{"id":20863,"date":"2014-12-24T13:22:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T21:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=20863"},"modified":"2015-02-04T12:21:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T20:21:49","slug":"the-suns-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/24\/the-suns-return\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun&#8217;s Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please forgive me for being a few days late with my customary solstice post. We traveled to a family celebration in Maryland, and I had no blogging time. Spending a few days in wintry weather, however, reminded me of the warming power of orchids. Nursing a tropical plant though a cold, sun-starved winter can be challenging. But their inspiring, exotic beauty provides a powerful antidote to the cold and grey. Even if you don&#8217;t grow orchids yourself, you can still enjoy their warmth in photos like those below. Many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/12\/orchid-books\/\">orchid books<\/a> are full of colorful pictures, too. Here&#8217;s to the sun&#8217;s return!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phragmipedium_dalessandroi_x_kovachii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20874\" alt=\"Phragmipedium dalessandroi x kovachii, Lady Slipper orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco, California, large bright pink and yellow flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phragmipedium_dalessandroi_x_kovachii_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phragmipedium_dalessandroi_x_kovachii_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phragmipedium_dalessandroi_x_kovachii_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phragmipedium_dalessandroi_x_kovachii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Laelia_nevesiana_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20872\" alt=\"Laelia nevesiana, mini orchid species, Cattleya family, Orchids in the Park 2014, San Francisco, California, small yellow flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Laelia_nevesiana_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Laelia_nevesiana_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Laelia_nevesiana_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Laelia_nevesiana_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_Liodoro_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20873\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis Liodoro, Moth Orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco, California, pink flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_Liodoro_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_Liodoro_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_Liodoro_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_Liodoro_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Habenaria_rhodocheila_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20871\" alt=\"Habenaria rhodocheila, Orchids in the Park 2014, San Francisco, California, orchid species with orange flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Habenaria_rhodocheila_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Habenaria_rhodocheila_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Habenaria_rhodocheila_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Habenaria_rhodocheila_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Doritaenopsis_Champion_Lightning_800p.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20869\" alt=\"Doritaenopsis Champion Lightning, Moth Orchid hybrid, Harlequin Phalaenopsis, Pacific Orchid Expo 2013, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Doritaenopsis_Champion_Lightning_800p-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Doritaenopsis_Champion_Lightning_800p-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Doritaenopsis_Champion_Lightning_800p-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Doritaenopsis_Champion_Lightning_800p.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dracula_carderi_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20870\" alt=\"Dracula carderi, orchid species, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, orqu\u00eddea cara de mono, Monkey Face Orchid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dracula_carderi_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dracula_carderi_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dracula_carderi_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dracula_carderi_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please forgive me for being a few days late with my customary solstice post. We traveled to a family celebration in Maryland, and I had no blogging time. Spending a few days in wintry weather, however, reminded me of the warming power of orchids. Nursing a tropical plant though a cold, sun-starved winter can be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20863"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20896,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20863\/revisions\/20896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}