PHOTO OF THE DAY: Products of Paradise

Various orchid plants grown on the farm of Desmond Augustine in Giraudel/Eggleston.

Photos by Elton Letang


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25 Comments

  1. Merica Scotland
    June 9, 2012

    :-D I am i dreaming.please help me Desmond I just LOVE ORCHIDS my home is full of Orchids could i visite You when iam in D/ca ?greetings Merica Scotland

  2. DD
    February 1, 2011

    El-T now that’s better and less controversial….LOL…I want a plant of the last pic hope Desmond will be nice to me :-P

  3. Piper
    February 1, 2011

    Isn’t it amazing that every time somebody post a picture of Dominica, everybody goes googoogaga over it. These same people never noticed the beauty of the island before they fled overseas.

    Allu love all these things about DA, but half of allu living in NY illegally and will never return to enjoy the beauty.

    • Anonymous
      February 1, 2011

      WHARP!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :-D :-D :-D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    • diamond T
      February 2, 2011

      lol

  4. labouuuurrrr
    February 1, 2011

    very lovely but i would love to know their names

    • Jen Dominique
      February 1, 2011

      In the order of picture:
      Mokara
      Catasentinae
      Dendrobium
      Labiate..

      They are all orchids………………..

  5. BC
    February 1, 2011

    Lovely orchids….and great shot….we will soon promote the photographer from Amateur to professional…you take great pictures…keep it up. I guess these orchids are in the Giraudel/Eggleston area…..hey no more cactus….too much controversy

  6. No Siree
    February 1, 2011

    beautiful

  7. Dominican Abroad
    February 1, 2011

    Lovely, nice pic, oh btw, Is there still the annual flower show in Eggleston/Giraudel?

    • Jen Dominique
      February 1, 2011

      Well, they are working on a permanent site, but they do try to have something every other year

      • Lizavier4Jesus
        February 1, 2011

        Thank you for the information. I believe I have an idea of the permanent site, which you talked about. I believe they started this site when I was there in 2008. But isn’t that a long time now?

      • Dominican Abroad
        February 1, 2011

        thanks for the info,

  8. beautiful
    February 1, 2011

    All things bright and beautiful. All creatures great and small. These flowers are unique and beautiful. Each have their own special way.

    Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before
    a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant
    as a sweet-smelling flower.

    Be as flowers we all must face the storm but in the morning we should put up our heads to face a day head on like a flowers rises with the sun.

    • Lizavier4Jesus
      February 1, 2011

      beautiful

      Okay! But if you had added “The Lord God made all” to give God the glory, He probably would have reminded you that if He made the flowers so beautiful, even if they are destroyed in a storm, how much beautiful He has made us, “human beings”

      But unlike the flowers which are destroyed through a storm, it is also God’s strength in us that causes us to face the day, during our storms of Life, “head on like a flower rises with the sun”.

      I truly love your wisdom! I just felt like flourishing it a bit, to give God the glory. I hope you do not mind me using your idea.

  9. ti mama
    February 1, 2011

    congratulation Desmond. did’nt know that u grow orchids. should show the names. cousin

  10. February 1, 2011

    Very nice great shots

  11. Ados
    January 31, 2011

    Lovely!

  12. Out of South City
    January 31, 2011

    Very exotic and beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. Wans
    January 31, 2011

    wow, very beautiful!!!

  14. great thinking
    January 31, 2011

    Elton. keep up the submissions. I really like what you are doing with nature!

  15. happy
    January 31, 2011

    wow pretty it just made my day

    • Piper
      February 1, 2011

      You lie.

  16. v
    January 31, 2011

    BEAUTIFUL. My fav flower.

  17. Mannie
    January 31, 2011

    Wow!!!!! What beauty. Oh my island paradise.

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