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Ululodes sp., based on the divided eye. Found at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in far southern Texas. Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
This individual alighted on the stem of a dead plant near me as I maneuvered through the bush.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Macro of the Tiny and Beautiful Euphorbia Flower.
The plants are annual or perennial herbs, woody shrubs or trees with a caustic, poisonous milky sap (latex). The roots are fine or thick and fleshy or tuberous. Many species are more or less succulent, thorny or unarmed. The main stem and mostly also the side arms of the succulent species are thick and fleshy, 15–91 cm (6–36 inches) tall. The deciduous leaves are opposite, alternate or in whorls. In succulent species the leaves are mostly small and short-lived. The stipules are mostly small, partly transformed into spines or glands, or missing.
Like all members of the family Euphorbiaceae, all spurges have unisexual flowers. In Euphorbia these are greatly reduced and grouped into pseudanthia called cyathia. The majority of species are monoecious (bearing male and female flowers on the same plant), although some are dioecious with male and female flowers occurring on different plants. It is not unusual for the central cyathia of a cyme to be purely male, and for lateral cyathia to carry both sexes. Sometimes young plants or those growing under unfavorable conditions are male only, and only produce female flowers in the cyathia with maturity or as growing conditions improve. The bracts are often leaf-like, sometimes brightly coloured and attractive, sometimes reduced to tiny scales. The fruits are three (rarely two) compartment capsules, sometimes fleshy but almost always ripening to a woody container that then splits open (explosively, see explosive dehiscence). The seeds are 4-angled, oval or spherical, and in some species have a caruncle.
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White campion is a common wildflower that grows in fields, along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground. It flowers throughout the summer, but it's actually at night when the blooms produce a heady scent, attracting many feeding moths.
White campion is often a perennial plant, which means it can live for a number of years, growing again each spring; but it can also be a short-lived annual or biennial.
How to identify
White campion displays white flowers with five petals, each deeply notched and almost divided into two; its oval leaves and stems are hairy. In places where it grows alongside red campion, the two may hybridise to produce pinky or white blooms.
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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
Dr. Seuss quotes (American Writer and Cartoonist best known for his collection of children's books. 1904-1991)
Fact of life is that we may come from the same tree but we still end up to be different from one another. No two things are exactly alike.
To get this close, and thus drive my point, I needed to do "big time" crop.
"May! Queen of blossoms,
And fulfilling flowers,
With what pretty music
Shall we charm the hours?
Wilt thou have pipe and reed,
Blown in the open mead?
Or to the lute give heed
In the green bowers?"
- Lord Edward Thurlow, May
Have an unforgettable Memorial Day, my dear friends...!
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Aya Yorgi Kilisesi / İshotya Kilisesi
Doğancı Mahallesi’nde yer alan Aya Yorgi ya da diğer adıyla Ishotya kilisesinin yapım tarihi 1857-1860 yıllarıdır. Bununla ilgili giriş kapısı üzerinde bulunan kitabe bugün Isparta Müzesi'nde bulunmaktadır. Doğu-batı yönünde uzanan yapı dikdörtgen planlı üç nefli, apsisli ve nartekslidir. Dış duvarlar yerel taş kövke ile yapılmıştır. Batı, kuzey ve güneyden birer girişi vardır. Kuzey girişi üzerinde dışarı taşkın ve iki sütun üzerine oturan yağmurluk vardır. Yapının çatısı kövkeden çapraz tonozla örtülüdür. Neflerin yükseltisi çatıda izlenir. Narteks iki kısımdır. Narteks önündeki çan kulesinin çanı bugün Isparta Müzesi'nde yer alır. Çanın yapım tarihi 1903 yılıdır. Çatıdaki pencereler üçgen alınlıklı dikdörtgen ve yuvarlaktırlar. Apsis doğu yönünde olup, tabandan 60 cm yüksekliktedir. Apsis tabanı çay taşlarıyla döşenmiştir. Apsis dışta beş kenarlıdır. Sütunlar ve yan duvarlar alçı ile sıvanmış olup resimlerle süslenmiştir.
