{"id":7546,"date":"2011-03-20T16:19:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T00:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=7546"},"modified":"2011-08-09T20:16:55","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T04:16:55","slug":"spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/20\/spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While San Francisco&#8217;s winter hasn&#8217;t been as bad as other parts of the country, spring is always a welcome arrival. It&#8217;s easy to celebrate with more beautiful flowers from this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/pacific-orchid-expo-2011\/\">Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_Rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7549\" title=\"Lady Slipper flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_Rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_Rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_Rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_Rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Shogun_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7554\" title=\"Cymbidium hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Shogun_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium hybrid\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Shogun_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Shogun_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Shogun_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Keowee_Newberry_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7551\" title=\"Cattleya hybrid, close up of flower lip\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Keowee_Newberry_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya hybrid, close up of flower lip\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Keowee_Newberry_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Keowee_Newberry_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassolaeliocattleya_Keowee_Newberry_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Dream_Bisque_Golden_Wish_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7553\" title=\"Cymbidium hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Dream_Bisque_Golden_Wish_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium hybrid\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Dream_Bisque_Golden_Wish_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Dream_Bisque_Golden_Wish_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_Dream_Bisque_Golden_Wish_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Lycaste_Shonan_Melody_Chita_Snowfall_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7559\" title=\"Lycaste hybrid at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Lycaste_Shonan_Melody_Chita_Snowfall_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste hybrid at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Lycaste_Shonan_Melody_Chita_Snowfall_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Lycaste_Shonan_Melody_Chita_Snowfall_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Lycaste_Shonan_Melody_Chita_Snowfall_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Laelia_Santa_Barbara_Sunset_Showtime_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7558\" title=\"Laelia hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Laelia_Santa_Barbara_Sunset_Showtime_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia hybrid\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Laelia_Santa_Barbara_Sunset_Showtime_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Laelia_Santa_Barbara_Sunset_Showtime_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Laelia_Santa_Barbara_Sunset_Showtime_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winter is the rainy season here, and we&#8217;re still in the midst of a chilly series of storms. Today, at least, the clouds have cleared, and the sun and blue sky have made an appearance for a little while. It&#8217;s enough time for me to greet the season outside in the garden, before the next dark clouds arrive. If your first day of spring is lacking in warmth, enjoy these blooms as a reminder of colors besides brown, white, and gray. Spring&#8217;s renewal is on the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Catasetum_Rebecca_Northen_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7552\" title=\"Catasetum hybrid flowers at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Catasetum_Rebecca_Northen_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Catasetum hybrid flowers at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Catasetum_Rebecca_Northen_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Catasetum_Rebecca_Northen_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Catasetum_Rebecca_Northen_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Dendrobium_chrysopterum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7555\" title=\"Dendrobium species flowers at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Dendrobium_chrysopterum_800px-128x76.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium species flowers at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" width=\"128\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Dendrobium_chrysopterum_800px-128x76.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Dendrobium_chrysopterum_800px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Dendrobium_chrysopterum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassocattleya_Maikai_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7550\" title=\"Cattleya hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassocattleya_Maikai_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya hybrid\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassocattleya_Maikai_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassocattleya_Maikai_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Brassocattleya_Maikai_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7557\" title=\"Harlequin Phalaenopsis hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Harlequin Phalaenopsis hybrid\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epidendrum_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7556\" title=\"Epidendrum flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epidendrum_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum flower\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epidendrum_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epidendrum_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epidendrum_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7560\" title=\"Paphiopedilum at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum at the Pacific Orchid Expo 2011\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Paphiopedilum_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While San Francisco&#8217;s winter hasn&#8217;t been as bad as other parts of the country, spring is always a welcome arrival. It&#8217;s easy to celebrate with more beautiful flowers from this year&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo. Winter is the rainy season here, and we&#8217;re still in the midst of a chilly series of storms. Today, at least, [&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":[11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546","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=7546"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9500,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7546\/revisions\/9500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}