We decided to skip work on Wednesday and take a trip to Longwood Gardens, near Philadelphia. If you are a flower lover or a photographer, or both, this place should be on your bucket list! Over a thousand acres of beautiful gardens and architecture, Longwood is the former estate of the Dupont family.

We couldn't have picked a better day temperature wise but the wind was blowing, making outdoor flower photography very challenging. Fortunately the garden also has a large conservatory with plenty of photo ops. This Orchid photo was taken inside and the reason I picked this flower was that I had never seen this many blooms so close together on an Orchid. And all the blooms were in good shape and all pointing in the same direction, so I knew I had to try and get a good pic! I call this image "six-pack" and I hope you like it.....