Picnic!

It's the wonderful month of August and in August we pack a basket and we meet at Oak Hill Gardens in West Dundee and we have ourselves a picnic.


Early Birds

Kenny Vrabel and George Cinert talking things over.

The Hales

Ron and Joan Hale wouldn't miss the picnic.

Hi Sherry!

Sherry Maloney brought some plants for show 'n' tell.

The Highs

So did Chuck and Jane High.

 

 

Whatcha find, Carole?

Carole Thompson shopping the greenhouses before lunch.  Gotta find the treasures before somebody else does!

I see ya, Barb

Barb Bennett has the same idea.

 

 

 

 

Et tu, Diana?

But Diana Nielsen saw it first!

Polly want a Calanthe?

Some lovebirds of the feathered kind.

 

 

 

 

Hermann's Hall

A table of desserts and coffee.  We would meet in here if it rained.

A Sunday afternoon in August

But it's not going to rain ... when you grow orchids, the world's your oyster.  You knew that, didn't you?

 

 

 

 

Hi Dorathy

How nice to see Dorathy Kuper here today, the grandlady of the Illinois Orchid Society and a founding member.

Liese

Say hello to our hosts and hostesses.   Here's Liese Pigors-Butler.

 

 

 

 

Greg

And Greg Butler.

Dorothy

And Dorothy Pigors.

 

 

 

 

Hermann - way up front

And there's Hermann Pigors, lecturing on orchid culture to the attentive picnickers.

 




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