Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Manola's Sexy Bloomers

manola's bloomer oncidium orchid

Stricken with a painful ear infection since last week, I haven't been paying much mind to sex, much less to writing about sex or even -- heaven forbid! -- having sex, but that's just as well, because my orchids have been getting more action than a Republican congressman!

So instead of reading any of Manola's thoughts on the state of sex and other matters on Miami Beach, please take a moment from your busy day to relax in my lush tropical garden and enjoy my latest bloomer.

There's a story behind this prodigious bloom. Sir Fish A Lot, my second boyfriend, gave me this orchid in lieu of an engagement ring on Valentine's Day 1998, just a few months before we would separate.

This gorgeous oncidium has not bloomed in eight years!

manola's bloomer oncidium orchid

One scientific theory attributes this sudden blossoming to all the pent-up sexual energy beaming from this blog, which if properly harnessed and distributed, could help light the city of Miami after a hurricane! Manola's theory, on the other hand, believes this blooming is just like love: something had to happen at the right place at the right time to create a thing of beauty. Or maybe, just maybe, it's simply another much-anticipated episode of plant porn ...

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9 comments:

Maria de los Angeles said...

Why Tart, I am the resident Mr. Crabby expert! Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Anonymous said...

ha, didn't see a bash at republicans coming in an article about orchids...

Yvette said...

Sorry to hear about your ear infection, Manola. May you feel much better, very soon.

Mighty Dyckerson said...

Such lovely orchids. May I come over and deflower you?

Anonymous said...

Wow, plants doing it. Nice angle.

I like it.

Tere said...

I take that blooming as a sign that good things are about to happen for you!

Feel better!

Freckle Face Girl said...

they are beautiful

Anonymous said...

Hah! Those are my favorites. I am a flower nerd. Yea, yea, symbolism and Georgia O'Keefe and whatever else you can add.


Congrats on the orchid!

Anonymous said...

That orchid has a heckuva blossom stalk! Awesome.