Cymbidium Persuasive Miss Black Eyes
This batch was taken a few months back, at the Maribyrnong Orchid Show. The
Maribyrnong Orchid Society is one of the larger clubs in Melbourne, based in
the western suburbs. Let the show begin....
Peter

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On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:08:10 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

Cymbidium Persuasive Miss Black Eyes
This batch was taken a few months back, at the Maribyrnong Orchid Show. The
Maribyrnong Orchid Society is one of the larger clubs in Melbourne, based in
the western suburbs. Let the show begin....
Peter


Thanks Peter. It was a lovely way to wake up on a bitter cold Sat.
Marvelous show. Love the Paphs and Phrags but the judges got it
right, the little Den stole the show.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

And quite a show it's been, Peter. Thanks much!

Diana

Your welcome Sue, Diana, Gary and Co.
Sue, you should slip over here for a while. Is set to reach 38C (approx
100F) here today. Heat waves to follow for 6 more weeks. Should thaw out
your toes.
Peter

"SuE" wrote in message
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On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:08:10 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

Cymbidium Persuasive Miss Black Eyes
This batch was taken a few months back, at the Maribyrnong Orchid Show.
The
Maribyrnong Orchid Society is one of the larger clubs in Melbourne, based
in
the western suburbs. Let the show begin....
Peter


Thanks Peter. It was a lovely way to wake up on a bitter cold Sat.
Marvelous show. Love the Paphs and Phrags but the judges got it
right, the little Den stole the show.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:36:24 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:



Your welcome Sue, Diana, Gary and Co.
Sue, you should slip over here for a while. Is set to reach 38C (approx
100F) here today. Heat waves to follow for 6 more weeks. Should thaw out
your toes.
Peter

I would love to slip over there. Wearing 5 layers is getting
tiresome. G But Actually Oz is on my list of * wouldn't it be
loverly*.... and *IF ONLY*.

Maybe someday my ship will come in and I can sail away.

Where is it cold / which region in the US are you from Sue? (Not asking for
your address). I can well imagine that the northern and central US States
are cold at present. Is Florida spared of the cold? How about Texas and
Southern California?
Peter

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"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:36:24 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:



Your welcome Sue, Diana, Gary and Co.
Sue, you should slip over here for a while. Is set to reach 38C (approx
100F) here today. Heat waves to follow for 6 more weeks. Should thaw out
your toes.
Peter

I would love to slip over there. Wearing 5 layers is getting
tiresome. G But Actually Oz is on my list of * wouldn't it be
loverly*.... and *IF ONLY*.

Maybe someday my ship will come in and I can sail away.

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:52:33 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

Where is it cold / which region in the US are you from Sue? (Not asking for
your address). I can well imagine that the northern and central US States
are cold at present. Is Florida spared of the cold? How about Texas and
Southern California?
Peter

Peter -
We are just north of Denver. Our area is high desert, normal snow to
this point is just over 4 inches. So far we are getting close to
normal for the season which is about 50 inches. So we are part of the
great frozen north this winter. Normal snow here falls on Monday and
by Wednesday is only visible in the north side of the buildings where
the shadows are deep. Generally you can watch the snow shrink when it
gets above 30 degrees. This winter it just seems to turn to solid
ice. Our street looks something like ^^---__^^ With both lines solid
ice 3/4 of a car wide. I saw the January stats.. about temp, but I
don't remember much except we are 10 degrees colder than the normal
low and I have no idea how much cooler than the normal high.

I am from Chicago and Wisconsin -- the true frozen territory. I grew
up with snow falling in October and melting in April. Which is part
of why I so enjoyed the Colorado winter -- Snow, but only about every
ten years did it really disrupt anything. But this is just so
tiresome... It has snowed every Weekend until this last when it snowed
on Thursday and Friday instead. G

All of which is a lot easier to live with than either the ice storm of
Missouri or the Tornadoes they had in Florida.




SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Peter,

Parts of Florida (the northern end especially) get very cold in winter. We
live on the east coast of FL about 100 miles north of Miami, so our weather
is usually great. If one lives even another 20 or 30 miles north of us it
starts to get colder. Here, we get our cool days and nights, but extreme
cold is rare. For two days last week they predicted nights in the low 30's -
very unusual. We hauled in the Vandas and Phals and covered everything else
with sheets, but in the end it didn't go much under 50. That's what
generally happens. Also, we live on a canal, and the water keeps things a
bit warmer than in some other neighborhoods. Florida is the ultimate example
of micro climates.

Today is rather raw. The temps are in the low to mid 60's and the day is
gray. I wish it would just rain and get it over with! The humidity is high,
but that doesn't help the trees, etc.

Diana

"P Max" wrote in message
...
Where is it cold / which region in the US are you from Sue? (Not asking
for your address). I can well imagine that the northern and central US
States are cold at present. Is Florida spared of the cold? How about Texas
and Southern California?
Peter

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)
"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:36:24 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:



Your welcome Sue, Diana, Gary and Co.
Sue, you should slip over here for a while. Is set to reach 38C (approx
100F) here today. Heat waves to follow for 6 more weeks. Should thaw out
your toes.
Peter

I would love to slip over there. Wearing 5 layers is getting
tiresome. G But Actually Oz is on my list of * wouldn't it be
loverly*.... and *IF ONLY*.

Maybe someday my ship will come in and I can sail away.

I remember Denver well - Winter Olympics 1976! We had good coverage on our
new colour TV, previously black and white.
You are doing it tough, Sue. The iced up snow must be restrictive. How do
you protect your orchids? I'm suddenly contented with the hot and dry
conditions here. Winter will hit us in a few months. We will get half a
dozen light frosts and one or two down to minus 3 Celsius. Most minimums
temps will hover around 10 Celsius. Relatively mild when measured against
other winter zones.
Peter

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"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:52:33 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

Where is it cold / which region in the US are you from Sue? (Not asking
for
your address). I can well imagine that the northern and central US States
are cold at present. Is Florida spared of the cold? How about Texas and
Southern California?
Peter

Peter -
We are just north of Denver. Our area is high desert, normal snow to
this point is just over 4 inches. So far we are getting close to
normal for the season which is about 50 inches. So we are part of the
great frozen north this winter. Normal snow here falls on Monday and
by Wednesday is only visible in the north side of the buildings where
the shadows are deep. Generally you can watch the snow shrink when it
gets above 30 degrees. This winter it just seems to turn to solid
ice. Our street looks something like ^^---__^^ With both lines solid
ice 3/4 of a car wide. I saw the January stats.. about temp, but I
don't remember much except we are 10 degrees colder than the normal
low and I have no idea how much cooler than the normal high.

I am from Chicago and Wisconsin -- the true frozen territory. I grew
up with snow falling in October and melting in April. Which is part
of why I so enjoyed the Colorado winter -- Snow, but only about every
ten years did it really disrupt anything. But this is just so
tiresome... It has snowed every Weekend until this last when it snowed
on Thursday and Friday instead. G

All of which is a lot easier to live with than either the ice storm of
Missouri or the Tornadoes they had in Florida.




SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Hello Diana,
Your climate sound similar to Southern Queensland /
Northern NSW (Coastal Plain area), Dave's stamping ground. Am told that the
occasional frost occurs in Brisbane West (June to August) but is followed by
a lovely sunny 23C day. The full blown tropic's over here, commence in the
far north at approx. Tully Qld, 5000 K's north of me.
Look after those Vandas and Phallies!
Peter

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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Peter,

Parts of Florida (the northern end especially) get very cold in winter. We
live on the east coast of FL about 100 miles north of Miami, so our
weather is usually great. If one lives even another 20 or 30 miles north
of us it starts to get colder. Here, we get our cool days and nights, but
extreme cold is rare. For two days last week they predicted nights in the
low 30's - very unusual. We hauled in the Vandas and Phals and covered
everything else with sheets, but in the end it didn't go much under 50.
That's what generally happens. Also, we live on a canal, and the water
keeps things a bit warmer than in some other neighborhoods. Florida is the
ultimate example of micro climates.

