PHOTO OF THE DAY: Products of Paradise

Dominica News Online - Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 6:12 PM
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Various orchid plants grown on the farm of Desmond Augustine in Giraudel/Eggleston.

Photos by Elton Letang


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25 Comments

  1. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 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. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 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. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0 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.

  4. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 labouuuurrrr February 1, 2011

    very lovely but i would love to know their names

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Jen Dominique February 1, 2011

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

      They are all orchids………………..

  5. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 0 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. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 0 No Siree February 1, 2011

    beautiful

  7. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Dominican Abroad February 1, 2011

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

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Jen Dominique February 1, 2011

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

      • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 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?

      • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Dominican Abroad February 1, 2011

        thanks for the info,

  8. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 8 Thumb down 0 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.

    • Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 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. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 0 ti mama February 1, 2011

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

  10. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 123@hotmail.com February 1, 2011

    Very nice great shots

  11. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Ados January 31, 2011

    Lovely!

  12. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Out of South City January 31, 2011

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

  13. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 Wans January 31, 2011

    wow, very beautiful!!!

  14. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 0 great thinking January 31, 2011

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

  15. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 happy January 31, 2011

    wow pretty it just made my day

  16. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0 v January 31, 2011

    BEAUTIFUL. My fav flower.

  17. Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 0 Mannie January 31, 2011

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

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