How beautiful could a sentence sound?
I got out of the house before it rained this evening and photographed flowers to remind myself the world is still alive.
I always thought these small flowers belonged to deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), but they turn out to belong to bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) instead. It's an invasive species in North America. I grew up seeing it in yards everywhere and had no idea.
I am used to rhododendrons as bushes. I am not used to them as trees. I realize the perspective of the shot somewhat obscures it, but this one topped out at the second-floor deck.
I know zilch about rose cultivars: I am just glad the deep pink color came out in the overcast. It made me think of Marilyn Monroe performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
I was surprised to see beach roses growing in the formerly vacant lot that is now a staging area for the GLX. They went with the faint sea-smell of the rain-coming air.
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spatch observed earlier this afternoon that he hadn't been out of the house in ages. So we took him to see the Knights of Malta Hall. He seemed to like it.
I was enthralled by the color and the texture of these petunias. They looked like old velvet curtains.
I still know zilch about rose cultivars: I loved the densely packed whorl of the petals. It looked like the sort of flower it is folklorically dangerous to pluck.
Just some very good ivy engulfing the side of the local microbrewery.
We heard sirens after we got home. Pandemic? Police? There are so many things to stay safe from. And too many of them that must be braved.
I always thought these small flowers belonged to deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), but they turn out to belong to bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) instead. It's an invasive species in North America. I grew up seeing it in yards everywhere and had no idea.
I am used to rhododendrons as bushes. I am not used to them as trees. I realize the perspective of the shot somewhat obscures it, but this one topped out at the second-floor deck.
I know zilch about rose cultivars: I am just glad the deep pink color came out in the overcast. It made me think of Marilyn Monroe performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
I was surprised to see beach roses growing in the formerly vacant lot that is now a staging area for the GLX. They went with the faint sea-smell of the rain-coming air.
We acquired Garak from Forbidden Planet in 2013 and for a couple of years he traveled around with us to various destinations like the Boston Harbor Islands and Orlando.
spatch observed earlier this afternoon that he hadn't been out of the house in ages. So we took him to see the Knights of Malta Hall. He seemed to like it.
I was enthralled by the color and the texture of these petunias. They looked like old velvet curtains.
I still know zilch about rose cultivars: I loved the densely packed whorl of the petals. It looked like the sort of flower it is folklorically dangerous to pluck.
Just some very good ivy engulfing the side of the local microbrewery.
We heard sirens after we got home. Pandemic? Police? There are so many things to stay safe from. And too many of them that must be braved.
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I've been told that in the South there is such a thing as a rhododendron forest and I want very badly to visit one.
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Take me with you.