The Lilly Pulitzer of Orchids

We saw this fashionable stunner on Saturday at Duke Farms, formerly the estate of tobacco heiress Doris Duke. Parking is free and there is no entrance fee at this New Jersey green space/nature habitat. (Compare to other wallet-tapping destinations like Six Flags.) There are walking/biking trails and bikes for rent.

This orchid, one among many rare ones in a dedicated orchid greenhouse, is so ruffly and pretty. Privileged. Perfectly designed around the edges. And who wouldn't look good in that color?

Image of Doris Duke from here. The New York Times obit said she stood tall--at 6’1".  I love the cigarette pants and slim, tapered flats.  

I could also imagine Doris Duke along the trails, on a horse. Duke Farms encompasses about 2,700 acres of farm and wood lands with 45 buildings, 9 lakes, 18 miles of roads, 810 acres of woodlands, 464 acres of grassland bird habitat and 1.5 miles of stone walls, per Wikipedia. It was not lost on me that all this was possible due to the selling of cigarettes and killing of lungs, but at least the fresh-air habitat exists now.