More looking back at the New York Botanic Gardens Orchid display . This is a Colmanara Masai Red Orchid, and what better description could one find for it. As a little girl in Kenya I remember seeing Masai Warriors standing in the markets; one foot lifted and resting on the other knee, red robe draped majestically around them, and a neck ringed around with layers of magnificently coloured beads. The red was so deep and crimson. I also remember their favorite beverage including a similar red. It was held in a beautifully crafted long leather sack, or pouch, slung nonchalantly across the chest. The beverage was a mix of goats milk ripened with a dash of goats blood, which was on tap pretty much all the time. The photo of the Masai Warriors is by Stephen Kennedy.
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Masai Red
06 May
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