{"id":49436,"date":"2025-09-22T13:58:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=49436"},"modified":"2025-09-30T19:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:50:23","slug":"equinox-trials-and-tribulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/equinox-trials-and-tribulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinox Trials and Tribulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49449 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zygo orchid hybrid, green white and purple flower, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zygo_hybrid_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleya_dowiana_var_aurea_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49439 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleya_dowiana_var_aurea_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya dowiana var. aurea, orchid species flower, close up of flower lip, yellow and purple flower, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleya_dowiana_var_aurea_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleya_dowiana_var_aurea_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleya_dowiana_var_aurea_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Payakka_Kodkod_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49446 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Payakka_Kodkod_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper orchid, Paph, Paphiopedilum Payakka Kodkod, orchid hybrid flower, white flower with purple spots, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Payakka_Kodkod_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Payakka_Kodkod_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Payakka_Kodkod_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49442 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_1000px-88x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, orchid species flowers and leaves, mini orchid, orange and yellow flowers, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"88\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_1000px-88x128.jpg 88w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_1000px-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_1000px.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_parvulum_Violet_Blue_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49443 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_parvulum_Violet_Blue_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium parvulum 'Violet Blue', orchid species flowers and leaves, mini orchid, light blue flowers with orange lip, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_parvulum_Violet_Blue_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_parvulum_Violet_Blue_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dendrobium_parvulum_Violet_Blue_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49447 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite, orchid hybrid flower, magenta flower, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phaiocalanthe_Kryptonite_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the trials and tribulations of our planet, the earth continues to spin, the seasons continue their cycles, and orchids make great stress relievers. Enjoy these photos from this summer&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/07\/photos-from-orchids-in-the-park-2025\/\">Orchids in the Park<\/a> event in San Francisco to celebrate today&#8217;s equinox. Let the beauty of nature stop you in your tracks. When thoughts are spiraling into negativity, orchids are the perfect distraction. Savor their gorgeous colors, striking patterns, and fascinating shapes. Better yet, find a bit of nature &#8212; in real life, not on a screen &#8212; and immerse yourself in it for a little while. It does a world of good. Happy equinox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49444 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Disa orchid flower, yellow flower, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Disa_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49440 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleytonia Why Not 'For Naught', orchid hybrid flowers, cattleya hybrids, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cattleytonia_Why_Not_For_Naught_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49441 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Caulocattleya Chantilly Lace 'Twinkle', orchid hybrid flower, cattleya hybrid, white flower with purple spots, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caulocattleya_Chantilly_Lace_Twinkle_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49445 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum orchid flowers, pink white and yellow flowers, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49448 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, carnivorous plant species, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Venus_Flytrap_Dionaea_muscipula_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49438 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Large bromeliad plant with purple and green leaves, small bromeliad flowers in center cup, Orchids in the Park 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bromeliad_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the trials and tribulations of our planet, the earth continues to spin, the seasons continue their cycles, and orchids make great stress relievers. Enjoy these photos from this summer&#8217;s Orchids in the Park event in San Francisco to celebrate today&#8217;s equinox. Let the beauty of nature stop you in your tracks. When thoughts are [&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-49436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49436","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=49436"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49476,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49436\/revisions\/49476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}