Aya Yorgi Church / Ishotya Church
The construction date of the Aya Yorgi, also known as Ishotya church, located in Doğancı Mahallesi was between 1857-1860. The inscription on the entrance gate related to this is in the Isparta Museum today. The structure extending in the east-west direction has a rectangular plan with three naves, an apse and a narthex. The outer walls are made of local stone coulter. It has entrances from the west, north and south. Above the northern entrance is a raincoat that protrudes and rests on two columns. The roof of the building is covered with a cross vault from the stem. The elevation of the naves is observed on the roof. The narthex is in two parts. The bell of the bell tower in front of the narthex is in the Isparta Museum today. The bell was built in 1903. The windows in the roof are rectangular and round with triangular pediments. The apse is in the east direction and is 60 cm high from the base. The floor of the apse is paved with tea stones. The apse is five-sided on the outside. Columns and side walls are plastered with plaster and decorated with pictures.
All three photos posted this morning were taken yesterday, 25 June 2016, when I drove SW of the city to possibly meet friends. No one was sure how bad the weather was going to be, as the forecast was for rain and thunderstorms. It had rained overnight, so everywhere was soaking wet. Normally, on a day like that, I stay home, but I'm really glad I did go, especially as I was able to find a Bobolink again. Or, perhaps I should say it found me. Three times now, when I have been photographing a particular pair of Mountain Bluebirds, I have heard a certain call, turned around, and there was a Bobolink sitting on a fence post across the road. It just kept up this call until I stopped what I was doing, crossed the road, and started taking photos of him, as if to say: "Hey, take my photo, too!"
I didn't think any friends were going to turn up, as I hadn't seen anything that looked like a small convoy of cars. Then suddenly, one single car came around a distant corner and stopped. Three people got out - Andrew, Tony and Howard. Three people who are excellent birders and who didn't let the weather keep them from doing what they love.
I followed them slowly as far as Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, where the day's walk was supposed to take part, stopping to look at various birds along the way, Once there, we parted ways, as I didn't want hours of walking in mud and dripping trees. Instead, I wandered for a few minutes near the parking lot, where I took my next two photos and then I returned to the Bluebirds, where the Bobolink reappeared and repeated his behavior, giving me another chance for photos.
And now I have to dash, as I overslept almost an hour, and I have to pick up a friend and then do a long drive NW of the city, where we will be meeting others for a walk, followed by a BBQ. Ths annual event is always very enjoyable - just hope the forecast rain and thunderstorms stay away! Will have to finish off my tags this evening. Gotta run!
"Perched on a grass stem or displaying in flight over a field, breeding male Bobolinks are striking. No other North American bird has a white back and black underparts (some have described this look as wearing a tuxedo backwards). Added to this are the male’s rich, straw-colored patch on the head and his bubbling, virtuosic song. As summer ends he molts into a buff and brown female-like plumage. Though they’re still fairly common in grasslands, Bobolink numbers are declining." From AllAboutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bobolink/id
"The Bobolink inhabits Canada's grassland and agricultural areas from the interior of British Columbia to the east coast. Relative to 1970 levels, this species has shown a large decrease across most of its range, with the exception of the Prairie Potholes Bird Conservation Region where populations have changed little. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada assessed the Bobolink as Threatened in 2010 (COSEWIC 2010d). This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada."
www.ec.gc.ca/soc-sbc/oiseau-bird-eng.aspx?sY=2014&sL=...
Andrew's list of birds (24 species) seen during the time I was with his group of 3;
Plummers Road
Jun 25, 2016
9:00 AM
Traveling
20.00 km
60 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: 15 deg C, overcast turning to sunny.
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.2 Build 70
10 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
4 Blue-winged Teal
6 Lesser Scaup
3 Bufflehead
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Sora
3 Wilson's Snipe
2 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Common Raven
4 Tree Swallow
1 Barn Swallow
4 Mountain Bluebird
10 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
2 European Starling
2 Clay-colored Sparrow
2 Savannah Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
3 Bobolink
30 Red-winged Blackbird
3 American Goldfinch
Surely one of the most alien-looking plants on the planet!
This is in the Temperate House at Kew Gardens.
Three rose stems in water in a three sided glass vase. Other stems are reflections.
Shot with Profoto 600 overhead and to camera left. Metered with Sekonic 358 but underexposed by two stops. Image cropped in post.
These hairy stems emanate out of the potted soil and into the air, supporting both leaves and blossoms. I opened up my aperture to a rare f/32 in order to maximize focus depth. Until I saw them through my lens, I had no idea that the stems were so covered in dainty hair!