The mind gets sucked in

My 'masdevalia macrura' has 2 rather substantial flowers right now outside in the yard. My 'masdevallia cucullata' has a flower coming, as does the 'masdevallia caudata'. All three are cool growers from Colombia and I got them from Gary Meyers of Colombiaorchidimports.com in March, so it is Nice to see the flowers so quickly. Of course the plants were quite big already, so that helps. I also got a 'pleurothallis wagneriana' from him that has had several flowers and has been a non-stop bloomer, pretty much, since I got it. It is funny how slowly nature progresses and yet if one is diligent in their observation, the changes are remarkable, interesting and so purely nature at her best. I really really like to see the minutiae of movement and growth. Satisfies me in just the right way. There is something profound in knowing that I have met enough of the specific cultural requirements for these plants to offer flowers. Really satisfying.........