I am told that the white orchid blooming for the third year on our back porch is of the Doritaenopsis specie. I remember a student who would say, “Whatever...” whenever she obviously didn’t know what to do with the criticism and advice I was giving to her about her writing. That’s how I feel about knowing that this orchid is of the Doritaenopsis specie. Whatever! It’s a beautiful miracle. Over a period of several months beginning in July little globes formed slowly along a spindly stem that I have to secure against a stick. The orchid began blooming about a week ago with one blossom opening. Today there are three more. In a couple of weeks there will be twelve.