging out & saving the ones from last summer… I had to buy some new ones. So here are the three varieties I’m trying this time around. Can’t wait for them to start growing… can’t wait for warmer days… can’t wait for Summer Blooms!!!

Early morning forsythia fun at Lillstreet… Spring is here & it’s time to start glazing!!!

Looks like Leigh is doing a little Monday-caffeinating on another MUGSHOT MONDAY. Kicking off her day with some Spring flowers along with a stamped & soda-fired mug by you know who!