tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post3096848329382903182..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: A small tribute + orchids1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-90842231366543836332015-07-26T22:05:02.538-07:002015-07-26T22:05:02.538-07:00oh, and the thing about the rain, since they grow ...oh, and the thing about the rain, since they grow in trees, they are mostly sheltered from rain by the canopy.1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-81651201446868832552015-07-26T22:03:31.537-07:002015-07-26T22:03:31.537-07:00Yeah, you kinda think you have time to get your he...Yeah, you kinda think you have time to get your head/heart prepared, then it comes out of nowhere.<br /><br />Many orchids you buy in a store in a pot actually grow in trees in the bark/moss in tropical countries, so their roots are largely exposed to the air and they absorb moisture from the humid air and they don't need a lot of fertilizer since they get what they need from decomposing moss1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-64098249706019141582015-07-24T19:09:23.367-07:002015-07-24T19:09:23.367-07:00Ah, hell. I often think it's worse when you kn...Ah, hell. I often think it's worse when you know they're dying, and the date shifts from what doctors 'expect' ...<br /><br />In regard to the orchids, though: is there a particular reason they die so quickly like that? You'd think it would make survival after rain and such less likely, unless I'm confused about the entire thing?alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.com