Hi Sharon and Bob! Another picture perfect album! these orchids are simply beautiful! What an amazing place this botanical garden is! I have never seen so many different and beautiful orchids! I love the shots of the toad, rat, mole and badger thrown in among the flowers! Thanks for sharing another beautiful album with us all...take care my friends...hugs and love galore...Darlene

said briansbabe2 2006.02.15 at 05:53:34 PST

Bonjour Sharon,orchids have always been my favorite flower and thanks to you and your amazing photography,i'm really spoiled with this beautiful album.Definitely a lot of favorites,especially your macro shots, the design of orchids being so intricate,it's nice to see them so close.Thanks for your kind words my friend,i'm keeping a very low profile this winter,having so little snow makes it impossible to have some decent winter pictures,so i'm cleaning up my albums,even taking out some of the pictures i did not think were very good in the first place,and adding a few new ones here and there,i'll be more busy as spring comes along!!Have a great week.Luc

said kligon 2006.02.13 at 15:59:21 PST

Hello Sharon, I guess this will be the forerunner to the feature this album is sure to aquire, and so it should. your work is always exquisite. these flowers are absolutely beautiful and full of gorgeous colour. thanks for the very kind words in my boats album, A real surprise that. but a lot of work and a lot of fun responding to friends and new contacts as well. take care and good luck with this magnificent album Ken

said saxonfenken 2006.02.13 at 11:03:36 PST

Good Morning Sharon. These flowers are just beautiful. I really like the last image with all the characters. Some of the orchids here are so beautiful they don't even look real. Thanks for sharing. Lynn

said 1seahag 2006.02.13 at 06:36:37 PST

Hi. What pleasure seeing an album like yours. It heats our heart even in the most cold Winter. I loved the flowers, all of them. I think that a person who has access to such beautiful show, is, no doubt, a privileged person. But you deserve it, because you capture so well the beauty, the fragility and the pureness that these wonderful flowers transmit. And I admire so much people who create and treat such beauty and rare plants. But I also adored "Mr. Toad's Orchid Adventure". It's so cute. I had a good laugh seeing it. Congratulations and God bless you. Rosa, in Portugal

said quartominguante 2006.02.12 at 19:51:16 PST

Hi Sharon! Well, I see you have been having some fun lately!! This album is so full of color and beauty...it makes me long for spring! Every picture in here is breathtaking & like the others, I am sure that it will be featured soon! I'm enjoying my time here (we had snow yesterday!) but I'll definitely be ready to experience the rest of the seasons! I'll drop you an e-mail soon...life's really been busy...but, God is good! Have a wonderful night! Hugs, Lynn

said lynncb7 2006.02.11 at 20:31:56 PST

Hi! This is the first chance I have had to view your latest album. What gorgeous orchids! Such vibrant colors. I'm sure you enjoyed being there & seeing all this beauty in person. I have one of my orchid plants sending up 2 flower shoots right now so soon I will be rewarded with some pretty flowers of my own! Keep up the good work. Hugs, Flo

said florock 2006.02.11 at 12:34:16 PST

Hi Sharon: I love this album. The orchids are wonderful. I loved the album I visited before and could not forget these beautiful flowers so have order some and have baby ones in my home now. These photos are super. Great job. Thank you for sharing. Hugs,'Kay

said kay38101 2006.02.11 at 12:16:35 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob,beautiful pictures of the orchids.Thank you for sharing them.It must have been wonderful to see all this beauty. Hanne from Germany

said hanne911 2006.02.11 at 08:36:49 PST

Hi, what a wonderful album. Love all the shots of the orchids especially. The garden must really have expanded quite a bit from when we were there many years ago, even though it was beautiful then also. Am glad to see the changes through your camera. Thanks!! Trudy-Oregon

said hamiltrudy 2006.02.11 at 07:54:56 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob, What a beautiful album. It is a sight for eyes sore from searching to and fro for color and life in an area that is in the midst of winter's sleep. But soon we shall wake up! :o) . You both are so blessed to have the Botanical Gardens near to you. I have thought of going to Buffalo, NY's garden for visit but it hasn't happened yet. It is about an hour or a little more away. I think you have inspired me to make the trip hehe. As usual your photos are so sharp and crisp. Colors are vibrant and rich. I agree with those who said your album should soon be featured. Among my favorites (which are all of them) are the Many Orchid Colors... photo, DSCN2482, and the Sweet Little Orchid Faces photo. As much as I love the macros, their detail and color, I am a fan of seeing them in perspective as well. Especially with the beautiful arrangements the horticulturists (is that right?) have placed throughout the Gardens. It's nice again to see your contributions to Webshots. Thank you for sharing. Lord bless you both and take care, Ray

