{"id":17805,"date":"2013-12-21T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=17805"},"modified":"2014-01-10T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T18:47:35","slug":"warm-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/21\/warm-wishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm Wishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warm wishes on this first day of winter! With today&#8217;s solstice, the planet spirals forward into another season. If you prefer balmier weather, some tropical inspiration may help to heat things up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_x_dalessandroi_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17830\" alt=\"Phragmipedium at Pacific Orchid Expo 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_x_dalessandroi_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_x_dalessandroi_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_x_dalessandroi_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_x_dalessandroi_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Masdevallia_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17827\" alt=\"Unusual Masdevallia at Pacific Orchid Expo 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Masdevallia_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Masdevallia_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Masdevallia_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Masdevallia_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Guanmiau_City_Black_Flower_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17823\" alt=\"Cattleya hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Guanmiau_City_Black_Flower_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Guanmiau_City_Black_Flower_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Guanmiau_City_Black_Flower_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Guanmiau_City_Black_Flower_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Comparettia_speciosa_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17825\" alt=\"Comparettia species at Pacific Orchid Expo 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Comparettia_speciosa_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Comparettia_speciosa_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Comparettia_speciosa_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Comparettia_speciosa_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Angraecum_equitans_syn_compactum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17822\" alt=\"Angraecum species at Pacific Orchid Expo 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Angraecum_equitans_syn_compactum_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Angraecum_equitans_syn_compactum_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Angraecum_equitans_syn_compactum_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Angraecum_equitans_syn_compactum_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maxillaria_variabilis_aurea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17828\" alt=\"Maxillaria species at Kawamoto Orchid Nursery, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maxillaria_variabilis_aurea_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maxillaria_variabilis_aurea_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maxillaria_variabilis_aurea_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maxillaria_variabilis_aurea_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17824\" alt=\"Close up of Coelogyne species at Pacific Orchid Expo 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Coelogyne_lawrenceana_Encinal_Warrior_AM_AOS_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Epidendrum_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17826\" alt=\"Epidendrum hybrid at Pacific Orchid Expo 2013 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Epidendrum_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Epidendrum_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Epidendrum_hybrid_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Epidendrum_hybrid_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17829\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis species at Pacific Orchid Expo 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orchids are great antidotes to the cold and grey. Dave snapped most of these beautiful pictures at Pacific Orchid Expos in recent years. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/poe.html\" target=\"_blank\">Next year&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> is only two months away, and then spring is just around the corner. Until then, enjoy these warm wishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm wishes on this first day of winter! With today&#8217;s solstice, the planet spirals forward into another season. If you prefer balmier weather, some tropical inspiration may help to heat things up. Orchids are great antidotes to the cold and grey. Dave snapped most of these beautiful pictures at Pacific Orchid Expos in recent years. 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