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Looking down the stem of a small sipping glass. Taken with a Canon 60mm USM Macro lens. Type L for a better view.
Our Daily Challenge - Fill the Frame - 2/17/12
SN/NC: Podranea ricasoliana, Bignoniaceae Family
Podranea ricasoliana with its glossy foliage and abundance of attractive pink flowers is a very showy plant, well known to many South African gardeners. It is a vigorous, woody, rambling, evergreen climber without tendrils. The leaves are compound and a deep glossy green. It sends up many tall strong stems, 3 to 5 m up to 10+ m high if left unchecked, that have long spreading branches with a graceful arching habit. Large bunches of fragrant lilac-pink, trumpet-shaped, foxglove-like flowers are produced all summer long (November to March). The flowers are carried at the branch tips of the new growth and are held above the foliage. The flowers terminate a branch, and after flowering new side branches develop behind the spent flowers. The flowers are often visited by carpenter bees (Xylocopa species). The fruit is a long, narrow, straight, flattened capsule. The seeds are brown, ovate and flat, in a large rectangular papery wing. It tends not to produce many fertile seeds.
Nombre común o vulgar: Bignonia rosa, Bignonia rosada, Arbusto de Pandora, Trompetas. Es de la Familia Bignoniaceae (Bignoniáceas). Su origen es Sudáfrica.
Esta planta es una enredadera de tallos leñosos y volubles, sin zarcillos. Vigorosa y de rápido crecimiento. Con hojas pinnadas, con 5-9 (-11) folíolos de lanceolado-ovados a anchamente oblongo-elípticos, de 2-7 x 1-3 cm o algo mayores en los brotes nuevos; son de color verde oscuro, tienen el margen algo dentado, la base cuneada, a menudo algo asimétrica, y el ápice de corta a largamente acuminado. Peciólulo de 0,8-1 cm de largo. Sus flores acampanadas, dispuestas en panículas amplias, multifloras, terminales tienen el color rosa con nerviación violácea. Sus flores aparecen en verano y otoño en gran profusión, y son de tamaño importante. Fruto en cápsula linear con semillas aladas, pero rara vez se produce en cultivo. La variedad más conocida se llama 'Contessa Sara’.
A sete-léguas ou podranea, é uma trepadeira lenhosa, muito rústica e vigorosa da mesma família do ipê, a bignoniácea. De crescimento rápido, apresenta ramos longos e ramificados, que podem chegar a 10 metros de comprimento. Suas folhas são compostas e de coloração verde-brilhante. As inflorescências são terminais, esparsas, formadas por flores grandes em forma de trombeta, perfumadas, de coloração rósea e com estrias avermelhadas. A floração ocorre durante o ano todo, mas é mais abundante na primavera e verão. Às vezes formam frutos, que são do tipo cápsula, longos e aplainados Por ser extremamente vigorosa, deve ser apoiada apenas sobre suportes fortes e grandes, como caramanchões, pérgolas, pórticos ou muros. Exige tutoramento inicial e amarrio, além de podas anuais no inverno, que controlam o crescimento da folhagem e estimulam uma floração mais intensa. Adapta-se muito bem ao litoral e fornece uma sombra valiosa nos dias mais quentes. São muito visitadas por mamangavas (Xylocopa sp).
Podranea ricasoliana con il suo fogliame lucido e l'abbondanza di attraenti fiori rosa è una pianta molto vistosa, ben nota a molti giardinieri sudafricani. È un rampicante vigoroso, legnoso, rampicante, sempreverde senza viticci. Le foglie sono composte e di un verde intenso lucido. Invia molti steli alti e robusti, da 3 a 5 m alti fino a 10+ m se non vengono controllati, che hanno lunghi rami espansi con un grazioso portamento arcuato. Per tutta l'estate (da novembre a marzo) vengono prodotti grandi mazzi di profumati fiori rosa lilla, a forma di tromba, simili a una digitale. I fiori sono portati alle punte dei rami della nuova crescita e sono tenuti sopra il fogliame. I fiori terminano un ramo e dopo la fioritura si sviluppano nuovi rami laterali dietro i fiori esauriti. I fiori sono spesso visitati dalle api carpentiere (specie Xylocopa). Il frutto è una capsula lunga, stretta, diritta e appiattita. I semi sono marroni, ovati e piatti, in una grande ala cartacea rettangolare. Tende a non produrre molti semi fertili.
