ipernity: RHH

Washington, a set of 11 albums

Western Washington Escure Ranch

Eastern Washington Twin Sisters

Mount Baker Area Snowshoe Tracks

North Cascades Winter Ice on Western Hemlock

North Cascades Snoqualmie Falls

South Cascades more...

Native Mammals, album created on May 25, 2013

171 items in total.

Native Birds, album created on March 18, 2023

103 items in total.

Washington Birds, album created on May 23, 2013

264 items in total.

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For those who are interested, I have three blogs in which I post a lot more pictures than I post here. If you are interested, please have a look. The first blog highlights the tropical orchids I grow: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/ I am no longer posting on this blog since I am no longer growing tropical orchids. My retirement and our move to Spokane, Washington, as well as our desire to do more traveling have put an end to that phase of our loves. I have left the blog in place, ho…

Growing Orchids Under Lights
- August 15, 2017

I have been growing orchids for nearly 35 years, longer than I've been hunting and photographing native orchids. I've grown them outdoors, in a small greenhouse and on windowsills, but mostly in a homemade wardian case or orchidarium. I've had two of these cases, the first built many years ago when we moved to Houston, to protect my collection of cool-temperature miniatures. The present case was built three or four years ago and was recently rebuilt with some changes and additional height and…
Hunting Native Orchids
- August 14, 2017

I've grown tropical orchids for many years, mostly cool-growing miniature orchids, but in recent years have become interested in native orchids as well. We live in western Washington State and have in the state a total of 42 native orchids including varieties. Most of these we have seen including some that are rare and hard to find. Since we are also avid hikers and backpackers, our love for native orchids has become another facet of our love for the outdoors and fits well with our interest i…