The New York Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show never fails to disappoint, and this year’s show is no exception. The visual style is deliberate. “Orchidelirium” harks back to the era when orchid mania swept Victorian England with such intensity that it required a new word to describe it. The spectacular centerpiece of the show, above, is a “mountain” of volcanic rock and orchids built over a cleverly-hidden structure of steel and chicken wire.

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Dragonflies are found on all continents except Antarctica and are concentrated in warmer habitats, near ponds, lakes, swamps, slow streams, pools of rivers, and any slow moving water. The dragonfly is known for its beautiful colours and the way it\’s body and wings sparkle when the dragonfly is flying around the water. Dragonflies have long, thin and generally colourful bodies, large eyes and two pairs of transparent wings.

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