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The Orchid Trap



Cymbidium, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger.

In John Le Carre spy novels from the Cold War era, a Honey Trap meant an attractive snare. The original of this metaphor comes from the world of flowers. Do bees get stuck in honey traps? If I were a bee, I would be very intimidated by this orchid.

Another possible trap is to try to cultivate orchids. I bought this one. It is a cymbidium, supposedly pretty hardy here (they grow outdoors in Berkeley’s climate). It’s very beautiful–and I see myself going down a slippery slope of orchid cultivation!

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3 Responses to “The Orchid Trap”

  1. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Orchid Angel Says:
    December 14th, 2005 at 8:50 pm

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  2. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Monster Art Nouveau Lens Baby Orchid Macro Says:
    December 17th, 2005 at 12:36 am

    […] photo larger. I’m just so in love with these orchids, as I’ve said it is a slippery slope. I don’t want to become like this couple who lived in the same building with us in […]

  3. Photoblog 2.0: » Photoblog 2.0 Archive: » Garden Gate Says:
    April 4th, 2006 at 12:35 pm

    […] I can work without getting my camera and lens too wet. For this photo, I lined up my white cymbidium (it’s an orchid in a pot that comes from the lower Himalayas and likes it outdoors here […]

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