Podranea ricasoliana met zijn glanzende blad en overvloed aan aantrekkelijke roze bloemen is een zeer opzichtige plant, goed bekend bij veel Zuid-Afrikaanse tuinders. Het is een krachtige, houtachtige, kruipende, groenblijvende klimplant zonder ranken. De bladeren zijn samengesteld en diep glanzend groen. Het zendt veel hoge, sterke stengels uit, 3 tot 5 m tot 10+ m hoog als er niets aan wordt gedaan, die lange spreidende takken hebben met een sierlijke gebogen gewoonte. Grote trossen geurige lila-roze, trompetvormige, vingerhoedskruidachtige bloemen worden de hele zomer (november tot maart) geproduceerd. De bloemen worden gedragen aan de takpunten van de nieuwe groei en worden boven het gebladerte gehouden. De bloemen eindigen een tak en na de bloei ontwikkelen zich nieuwe zijtakken achter de uitgebloeide bloemen. De bloemen worden vaak bezocht door timmermansbijen (Xylocopa-soort). De vrucht is een lange, smalle, rechte, afgeplatte capsule. De zaden zijn bruin, ovaal en plat, in een grote rechthoekige papierachtige vleugel. Het heeft de neiging niet veel vruchtbare zaden te produceren.
Podranea ricasoliana avec son feuillage brillant et son abondance de fleurs roses attrayantes est une plante très voyante, bien connue de nombreux jardiniers sud-africains. C'est une plante grimpante vigoureuse, ligneuse, rampante, persistante et sans vrilles. Les feuilles sont composées et d'un vert brillant profond. Il envoie de nombreuses tiges hautes et fortes, de 3 à 5 m jusqu'à 10+ m de haut si rien n'est fait, qui ont de longues branches étalées avec une gracieuse arche. De grandes grappes de fleurs parfumées rose lilas, en forme de trompette, ressemblant à des digitales sont produites tout l'été (novembre à mars). Les fleurs sont portées à l'extrémité des branches de la nouvelle croissance et sont maintenues au-dessus du feuillage. Les fleurs terminent une branche et, après la floraison, de nouvelles branches latérales se développent derrière les fleurs fanées. Les fleurs sont souvent visitées par les abeilles charpentières (espèce Xylocopa). Le fruit est une capsule longue, étroite, droite et aplatie. Les graines sont brunes, ovales et plates, dans une grande aile papyracée rectangulaire. Il a tendance à ne pas produire beaucoup de graines fertiles.
Podranea ricasoliana mit ihrem glänzenden Laub und der Fülle attraktiver rosa Blüten ist eine sehr auffällige Pflanze, die vielen südafrikanischen Gärtnern bekannt ist. Es ist eine kräftige, holzige, weitläufige, immergrüne Kletterpflanze ohne Ranken. Die Blätter sind zusammengesetzt und haben ein tiefes, glänzendes Grün. Es sendet viele große, starke Stämme aus, die 3 bis 5 m bis zu 10+ m hoch sind, wenn sie nicht kontrolliert werden, die lange, sich ausbreitende Äste mit einer anmutigen Wölbung haben. Den ganzen Sommer über (November bis März) werden große Trauben duftender lila-rosa, trompetenförmiger, fingerhutartiger Blüten produziert. Die Blüten werden an den Zweigspitzen des Neuaustriebs getragen und über dem Blattwerk gehalten. Die Blüten beenden einen Zweig, und nach der Blüte entwickeln sich hinter den verblühten Blüten neue Seitenzweige. Die Blüten werden oft von Holzbienen (Xylocopa-Arten) besucht. Die Frucht ist eine lange, schmale, gerade, abgeflachte Kapsel. Die Samen sind braun, eiförmig und flach, in einem großen rechteckigen Papierflügel. Es neigt dazu, nicht viele fruchtbare Samen zu produzieren.
