It was indeed premature to take the picture. Here it is fully opened
in all its splendor and beauty. Sophronitis Coccinea var. Aurea!
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
It was indeed premature to take the picture. Here it is fully opened
in all its splendor and beauty. Sophronitis Coccinea var. Aurea!
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