I can appreciate the delight on the new leaf. I'm much the same, after preening bent grass putting greens all day I don't have much interest around the house so these tough plants really appeal to me.
I noticed you flowered your orchid, mine says hello...
It was gifted as a flowering plant and once finished placed in a corner and all but forgotten about. Much to my surprise it threw another spike this year.
I do like orchids, just not caring for them. Part of my rehab has been lots of walking, now I'm not one to stroll around the block and I unfortunately don't have a dog, so I've been visiting the local nature reserves with my camera looking for native orchids.
Its been great therapy, stretching my aching bones, playing with my camera and then nerding out trying to identify what I've found afterwards. Heres a couple of pics of what I've found.
