Fall is officially here in the Pacific Northwest. Nights are
cooler. Days are shorter. We’ve started having the usual monsoon-like rainstorms.
The fall crocuses have bloomed and gone, the cyclamens are starting their
winter display, and the second, huge crop of brown turkey figs is getting ripe,
almost as big as apples and dripping with sugary juice. There’s not much fall
color yet, but there are tinges of red and yellow on some trees.
Now that the dismal winter season is just around the corner
(at least in my hemisphere), it’s time to have another contest of wits and
luck. Every so often, once a year, maybe, I check the statistics on my blog to
see which posts have the most views. I’m always surprised by the results. As
the years accumulate, some posts come and go, while others become perennial
favorites.
To win this contest, you have to guess which 5 blog posts
are the all-time favorites, in rank order. Whoever comes closest will win a 30
ml spray bottle of any of the 10 Olympic Orchids fragrances that are available
in the new retail packaging. That’s probably the most valuable prize I’ve ever
given away!
This contest will also keep you busy until next week when I get back from the orchid show in Seaside, Oregon and can post again. Enter your guesses, and stay tuned for another exciting contest soon.
So have at it, folks. Here’s a hint: you may find some clues
in the posts relevant to the last contest of this type.
[My photos. There's no trickery in the top one - the figs really are that gigantic due to all the rain we've had.]
1.) Ambrette Seed, Okra, and Botanical Musk
ReplyDelete2.)Topiary Tree Torture
3.) What's in a Lavender?
4.) THE BIG WHITE TROPICAL: AERANGIS DISTINCTA
5.) LAELIA ANCEPS: A LESSON ON DISSECTING ORCHID SCENTS
I'm a horrible guesser, but the biggest loser is the one who doesn't try at all. I honestly think Gail will win this again....
On the side note, while looking at all your files, it was very interesting to look at all the times gone by. I guess temperate seasons are just like life, beginning, climax, slowing down, end, and then it comes back 'round. I guess you can say tropical weather's more like everyday things.
How's your cat by the way? And what are those beautiful ground flowers? As a tropical girl all her life, anything that's normal to temperate climates are "exotic" to me.
Belle,
ReplyDeleteThe cat is doing great. He's become quite the hunter, catching rats and mice and proudly bringing them in to show us. The beautiful ground flowers are cyclamens. They're native to the Mediterranean area, are dormant during the summer dry season, and bloom in fall and winter. They grow from a corm that keeps getting bigger every year.
Hi Ellen and Belle,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to take some time out this week and look at all of the old posts. I really enjoy the reviews, rants and information. Every post is a great little read. I have won a lot of stuff lately and so will not enter the contest this time. No need to be greedy.
This year I noticed that my neighbor has hardy cyclamens popping up in her lawn. She just mows them down! I think I will ask if I can have some.
Gail