O is for Orchid

From The Free Dictionary:

1.

a. A member of the orchid family.
b. The flower of any of these plants, especially one cultivated for ornament.

2. A pale to light purple, from grayish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple.

From our #2 daughter’s kitchen:

Nero Wolfe, one of Mom and my (yes, that is grammatically correct) favorite detectives, grows orchids in his rooftop greenhouse in NYC.

They smell good. The orchids, not the detectives.

I’m posting today at Fatal Foodies on the subject of Ovens.

A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about something purple.

MA