光沢のある葉と魅力的なピンクの花が豊富なPodranearicasolianaは非常に派手な植物で、多くの南アフリカの庭師によく知られています。それは、巻きひげのない、活発で、木質で、とりとめのない、常緑樹の登山家です。葉は複合的で深い光沢のある緑色です。それは、優雅なアーチ型の習慣を持つ長く広がった枝を持っている、多くの背の高い強い茎を送ります。夏の間（11月から3月）、香りのよいライラックピンクのトランペット型のキツネノテブクロのような花の大きな房が作られます。花は新しい成長の枝の先端で運ばれ、葉の上に保持されます。花は枝を終わらせ、開花後、使用済みの花の後ろに新しい側枝が発達します。花はしばしばクマバチ（Xylocopa種）が訪れます。果実は長く、狭く、まっすぐで、平らなカプセルです。種子は茶色で、卵形で平らで、大きな長方形の紙の翼にあります。それは多くの肥沃な種子を生産しない傾向があります。
يعتبر Podranea ricasoliana بأوراقه اللامعة ووفرة من الزهور الوردية الجذابة نباتًا مبهرجًا للغاية ، وهو معروف جيدًا للعديد من البستانيين في جنوب إفريقيا. إنه متسلق قوي ، خشبي ، متجول ، دائم الخضرة بدون محلاق. الأوراق مركبة ولونها أخضر لامع عميق. إنه يرسل العديد من السيقان القوية الطويلة ، من 3 إلى 5 أمتار حتى ارتفاع 10 أمتار إذا تركت دون رادع ، والتي لها فروع طويلة منتشرة مع عادة تقوس رشيقة. يتم إنتاج باقات كبيرة من الأزهار ذات اللون البنفسجي الزهري ، على شكل بوق ، تشبه قفاز الثعلب طوال الصيف (من نوفمبر إلى مارس). تُحمل الأزهار على أطراف فرع النمو الجديد وتوضع فوق أوراق الشجر. تنهي الأزهار فرعًا ، وبعد الإزهار تتطور فروع جانبية جديدة خلف الأزهار المستنفدة. غالبًا ما يزور النحل الحفار الأزهار (أنواع Xylocopa). الثمرة عبارة عن كبسولة طويلة وضيقة ومستقيمة ومسطحة. البذور بنية ، بيضوية ومسطحة ، في جناح ورقي كبير مستطيل الشكل. لا تميل إلى إنتاج العديد من البذور الخصبة.
Η Podranea ricasoliana με το γυαλιστερό φύλλωμά της και την αφθονία των ελκυστικών ροζ λουλουδιών είναι ένα πολύ επιδεικτικό φυτό, γνωστό σε πολλούς Νοτιοαφρικανούς κηπουρούς. Είναι ένας ζωηρός, ξυλώδης, περιπατητικός, αειθαλής ορειβάτης χωρίς τρύπες. Τα φύλλα είναι σύνθετα και έχουν βαθύ γυαλιστερό πράσινο. Στέλνει πολλούς ψηλούς δυνατούς μίσχους, ύψους 3 έως 5 m έως 10+ m, αν αφεθούν ανεξέλεγκτοι, που έχουν μακριά κλαδιά που απλώνονται με μια χαριτωμένη συνήθεια καμάρας. Μεγάλα τσαμπιά από αρωματικά λιλά-ροζ, σε σχήμα τρομπέτας, λουλούδια που μοιάζουν με αλεπούδες παράγονται όλο το καλοκαίρι (Νοέμβριο έως Μάρτιο). Τα άνθη μεταφέρονται στις άκρες των κλαδιών της νέας ανάπτυξης και συγκρατούνται πάνω από το φύλλωμα. Τα άνθη καταλήγουν σε ένα κλαδί, και μετά την ανθοφορία αναπτύσσονται νέα πλευρικά κλαδιά πίσω από τα λουλούδια που ξοδεύονται. Τα λουλούδια επισκέπτονται συχνά οι μέλισσες ξυλουργοί (είδος Xylocopa). Ο καρπός είναι μια μακριά, στενή, ίσια, πεπλατυσμένη κάψουλα. Οι σπόροι είναι καφέ, ωοειδείς και επίπεδοι, σε ένα μεγάλο ορθογώνιο χάρτινο φτερό. Τείνει να μην παράγει πολλούς γόνιμους σπόρους.
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... For colder weather, stew, soup, sauces, anything hot to warm us.
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All mini vegetables, broccoli stems, tomatoes, chestnut mushroom, spring onions (no, not leeks), maize, carrot, a pepper and a mini courgette...
I do not photograph my food in the kitchen, but in the studio, under special conditions and set-up, but NO tricks.
