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Charles Bridge, Prague - tourists are under the impression that if they rub the plaque on their favourite saint their wish will be granted.
Two single panel cartoons which amused me, coincidentally published side by side, so I could post them as a "twofer".
HA-2254, Rubik R-07 Vocsok glider, Közlekedési Múzeum - Transport Museum, Petőfi Csarnok - Petőfi Hall, Budapest, Hungary, August 2011
At Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire.
Centranthus ruber, also called red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, Devil's Beard and Jupiter's beard, is a popular garden plant grown for its ornamental flowers.
The plant flowers profusely, and though the individual flowers are small, the inflorescences are large and showy.
The most typical colour is a purplish red, but colours include deep crimson, pale pink, and lavender. Centranthus ruber 'Albus' has white blooms. Flowering takes place in early summer and, in cool summer areas, continues sporadically throughout the summer and into autumn.
The blooms have a strong, heady scent. They are pollinated by both bees and butterflies and the plant is noted for attracting insects. Seeds have tufts similar to dandelions that allow wind dispersal, and as such can self-seed freely and become invasive if not properly controlled.
A native of the Mediterranean region, Centranthus ruber has been introduced into many other parts of the world as a garden escape. It is naturalised in France, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland and the United States. In the US it can be found growing wild in such western states as Arizona, Utah, California, Hawaii, and Oregon, usually in disturbed, rocky places at elevations below 200 m. It is often seen by roadsides or in urban wasteland. It can tolerate very alkaline soil conditions. Because it can tolerate the lime in mortar, Centranthus ruber may frequently be seen growing in old walls in Italy, southern France and south-west England.
Both leaves and roots can be eaten, the leaves either fresh in salads or lightly boiled, the roots boiled in soups. Opinions differ as to whether either make very good eating, however. Although it is sometimes reported to have medicinal properties, there is no basis for this view, which is almost certainly due to confusion with true valerian, (Valeriana officinalis).
It is said that you make a wish while rubbing the toe and your wish will come true. Let's just say I didn't ask for world peace.
Head with quite few eyes. Other specimens can have obvious eyes in rows on the heads lighter margins. L ruber and L viridis - I don´t know if these are two spp or just one. Sequences give mixed messages.
Centranthus ruber, Spur valerian (Plant, Valerianaceae), New Zealand: Naturalised
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limestone
Frog Rock
Weka Pass
Canterbury
New Zealand
At the foot of the statue, Hoover Dam. The recorded announcement reminds the visitors of the claims of good fortune... if you would only rub the toes... Maybe it's time for a pedicure?