{"id":36360,"date":"2020-09-22T11:54:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=36360"},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T04:34:50","slug":"the-equinox-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/22\/the-equinox-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Equinox Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36364 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Bardendrum orchid hybrid flowers, Epidendrum calanthum x Barkeria whartoniana, pink white and yellow flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bardendrum_Epidendrum_calanthum_x_Barkeria_whartoniana_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36375 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Pabstia jugosa x Zygopetalum BG White 4N, orchid hybrid flower, Zygo, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Pabstia_jugosa_x_Zygopetalum_BG_White_4N_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_lasianthera_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36369 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_lasianthera_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium lasianthera hybrid, Antelope Dendrobium Orchid flower, flower with twisted petals, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_lasianthera_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_lasianthera_hybrid_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_lasianthera_hybrid_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36365 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Brassocattleya Roman Holiday flowers, Cattleya hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brassocattleya_Roman_Holiday_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36368 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid flower, Chinese type Cymbidium flower and leaves, green flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cymbidium_Chinese_type_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mormolyca_gracilipes_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36373 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mormolyca_gracilipes_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Mormolyca gracilipes, orchid species flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mormolyca_gracilipes_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mormolyca_gracilipes_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mormolyca_gracilipes_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got the equinox blues. No, no, there aren&#8217;t any blue flowers here. These blues are the sadness kind, arising from a pandemic, climate change catastrophes, and a fascist government in this country that&#8217;s already cheating in the next election. Fortunately, pretty flowers are a great distraction. Celebrate today&#8217;s equinox, and enjoy these stunning blooms from an old orchid show. They&#8217;re a momentary respite from all the bad things that are happening. Draw strength from them. We all need it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36370 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium smilliae 'Lea' x sib, orchid species flowers, white pink and green flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dendrobium_smilliae_Lea_x_sib_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bulbophyllum_gracillimum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36366 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bulbophyllum_gracillimum_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Bulbophyllum gracillimum flowers, orchid species flowers, Cirrhopetalum, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bulbophyllum_gracillimum_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bulbophyllum_gracillimum_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bulbophyllum_gracillimum_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_Green_Hornet_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36371 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_Green_Hornet_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum Green Hornet, orchid hybrid flowers, Encyclia, squid orchid, octopus orchid, clamshell orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_Green_Hornet_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_Green_Hornet_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_Green_Hornet_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_radioferens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36372 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_radioferens_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum radioferens, orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_radioferens_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_radioferens_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Epidendrum_radioferens_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36374 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Odontioda Haniespin, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Odontioda_Haniespin_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36367 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya orchid hybrid flowers, frilled flower lips, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got the equinox blues. No, no, there aren&#8217;t any blue flowers here. These blues are the sadness kind, arising from a pandemic, climate change catastrophes, and a fascist government in this country that&#8217;s already cheating in the next election. Fortunately, pretty flowers are a great distraction. Celebrate today&#8217;s equinox, and enjoy these stunning blooms [&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-36360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36360","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=36360"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36399,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36360\/revisions\/36399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}