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Man Orchid / aceras anthropophora. Barnack Hills and Hollows, Cambridgeshire. 25/05/17.
'SOME BLASTS FROM THE PAST.' (2)
An image made just over two years ago and my first ever sighting of a Man Orchid.
One of just three plants found growing on a steep bank, it took some dedicated searching for ... even though I'd been given directions to the general area it grew in. Once found, I was thrilled and absolutely enthralled by it.
The orchid gets it's name because the small, stemless flowers resemble human figures. The petals and sepals form a 'head' whilst the lobes of the labellum form a 'torso' and 'limbs'. I'd never seen anything like it before and spent ages looking at it's structure and making far too many images!
I hereby officially conclude my first round of photographs of 100 Strangers!
Meet Katherine, my 100/100 strangers. We met in Albuquerque on a Saturday morning outside the Centennial Engineering Center on the campus of University of New Mexico (UNM). Katherine was facilitating event logistics for participants in the MATHCOUNTS® NM State Chapter tournament for middle schoolers who compete individually and as part of a team.
I dropped off my mathlete with his teammates and then had time to fill. The UNM campus was devoid of people because it was spring break. It was easy to spot Katherine standing outside a nearby building; it turned out to be the location of the MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round for later that morning. I observed her using her mobile phone. After ending the call, she did not leave her waiting place.
Opportunistically, I approached her. Katherine was indeed meeting a custodian to unlock the building door. She had several minutes to spare and was an easy enlistment.
We were in an area with open shade. I made several fruitless attempts to direct light on her using a light reflector, and even had her hold the light modifier. Eventually, I set it aside and we continued on while she sat patiently for the photographs.
During this project I encountered numerous subjects wearing eyeglasses. Many individuals removed them at my gentle suggestion. Katherine was disinclined to take them off, which gave an extra challenge of avoiding undesirable reflections and haze on her lenses. I moved myself around her to find a better position with diminished lens glare. In Photoshop post-processing, I created a “lenses only” layer, and tweaked the light levels to remove the majority of the unavoidable reflections. Our strangers present and we have to sort it out.
We spoke for a few minutes. Katherine was born in Dallas, TX, surrounded by her mother’s family. Her father, born and raised in New Mexico, decided to raise his children in his home state; they moved west.
“Long ago, I was interested in Mechanical Engineering. I didn’t do well enough in math. I was much better at writing and communications and found my way to science writing. That’s how I got to be part of science. Now, I work at the School of Engineering at UNM. I coordinate community outreach to middle and high school-aged students to get them interested in STEM learning. We want to show them possibilities and excite them about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Events like today’s MATHCOUNTS serve as a portal for these young people. At least that's the hope.”
I asked if there was anything she wanted viewers of her portrait to think about when looking at her. Katherine paused thoughtfully. After a few moments she said the following, which I captured verbatim:
"Dream. I remember a painful time of my own life, from way back as a child. Some adult told me, 'Your problem is that you dream too big.' Don't let anybody tell you that. I was only a child, but I knew there was something wrong with that. This applies to any aspect of life. Just follow those big dreams and don't let anyone tear them down."
In this shot of Katherine, her head is tilted slightly upwards at my camera. The subtlety of her posture conveys her message of encouragement and self-confidence.
I thanked her for the important job she was doing: influencing and encouraging young minds to pursue STEM education. It was a pleasant, meaningful encounter. A few days later, I emailed to her a high resolution file that she could print as an 8x10 or share with her friends and family.
My now complete catalogue of 100 Strangers is here.
Project participants share their 100 strangers in the group pool here.
This is my 28th submission to the Human Family Group, an ongoing Flickr project for photographers who enjoy meeting and photographing strangers, any time, any place, with explicit permission, and a Joie de vivre.
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Thank you to all the generous human beings who participated as my subjects for this personal project. Thank you to everyone who followed or dropped in to experience my journey. A special thank you to all who offered me critique and constructive feedback, submission commentaries, private and public words of encouragement and even some favorites along the way.
I joined 100 Strangers to challenge myself to build photographic confidence, act with expeditiousness with my equipment and apply learned technique in my efforts. The end result of having photographed 100 Strangers means that I actually experienced the humor and humility of many more interactions with strangers than the aggregate in my catalogue.
