And the peace of mind it cost

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit! I would have liked a more auspicious start to the month, but I had to mail some bills in the evening, so I took some pictures while I was out.



It was enormous and crepe-paper-textured and more bump-and-grind pink than my phone could capture in the shadow of the houses on the other side of the street. It looked more like a hollyhock to me than anything else, but I'll take suggestions. [edit] Per pameladean, hibiscus.



I miss strong Edward Hopper light on brick. Our old neighborhood, for obvious, post-industrial reasons, had a lot more of it.



These looked definitely more hollyhock-ish to me. They seem to be popular around here.

Brioche and liverwurst make a very nice sandwich from my perspective, but I think they may be confused by one another.

Comments

[pameladean]

I think those must be hibiscus. It's conceivable that the second photo is of the cultivar called Angel Eyes. There are too many seriously pink hibiscus for me to even make a guess about the first one. But they are Malvaceae, like hollyhocks.

P.

[sholio]

Those are lovely. I like the dramatic light.

[nnozomi]

Agree they are hibiscus (hibisci?) and the photos are beautiful. Made me laugh, having recently posted a picture of flowers I didn't recognize with a caption along the lines of "these look like hibiscus but..." to be informed that they were hollyhocks!

[castiron]

The second one looks like what I've always heard called Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). There used to be a nice large bush at a house near me, but the weather events of the past couple years killed it.

[aurumcalendula]

Those are lovely photos!

[asakiyume]

You did pretty well capturing the golden light on clapboards! But I know what you mean about that light on brick...

The mallow-family plants, whether they be hollyhocks, hibiscus, or rose of sharon, are all pretty. Okra's in that same family and has a similar pretty flower. (Apparently durian is too!)

[thisbluespirit]

They are very nice pictures! <3

ETA: Btw, I acquired a second dvd of the 1999 Winslow Boy and even less of it played than the first one (this one had a big vertical scratch on it). I've been refunded it once more and am now not trusting that supplier again. But also: the rest of the film is a MYTH. Clips in trailer of Mr Northam a total LIE. XD

(I will try again, but for the moment I cut my losses and instead (finally after 13 years of looking at it wistfully because Romola Garai mainly), ordered Glorious 39, which apparently will also give me some bonus Mr Northam as well. Hopefully.)

(I also hope your antibiotics are continuing to work and that August can if nothing else leave you much much better than when it came in. <3)

[ethelmay]

Brioche and liverwurst sounds as though it ought to be an Alsatian thing (as in mixed French and German, not the dogs). Though actually, come to think of it, liver pate is plenty French.