Orquídeas, Pájaros y Flores 2014: Beautiful Birds and Flowers

My favorite flower is the orchid.

That is the reason the only event I attended at this year’s Feria de las Flores was the Orquídeas, Pájaros y Flores, or Orchids, Birds and Flowers exhibit, open Aug. 6 to 10 at Jardín Botánico.

I went on the last day, hoping to avoid a crowd. I failed. But I saw some pretty birds and lots of pretty flowers.

Like art, don’t bother asking me for a sophisticated analysis of orchids. I can’t give you one.

I read “The Orchid Thief” more than a decade ago so my knowledge is lacking.

It’s all very subjective and there for us to appreciate in our own way. No point of arguing over it.

So I have an idea. In the captions, I’m going to tell you what I think each orchid looks like, kind of like a Rorschach test. Each photo will have a number, except for the bird photos, which will be mixed in to change things up a bit.

For each numbered orchid photo, we would love if you would comment and tell us what you think each one looks like.

Look forward to hearing from you!

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Ok, time for a bird break.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

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Well those were our favorites. We’ll leave you with a couple of pics of pretty birds because they are nice to look at too. After all, bird is the slang term for pretty girl in England.