Today is rather raw. The temps are in the low to mid 60's and the day is
gray. I wish it would just rain and get it over with! The humidity is
high, but that doesn't help the trees, etc.

Diana

"P Max" wrote in message
...
Where is it cold / which region in the US are you from Sue? (Not asking
for your address). I can well imagine that the northern and central US
States are cold at present. Is Florida spared of the cold? How about
Texas and Southern California?
Peter

--
)
"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:36:24 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:



Your welcome Sue, Diana, Gary and Co.
Sue, you should slip over here for a while. Is set to reach 38C (approx
100F) here today. Heat waves to follow for 6 more weeks. Should thaw out
your toes.
Peter

I would love to slip over there. Wearing 5 layers is getting
tiresome. G But Actually Oz is on my list of * wouldn't it be
loverly*.... and *IF ONLY*.

Maybe someday my ship will come in and I can sail away.

On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 13:47:38 -0500, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Today is rather raw. The temps are in the low to mid 60's and the day is
gray. I wish it would just rain and get it over with! The humidity is high,
but that doesn't help the trees, etc.

Diana

So how much 'liquid sunshine did you get? Our weatherman showed the 24
hour sweep of rain across Florida.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:37:10 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

You are doing it tough, Sue. The iced up snow must be restrictive. How do
you protect your orchids?

We have a gh. Built in the early 80's the long side 12 feet, is
glass. I have 50% shadecloth on it at all times. When we changed out
the end caps to twinwall it became easier to heat. The house has hot
water heat so we just ran a loop out to the gh. It is a lean-to
against the back (west) side of the house. The south end is even with
the end of the house. We added a small electric heater in the stair
well (cold sink) but have just held high 50's thru the worst of the
cold. We are not used to long cold stretches or long snow stretches.

This is the area where you can jump temps. Yesterday it was from 1 to
46 - just a normal day/night shift. Last week we were happy with a
high of 36 this week it is predicted to be our low. 'Hold thumbs' we
hit 50 degrees F. today. We will then start to reclaim the street.

The city of Denver is importing a big snow melting machine such as
they used to clear NY city central area so they can have the New Years
Eve bash ice free. It melts 200 tons an hour. I have no idea what
volume that is. But with the Mountains of snow from clearing parking
lots and streets into dump trucks - then piling it centrally... They
have some parks (ball fields) and parking lots to unclog.

SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Two drops of rain in this area, if that. Still gray out.

Diana

"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 13:47:38 -0500, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Today is rather raw. The temps are in the low to mid 60's and the day is
gray. I wish it would just rain and get it over with! The humidity is
high,
but that doesn't help the trees, etc.

Diana

So how much 'liquid sunshine did you get? Our weatherman showed the 24
hour sweep of rain across Florida.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Your doing well keeping the temp in the high 50's F, under the
circumstances. A few more months from relief, I guess.
Good luck.
Peter

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)
"SuE" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:37:10 GMT, "P Max"
wrote:

You are doing it tough, Sue. The iced up snow must be restrictive. How do
you protect your orchids?

We have a gh. Built in the early 80's the long side 12 feet, is
glass. I have 50% shadecloth on it at all times. When we changed out
the end caps to twinwall it became easier to heat. The house has hot
water heat so we just ran a loop out to the gh. It is a lean-to
against the back (west) side of the house. The south end is even with
the end of the house. We added a small electric heater in the stair
well (cold sink) but have just held high 50's thru the worst of the
cold. We are not used to long cold stretches or long snow stretches.

This is the area where you can jump temps. Yesterday it was from 1 to
46 - just a normal day/night shift. Last week we were happy with a
high of 36 this week it is predicted to be our low. 'Hold thumbs' we
hit 50 degrees F. today. We will then start to reclaim the street.

The city of Denver is importing a big snow melting machine such as
they used to clear NY city central area so they can have the New Years
Eve bash ice free. It melts 200 tons an hour. I have no idea what
volume that is. But with the Mountains of snow from clearing parking
lots and streets into dump trucks - then piling it centrally... They
have some parks (ball fields) and parking lots to unclog.

SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php