In addition to my photographic growth, the project succeeded at humanizing the world and allowed me to recognize and value individuals. Photographing strangers brings people into close contact that otherwise may have no other impetus for doing so. I endeavored to reveal and acknowledge the strangers and render them with insights into what lies beneath their surface.
100 Strangers may be daunting for some, but I enjoyed and welcomed the unexpected. I proved to myself that I can maneuver my equipment quickly and effectively so I do not miss a perfect moment. This project has influenced how I see, what I look for, when I decide to make my shot, and how to manage and edit images after I click the shutter. This has been a very fulfilling experience. It feels good to cross this finish line.
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A close up shot of a dried Allium seed pod. There are hundreds of these little pods all with three seeds in them. The background is centre of the Allium head with the multitude of stems radiating outwards.
Inspired by the soggy weather, and the apparent popularity of mushroom-themed items at our local crafts market, I decided to try something a little different. The shape was accomplished by adding the stem to a tongue shape. Getting into the corners was a little tricky on Genie wheels (I think a Dremel or a Flex-shaft would be useful here), but it worked. The starburst jasper undercut slightly in the starbursts, which isn't something that I've seen previously. Could be the bald wheels creating extra drag, or the fact that I'm using a squirt bottle to keep the wheels wet.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased for a first attempt.
Surely one of the most alien-looking plants on the planet!
This is in the Temperate House at Kew Gardens.
Painting my kitchen today, "French Blue", which is probably an inappropriate color for a kitchen, but we like it.
Have a good weekend, and I will check your photos soon!
Last night I was privileged to attend a lecture by prominent African American educator, advocate and mathematician Freeman Hrabowski III. His appearance was part of a yearly lecture series sponsored by the wife of the late Senator Mark O. Hatfield.
Hrabowski spoke about his journey as a young child in Alabama listening to Dr. Martin Luther King speak, marching for civil rights and being jailed at 12 years old. How his first name stems from the first "free man" born in his family and his last denoting the last name of his families ancestral Polish slave owner Hrabowski. He is now President of one of the most successful research universities in the country, served as the chair for an Obama advisory committee, and speaks around the world about bringing diversity and equality to STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) research. He's a rare mix of supreme intelligence and personality to match.
The lecture and the stats he provided made me think about my trip to South Carolina and my first encounter with that dark part of US history. This photo is of the historic slave cabins that still reside at Boone Plantation in Mt. Pleasant. We heard unfiltered stories about the brutal living conditions, inhumane treatment, and how many slaves didn't even survive the arduous trip to the US. A lot has changed since then, but the systemic problems still exist....even in institutions of higher learning.
Hrabowski ended his lecture with this, "“Watch your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your character, and your character become your destiny!” Inspiring words from an inspiring person.
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#14 Repurposed, January Monthly Scavenger Hunt
Something simple. The stems are just as nice as the flowers, aren't they!
The milk bottle is being used as a vase!
Moa nahele, Flat-stemmed whiskfern
Psilotaceae (Whiskfern family)
Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island)
Photo: Hawaiʻiloa Ridge Trail, Oʻahu
The Hawaiian name Moa nahele literally means "forest chicken." Moa is chicken, referring to a chickens' comb, and reference to the fronds. Nahele is forest.
It is less common than Psilotum nudus in the islands, but still easy to find in the right environment.
Early Hawaiian children would play a simple game of moa nahele (lit., chicken vegetation). Plants in Hawaiian Culture explains how this game was played: “Two children sat or stood facing one another, each holding a branched stem of moa. These they interlocked and then slowly pulled apart until the branches of one broke. The other child, without broken branches, was the winner and announced his victory by crowing like a rooster (moa).” One of the names ʻoʻō moa in fact means "cock's crow."
Moa was also used in lei making by early Hawaiians.
Moa (Psilotum spp.) was used for kūkae paʻa (constipation) in newborn babies and elderly men and women. It was also mixed with other plants to treat akepau (tuberculosis, consumption), and various respiratory conditions. Additionally, extracts from moa were used as laxatives. The yellow spores (seen in photo) were used for diarrhea in infants and used like talcum powder to prevent chafing from loincloths.
Etymology
The generic name is from the Greek psilos, naked or smooth, alluding to the smooth aerial stems without leaves.
The specific epithet complanatum is from the Latin complanatus, flattened, in reference to flattened stems of this species.