Ode to an Orchid

It's only a flower, I suppose, but it's a simple pleasure. 

This white orchid is the Orchid of Infamy (Very-Pregnant-with-Tadhg-Valentine's-Day-Broken-Tailbone Infamy).

It's been blooming nonstop since February. Just as one flower stalk was beginning to show signs of the blooms fading, another stalk budded up. It's had constant blooms for over eight months. 

There must be a metaphor in there somewhere.