Ikebana in the Japanese Tokonoma (Alcove)

I took these Ikebana pictures in the different hotels I stayed in during my vacation to Kyushu (the southern part of Japan from 1/18 to1/22). The arrangements are very simple and elegant. Usually the arrangement is placed in a Japanese room called "Tokonoma" in which objects art, painting and flower arrangements are displayed.

January Orchids 2012

This is my last post for three weeks. I will be in Taiwan and Japan, just as all my orchids are blooming. There are more budding, so I will be excited to come back and be surprised!

Cattleyas. Seven flowers in one plant. Not fully open yet.

Cattleyas. This picture has more than one plant.

Dendrobium and Cymbidium (2/8/2012).

Cymbidium and Dendrobium (1/6/2012).

Oncidium.

Happy And Healthy New Year 2012

Materials: Yew, Mum, Rose and Nandina
This is my another arrangement for New Year.
Love, Peace, Health to all!