said rrayr55 2006.02.11 at 04:03:18 PST

Good morning to you Sharon! I started to run the slide show around 1:30 am and now it is 3:30 and I am still browsing around. What a treat you gave us here!! Only to write down all the difficult names of these wonderful orchids is an enormous task...for the one you can not tell you say that you will do better next time?? Well, you better do Sharon, it is not to forgive you that one name is missing!! Shame on you!!! ;-)******************** Did you notice that 28 is a perfect face and hat of a pirate? Fantastic. Then here are my favorites (they are too many but I will try): # 22, 25, 28 (the pirate) 30, 31, 39, 42, 44 and 55 which is an almost frightening face. All this saves me a trip to St. Louis and that is a saving which I owe to you Sharon and Bob. A wonderful gift and hours of joy to see all this. But please next time ALL the names OK? lol Also I thank you for visiting my birds. They appreciate it same as me. A big hug for both of you, see you when it gets featured, which has to happen soon. kathy

said katifelkai 2006.02.11 at 00:51:37 PST

Dear Sharon and Bob, Thanks for bringing us the sights we cannot see or photograph unless we were to travel to St.Louis at the right time of the year! It seems to me that the orchids in this year's show are more exotic than ever - and your photography is as outstanding as always. I cannot resist uploading most into my computer - to use as wallpaper and to cheer me up with screen savers ! The show's setting is absolutely wonderful and so natural - it must have been a thrill to walk through it and capture it in such wonderful detail and with the correct names. Not to forget the little critters that look so cute in their different activities - a beautiful added touch and such a great idea! My heartfelt congratulations - I am sure this album will soon be on the winners' list. With a hug and my best wishes, bruno

said brunosmi 2006.02.10 at 21:53:51 PST

Actualy I was at the rat and mole fishing. Adorable! Next the whole crew. What cute screensavers. Brenda

said bsjbrenda 2006.02.10 at 20:21:43 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob. I love your new album. I wish I could go to St. Louis again. Lots of fun. I am at the picture of the toads fishing! They are so cute. haha. Have a good day! Brenda from Mo. also.

said bsjbrenda 2006.02.10 at 20:18:40 PST

Hello Sharon and Bob! What gorgeous flowers, some look almost like daffodils! What a wonderful sight on a winter day! Thanks...claudia

said gardenlady110 2006.02.10 at 20:17:01 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob! Thanks for this wonderful Orchid gift that we discovered this morning! You created another great Orchid album that we will visit more than one time! Nice idea to add the funny little animal visitors on your display! I love the bright colors of #6, the amazing shape of #7, the special red of # 24, the delicate colors and form of #31, the white and yellow in #39 and the 46#: so diffrent with the green shades. Also Blue Vanda Hybrid looks quite diffrent from the other species. It's great to visit this wonderful flowers on a very cold winter day as we have just now! Thanks again! Love and hugs, Henri and Käthi

said oertlif 2006.02.10 at 20:01:16 PST

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said hereistom 2006.02.10 at 18:20:36 PST

Hi Sharon & Bob! How fortunate you are to live near such beauty! I would drool over this display! It's absolutely gorgeous!!! An amazing sight. You've both captured the magic beautifully and I think this is my new favorite Bob and Sharon album:-))))) Well done! Hugs and love, Jane

said peonierose 2006.02.10 at 17:53:07 PST

Hi Sharon, i love orchids. What a beautiful flower. I don't think i realized that there were so many different kinds before. The colors are great aren't they?Really good job on those close ups. Thanks for sharing...Claudette

said mamabear250 2006.02.10 at 17:52:29 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob...Oh these orchids are outstanding!!! I love them all. My favourite is Old South, but it is so hard to choose. There are so many that I love, especially the dark ones and the purple and white and fushia and white. I love the Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger displays. When I came on the computer tonight it showed that you had a new album, then it disappeared, and then it appeared again, but some photos were in different places. But I really love this album and I am so glad I got to see it. Your photography is wonderful too. The flowers would not look as beautiful if it wasn't. hugs and love, and been thinking of you, Barbara

said midnightlace2 2006.02.10 at 17:41:23 PST

Hi Sharon! This is my first visit to Missouri this year. I hope you and the caddie are both well and not frozen. I didn't know there are so many different orchids and they are a beautiful flower. Thanks for the invitation and thanks for sharing.Catch you later mate. Hugs and handshakes Al

said acehigh999 2006.02.10 at 16:50:50 PST

Hi Sharon,what a lovely album of floral images and the inclusion of Toad,Rat,Mole and Badger in so many of them really works so well and adds that CUTE touch to them.The colours,tones and detail were captured perfectly time and time again.A true pleasure to view this beautiful album and I'm sure it will be featured before too long,thanks for sharing them. I've not been very active with the camera recently,The light has been so flat this last couple of months and I'm really looking forward to Spring,Regards,Rod.

said chrisrod100 2006.02.10 at 16:16:40 PST

Hello again Sharon, stunning photos of the orchids as usual & what variety. So many different colours & such an amusing theme to the exhibition. The No 15 is I think one we sometimes get as table decoration on cruise ships, so long lasting & a delicate form. I still think the "ladies slipper orchids" are best as they are all we could get in UK many years ago when my Mother was a florist. Eric

said ericy202 2006.02.10 at 13:58:46 PST

Great! I get to be first in your GB! First Edna's and now yours:) Now I'll go download to my heart's desire. Fun! LOVE & GOD BLESS YOU TWO, Betty

said faithbw 2006.02.10 at 13:28:52 PST