The Wee Baby Orchids

There's quite a story here, about this new batch of Baby Angel Orchids. They are here, with the Baby Orchids, instead of being included with the Angel Orchids, because they need some extra TLC. There were actually more of these "born", but Archimedes, our pet Muscovy Duck, who has HER own lens here on Squidoo, got involved.

Yes - I KNOW - "Archimedes" is a male name, and she is a female duck - but I didn't know WHAT she was, when I named her!

At any rate, when the other batch of Baby Angel Orchids bloomed, which were identical twins to these, Archimedes mistakenly thought they looked just like her duck food. So,...she ate them! She got herself a good scolding, too, and had to go to Muscovy Duck Court over the whole affair - jury trial and everything. We couldn't even subpeona any witnesses, because she was all alone at the time.

Well, the upshot of the trial was, she got off. The verdict was - INNOCENT, believe it or not. She DID do it - we know it - but she plead "NOT GUILTY". Her defense, run by the Muscovy Duck Advocate, was that - it was dark,; she doesn't see well in the dark. We THOUGHT she was going to enter a plea of "NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY", but we all laughed at her so hard, that she squashed that notion!

I STILL think she should have done 30 days, because she has a terrific sense of smell, and she could SMELL that these little infant orchids were NOT duck food!

So, there were a lot more of these darlin's; these are the sole survivors. Needless to say, we immediately got duck eyeglasses for Archimedes - so THAT excuse just won't "float" anymore!

Now, admit it - aren't they adorable?

This orchid is a full-grown orchid - I just call them ""babies", because they are so small. Despite the fact that my taste generally does not gravitate towards pastel colors, I just love this little sweetie!

Doesn't it look like a baby? No? Well - I think it does!

My fingers are holding it, and I'm not very big, so you can easily get the idea of how small this miniature orchid is...and the plant had lots of blooms on it, too. Notice how the dusty salmon petals dissolve into an icy pink, and then gradually become white, towards the center.The baby's face is just about "cream-colored", enhancing the "baby" image it imprints into my mind, and check out the uplifted "arms"! This little baby orchid is just begging to be held...

You know, for the life of me, they look like the ORCHID STORK just packed these babies up, fastened them to a long stick, all in rows, and delivered their to their new parents!

When I look at this, it reminds me of an array of old-fashioned baby bassinettes, with each little bassinette curved all around to protect the orchid infants. Just look at how they are arranged, and inside each bloom, nestled safe and sound - it seems a tiny baby orchid sleeps! These miniature orchids are so small, that I could hold the entire spray of them in the palm of my hand, close my hand, and you wouldn't even suspect that they were there.

Doesn't this little darlin' look like he was just "unwrapped"? Such long, thin delicate petals - perfectly designed to protect a tiny baby orchid.

You can see how small it is - that's my hand, and as I stated above - I'm rather small.

This one could ALSO have qualified to be in our ALIEN ORCHID lens - don't you think? Let your mind unwind - can't you see that he looks like a ONE-EYED, ONE-HORNED FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE EATER? Just LOOK at those TEETH!