This is some kind of Andean orchid.
One of the guys on the trip said they remind him of angels or dancing ladies in ball gowns. I agree.
Speaking of dancing ladies (and shoes - because we were all thinking of shoes when I said dancing, right?), here are the biggest lady slippers I've ever seen. I wish I had a perspective shot but I didn't think of that at the time. Trust me, they were really big. Like a size 12.
And that concludes my Y post for Alphabe-Thursday!
(Getting better at shorter posts!)
33 comments:
These are wonderful shots of beautiful flowers.
great shot..it is such a pretty flower..
Lovely flower photos :) I've never really noticed the flowers looking like angels or dancing ladies but now that you mentioned it...they do look a little bit like that...
Did you know that people also photograph orchids to use them as sexual symbolism? Totally random fact, I know.
they look like chickens in the last photo, if you say it, I wouldn't know what these flowers are call
lots of yellow posts for alphabe-thursday including my own but I like them
Oh! I love the imagination these inspire with the angels and shoes. Lovely!
Such gorgeous shots of beautiful flowers! Great 'Y' post.
Happy Alphabe-Thursday!
LOLA:)
PS Mine this week is HERE. Hope you can join me!
Beautiful!
Gorgeous! I've never seen such large lady slippers-I'm just comparing them to the leaves behind them for an idea. I love shots of flowers, shows us the incredible beauty in the small details we often miss with just a glance. Thanks for sharing!
Incredibly beautiful orchids and lady's slippers!!
I love those contrast colors...red and yellow! Those are great flowers. I never loved flowers until I started to grow some in my yard this year. They just make me so happy!!
I love those contrast colors...red and yellow! Those are great flowers. I never loved flowers until I started to grow some in my yard this year. They just make me so happy!!
Great shots Paige! Call me crazy, but I have always thought they looked like Southern Belles with a frilly parasol above their head or dancing gypsies with scarves. Love the large Lady Slippers.
~ Tracy
Not your best camera?! Give me a break....I wish I had a crappy camera like that! :)
Beautiful pics!
What a gorgeous shade of yellow.
What interesting yellow flowers.
Cee
That camera is probably 10 times better than any camera I currently own ...
They do look like dancing ladies!
The lady slipper are the state flower where I grew up in MN --- never saw any like these beautiful flowers.. Love the contrast between the yellow, reds and greens....bkm
The lady slipper are the state flower where I grew up in MN --- never saw any like these beautiful flowers.. Love the contrast between the yellow, reds and greens....bkm
love those orchids and that description was right on target .. i can see them dancing in the wind ... well in my little old mind :)
Im seeing lots of lovely shots of yellows this week, some people say they don't care for yellow as a colour but I love it, especially next to blue.
Your dancing ladies are gorgeous.
Maggie
beautiful yellows. I wish I was better with a camera!
Just came home from going to Hilltop Orchid Farm! Bought two. One for myself and one for a neighbor. They are beautiful flowers Thanks for a great Y post. Debbie
lovely yellow.
absolutely gorgeous! I can tell from the last picture that those lady slippers are gigantic! How cool! thanks for visiting my blog!
Those orchids are fantastical. They look like they are spilling yellow. Amazing.
Your pics are gorgeous! Yellow was certainly the color of the week. I also posted pictures of yellow flowers this week.
I could totally see the dancing ladies - great shots!
Beautiful pictures!
Talk about art in nature! They look like birds.
Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures with us on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday's letter "Y"!
Girl, if this is a poor quality photo mine aren't even on the charts!
I think they are lovely...crisp, sharp and gorgeous!
Thank you for linking!
A+
wonderful photos...and beautiful flowers
Those orchids do look like flamenco dancers...
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