Hello dear friends! It's good that you made new additions: That calls us back to this outstanding album! Every time we are back, we discover something new! The close-up of 54 is awesome! A special compliment for 53 with the amazing reflections in the water! Again and again we are astonished how wonderful creations the orchids are, you captered them so well! Thanks for your so nice messages, I'll try to write some lines before you're leaving! Have a wonderful trip! Love, Henri and Kaethi

said oertlif 2005.02.23 at 19:35:56 PST

Hello Sharon and Bob! We are back to play with your beautiful elefants and have fun! But also to look at these so wonderful orchids!!! In our garden center, there was not such a big choice when we went for Henri's birthday orchid! Your close-up of orchid 32 is just awesome!!! Thanks for your nice messages in our guestbooks! Have a wonderful Sunday! Love and hugs, Henri and Kaethi

said oertlif_2 2005.02.20 at 00:58:14 PST

Elephants and Orchids, not your ordinary combination! I must admit that I would never have thought of it, but IT WORKS! GREAT album - as are all of your albums! The orchids are beautiful. Great texture, light and shadow in the elephant photos. I truly enjoyed your new album. ENCORE! Sheryl

said scutle2 2005.02.19 at 07:37:12 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob! WONDERFUL ALBUM! Marvelous colors! It is very a pity that Orchids do not grow in Russia. Thanks a lot for your nice words in my guestbook.I invite you to look my new album " Nestlings of our parrots ". Best Wishes. Greetings from Nina

said sashas657 2005.02.18 at 23:34:28 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob! Wow, just love your "beauty and the beast" album! The power and strength of the elephant mixed with the delicate and fragile orchid..what a great combination! Then you add the talent of two photographers, and you have a perfect album!! Simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us all...take care...Darlene

said briansbabe2 2005.02.17 at 11:58:18 PST

Hi Sharon and Bob....Its funny to think of Elephants and Orchids together, but it was really nice looking through the album with these two very different subjects!! I love the orchids and I love seeing the elephants. Its funny how they play together. Thanks for sharing, hugs and love, Barbara

said midnightlace2 2005.02.16 at 11:48:23 PST

Great album! I love how you placed the photos with every other one an elephant! The one where Raja is coming out of the forest looks like you are in the wilds rather than the St. Louis Zoo. This is a wonderful arrangement, I see a featured album in this one. It is a winner for me! Could you let me know the best time to visit the Botanical Gardens, for the spring blooms? I would love to view it as your album, "Spring Is The Time" shows it, toooo be stunning. That is an awesome album. Our son lives in Farmington, Missouri, it would be nice to plan a trip to visit when we could catch the gardens in all their glory. Please give me a guesstiment as to the best time. I have viewed all of your albums of the gardens in all their seasons. Over and over and over. I have been told by some that St. Louis has the most beautiful Botanical Gardens in the USA. Your photos confirm this. Thank you for sharing the beauty with us. segseven, OKLAHOMA

said segseven 2005.02.16 at 04:38:30 PST

Hi Sharon, This is a fantastic album. The strength of the elephants mixed with the fragility of the orchids is a unique composition. I was just thinking yesterday that I need to get up to the Botanical Gardens and take some photos. I don't want to miss the spring flowers. I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard this time of year when we keep getting teased with this unusually warm weather. Can you believe they are calling for snow this weekend?? I loved the photos of Raja. I guess all of us here in the St. Louis area have a special place in our hearts for him. Thank you for sharing such wonderful photos. Please stop by and visit my albums any time. Peace and Love. Donna/Missouri

said deestea 2005.02.15 at 11:59:58 PST

Hi Bob and Sharon! What a great contrast!!! I love elephants and orchids so this is one of my favorite albums! Fabulous job capturing those elephant antics:-))) I'm so glad to see that they have a swimming hole and that Raja wanted to come see you! Did he get to go home with you? I would take him home!!! The orchids are breathtaking and just so incredibly beautiful! Well done on the entire album!!!! Thanks for letting us see! Hugs and love! Jane

said peonierose 2005.02.15 at 11:35:08 PST

A new album to have fun with:) GOD BLESS YOU 2 and have a great time in Florida, Betty

said faithbw 2005.02.15 at 11:18:39 PST

Hello Sharon and Bob! this is the moust beutiful album i have seeing. Just incredibull ! It´s so hard to pic out one pictures from here, they are so beutiful all of them. wowwww! Butt, in my opinium the Laeiocattleya prism palette Mischief is the most beutiful pictures in here. I have never look so lovley flower befoure. It´s wery exotic. It´s also a wery good clouse upp pictures with good sharpnes and beutiful color. thanks for sharing this beuty! Mauritz from Sweden

said mauritzbackman 2005.02.15 at 10:59:30 PST

Hello Sharon and Bob! What an amazing combination of two oposites: the giant elephants and the delicate orchids! Two kind of beauties, but so diffrent! We love elephants, these so intelligent and majestic animals! But we also love the orchids, on an other way: we always are astonished about the enormous number of species, one more beautiful than the other! You created an outstanding album! We appreciate getting the names of the orchids as well as the amusing comments for the playing elefants! Thanks for this great surprise! Love and hugs, Henri and Kaethi

said oertlif_2 2005.02.15 at 10:21:35 PST

Hi Sharon, What a nice album. Just looked at it briefly as I have to go out soon. Loved the elephants. Even made one into a puzzle! :--)) Beautiful orchids. Wouldn't mind having a few plants like them. Their flowers last such a long time. Good job as always. Both you & Bob sure know just how to do it. Of course the pictures you take has a wee bit to do with it too! Hugs, Flo

said florock 2005.02.15 at 10:10:25 PST