Hangers-on

We've got two lovely little dendrobiums blooming their hearts out on the left corner of the pool, as you're looking at the fountain.

Actually, the mostly-white one isn't so little: It's up and out a good two feet from the palm trunk. (The glossy leaves you see behind and around it are from the allspice bush -- which itself is doing well, too.)

We tied both of them up last year with fishing line, and after a few fall-offs and blow-overs, they started taking great responsibility for their own security. And as a result, the web of roots you see in the closeup has wrapped the foxtail several times around.

The fantastic thing about orchids here: Last year we spritzed 'em regularly with liquefied worm poop and misted them religiously. This year, with absolutely no attention at all, they've taken off.

Perfect definition of benign neglect.