PEAS photos on Flickr

Aka "Lincoln". Popular in England. One of the oldest varieties from there. Plants are heavy producers, with 3" pods, bearing 8-10 peas each. Very tolerant of most types of weather. Sow early for increased yields and give lots of support.

peas by Rhonda

Two Peas in a Pod Cake by Aimee Kunst

Close up of "peas"

Pea shooting target by Dave Painter

The 44th World Pea shooting Championships took place on the green at Wictcham in Cambridgeshire on Saturday 12th July 2014. The sport that was originally confined to school playgrounds is a very simple affair.

The competition began as a way to raise funds for the village hall but proved so popular that it became an annual international event.

The sport as you can imagine isn’t rocket science. The shooters stand 12ft from a target (similar to a dart board) that is smeared with wet putty.

Only peas hitting the target are counted and depending on where the pea hits the putty you can be awarded 5,3 or 1 point.

As with any board sport accuracy, not the distance is the aim of this competition.

The contestants shoot their peas through a tube at the 12-inch target. And, as with any international sporting event, competition can be fierce and laser-guided shooters for enthusiasts are not uncommon.

For the first round competitors fire five peas at the circular target, the 16 highest scorers then progress to the knockout phase. Some experts favour putting all five peas in their mouth at the same time and then, by deft use of the tongue, firing them off in machine-gun fashion. However, in the knockout section, competitors fire alternately and so are forced to reload.

In the semi final and final, competitors shoot 10 peas alternatively.

In the women’s final local lass Michelle Berry Rachel Ross out gunned Rachel Ross whilst in the Men’s final a 39- year old father of two Rob Bresler, an environment consultant, out puffed Victor Kronig to win his third title in a row. Pea-fect domination of the sport!

PEA_1445 by BKT.HNN

peas by nameis (ernest fanthorpe)

i love how the tendrels reach out and wrap around anything that they can grab

Peas Little Marvel by Mandy Botincan

Aka Improved American Wonder Pea. Introduced by the Sutton Seed Co. in England in 1900. Later arrived in the US in 1908. Vigorous, dwarf and bushy highly productive plants. Excellent shelling variety.

Peão - 2011 by Thales Munhoz

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"Ai, que saudades que eu tenho dos meus doze anos

Que saudade ingrata

Dar banda por aí fazendo grandes planos

E chutando lata

Trocando figurinha, matando passarinho

Colecionando minhoca

Jogando muito botão, rodopiando pião

Fazendo troca-troca

Ai, que saudades que eu tenho duma travessura

E o futebol de rua

Sair pulando muro, olhando fechadura

E vendo mulher nua"

Francisco Buarque

Pea pod Pendant by Pumpkin Tree Lane (aka blueladystudios)

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Pea pod pendant made from pmc silver and polymer clay.

Peão pantaneiro by Rita Barreto

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Peão pantaneiro, Pantanal da Nhecolândia, Corumbá MS, Centro Oeste do Brasil.

Pea Patch by trailerfullofpix

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This is socialist agriculture, western Mass style. Members of the Food Bank Farm buy shares and get organic veg (50% of what's grown, divided among the shareholders) from June to December, and the other 50% of the harvest goes to the Western Massachusetts Food Bank for distribution to low-income families and programs. Most of the produce is picked for us, but there are also U-Pick crops: peas, herbs, strawberries, flowers, beans, okra, plum tomatoes, etc. This year's peas look like they're doing really well.

Food Bank Farm, Hadley, MA [?]

A Foggy Day In Preston Park by Sarah Witherby

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... a real pea souper ... sticky and all enveloping

Fresh peas by Jannelle

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Fresh peas from Granddad's garden.

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Vida de peão... by Tom Costa

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Berrante e cachaça, não necessariamente nesta mesma ordem...