July: Fireworks - Family Gatherings and Grilling Bring Together the Holiday Spirit

摘要

SUMMER FUN REACHES ITS PEAK in July, with the hot weather finally arriving and sunscreen flying off the shelves. For kids, it just doesn't get any better than July — barbecues, cooling off in the sprinkler or pool by day and backyard fireworks displays by night. Occasionally, there will be the unusual child who gravitates away from all the hullaballoo in the back yard and finds that shady spot where orchids are growing. With bursts of epidendrum and brassia flowers and huge cometlike scapes of glowing encyclia and schomburgkia blossoms reaching skyward, many a budding interest in orchids has been ignited by the fascinating array of plants in bloom this month. Keep an eye out for those young ones who see the miracles of nature as more than rivals for the glitzy fireworks, but as the true marvels they are. Take the time to nurture and perhaps share a plant or two with a youthful relative or neighborhood nature child.