Windowsill Garden

For my birthday, in addition to an orchid, Oli gave me a gift certificate for a shelf and plants so I could start a windowsill garden. This weekend I went out and got everything and set it up. Now the orchid (to be called Desdemona, because of that heroine's perseverance in the face of doubters) has a nice home too.

Before:
And after:

The bottles on the bottom shelf are Distilled Water, because Orchids apparently prefer rain water over tap...