Orchids! Don’t you love them?
They are flowers, but so much more.
These are known as Moth Orchids (Phalaenopsis) —
Although I think
They look more like purple-veined hummingbirds
Looking for honey than flying moths.
Up against the blue sky,
They regain their luminous wings of petals…
But, if you lean in and take an intimate look,
You might be lucky enough to see the face of a fairy.
For more winged stories, please visit: Our World.
I’m out and about at a charming summer cottage by the sea this week, so may be a bit late in getting around to visit you all.
Lady Fi 
Oh yes, I do see the fairy’s face. 🙂
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Pretty little Orchids, well taken photos Fi.
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ah i love the purple veins in this, so cool…i like the allusion to hummingbirds…or butterflies…
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I just love your fairy orchids!
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They are quite fabulous! Great capture and detail on orchid veins…
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Yes (here I am shouting at the top of my lungs! 🙂 Yes, I love them. Especially in your photos. Many thanks.
Greetings from London.
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Superb captures of gorgeous flowers, Fiona!! The colors are exquisite! And, yes, I do see a fairy face! Thanks for a beautiful start to my day!!
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Yes now that you tell me, I do see fairy faces in those flowers. Gorgeous colors too.
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Lady Fi!
Your orchids are absolutely wonderful.
A picture? delightful.
Regards:)
Lucia
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So beautiful! I love orchids too and your images are fantastic!
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Lovely!
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Just exquisite! I love orchids and have a large number of plants in the garden. They seem to thrive on abuse! My indoor orchids don’t do much, sadly. Your photos are gorgeous!
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Ladyfi…I am SO glad you pointed out the fairy presence…I might of missed it…but then you probably heard my gasp all the way over there☺
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Gorgeous orchids, Fiona… Love those colors…
Hugs,
Betsy
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Fabulous shots!
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Beautiful orchids and your photos are lovely! Have a happy week!
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Helt underbara och förtrollande bilder…älskar orchideer av alla slag. Det är något speciellt med dem!
Önskar dig en skön vecka i stugan!
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i love the way you see things. 🙂
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Those do look like little birds inside the flower! Beautiful, lushness. enjoy your vacation.
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Those are beautiful orchids and I see the fairy face.
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It is so gorgeous..I love orchids
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I see its face! I’ve never noticed that before. Beautiful! Have a fun time!
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Gorgeous! I love the close up shots – it does look like a face!
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Such beautiful, beautiful orchids!
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Exquisite faces …. a joy to our eyes.
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Gorgeous orchids. I see that little face!
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the pictures are beautiful, i love orchids.. 🙂
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What lovely and charming hummingbirds! I’m always amazed how you enjoy your pleasant unique imagination!
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Wow, these are beautiful!
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I have (had???) a lovely orchid just like this. I may have killed it so your picture makes me kind of sad… But they are lovely (as always)! Cheers, Danette
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I love her little pointed shoes, too! I carried Phalaenopsis on my wedding day – but white ones.
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I do believe in fairies and these, my friend, are the best kind :-).
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Lovely colours! 🙂 I’m not much of a flower person, but you’ve shown how beautiful orchids can be! Love the purple running on the white petals!
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Very appealing and beautiful!
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Orchids are so exotic, even though they are now quite commonly found at the grocery store. I have never looked into the eyes of an orchid fairy before! Thank you for pointing out that feature. In fact, I saw not only her face but winged body, legs, and little curly-toed fairy bootees. Delightful!(she does have an imish grin, though)
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one word, Amazing!
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Love the first image!! 🙂
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Beautiful shots of orchids, great clarity.
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Those are amazing! I see a little birds… Thanks for offering this great perspective of a beautiful flower!
We have few orchids here.. but the Lady Slipper (an orchid) is our state flower, and I’m determined to find a Calypso Orchid some day.. we have them in the most remote of buggy swamps somewhere!
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What gorgeous photos – flowers are so fascinating in close up, aren’t they!
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I love them but they’re so rare here!
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I do love them very much yes. There was a movie called “adaptation” and one of the main plot points was the search for a very rare orchid.
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Beautiful!
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I do love orchids, especially this variety. We have several of them indoors, and they always bloom during the grayest part of the winter, when there is such a lack of color.
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Beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Gorgeous esp. the last one!
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they do indeed as do pansies .. i once photo-shopped a little goatee on a pansy it looked so like it needed one
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These are beautiful orchids. And that fairy face is amazing and so gorgeous.
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Hi! Nice captures. Very beautiful orchid photos. Fabulous! “Lean in” is the nice book for women. Happy day to you.
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I have never actually seen the fairy before. Sweet! 🙂
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gorgeous, that’s a very striking phal, you have a gorgeous one there!
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Wonderful shots!
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STUNNING.
how can one look in the face of these delicate beauties and not see the face of God… xx
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Beautiful photos of these amazing flowers!
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jolies
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Exquisite flowers have a beautiful color!
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Gorgeous shots of the Phalaenopsis! Mine are all in bloom now.
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I love orchids. Lovely shots and a beautiful comparison.
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These photos of the orchids are marvelous. I love what you see in these orchids and the words and pictures you share to enable us to see them as well.
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I love your Fairy faces, Lady Fi!!
Such a beautiful photo’s…
Warm greetings,
Anna
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So lovely!
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They are works of art only nature can produce.
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What lovely flowers. And I do see the fairy in that last photo!
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They look like legendary birds in heaven. The face of a fairy is so luminous and beautiful.
Yoko
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beautiful and awesome details 🙂
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Stunning!
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Very beautiful pictures ! I would love to jump in the water too !
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Beautiful Orchids..are they yours? 🙂
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Amazing shots Fiona, I’m always amazed at the intricacy of the flower centre, the imagination can fly 🙂
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Beautiful flowers, very nice photos
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Wow, beautiful images…and yes…I see the faces!
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Smiling beauties! Lovely capture!
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I really enjoy reading your posts/browsing your photos! Great works! All the best!
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