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Never sing in the shower. Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping. and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked, so remember don't sing.
Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkʊm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two most commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale (the common dandelion) and T. erythrospermum (the red-seeded dandelion), were introduced into North America from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers.[4] Both species are edible in their entirety.[5] The common name dandelion (/ˈdændɪlaɪ.ən/ DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning 'lion's tooth') is also given to specific members of the genus.
Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance, along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators.[6] Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.[7]
In general, the leaves are 50–250 millimetres (2–10 in) long or longer, simple, lobed, and form a basal rosette above the central taproot. The flower heads are yellow to orange coloured, and are open in the daytime, but closed at night. The heads are borne singly on a hollow stem (scape) that is usually leafless and rises 10–100 millimetres (3⁄8–3+7⁄8 in) or more[4] above the leaves. Stems and leaves exude a white, milky latex when broken. A rosette may produce several flowering stems at a time. The flower heads are 20–50 millimetres in diameter and consist entirely of ray florets. The flower heads mature into spherical seed heads sometimes called blowballs[8] or clocks (in both British and American English) containing many single-seeded fruits called achenes. Each achene is attached to a pappus of fine hair-like material which enables wind-aided dispersal over long distances.[citation needed]
The flower head is surrounded by bracts (sometimes mistakenly called sepals) in two series. The inner bracts are erect until the seeds mature, then flex downward to allow the seeds to disperse. The outer bracts are often reflexed downward, but remain appressed in plants of the sections Palustria and Spectabilia. Some species drop the "parachute" from the achenes; the hair-like parachutes are called pappus, and they are modified sepals. Between the pappus and the achene is a stalk called a beak, which elongates as the fruit matures. The beak breaks off from the achene quite easily, separating the seed from the parachute
A shot of one of the boats at Hastings surrounded by all the associated fishing clutter.
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Taken from my kayak.
The Swan family at the Kayak club, they spend the daytime nearby where the river runs into the Oslo fjord.
They know most paddlers, including us, we feed them occasionally, they swim to us as soon as we are on water.
CN Train No. 546 slowly heads north, led by CN ES44AC No. 2953 as it is about to enter the mile 33 tunnel.
Object: WR134 (October 2024)
WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and high velocity winds from the star. It is 5.25 times the radius of our own sun, but due to a temperature over 63,000 K it is 400,000 times as luminous as the Sun.
- Other designations - V1769 Cygni, BD+35° 4001, HD 191765, WR 134, HIP 99377, SAO 69541
- Distance: 6000 light years
Details:
- Acquisition Date: 10/05/2024 to 10/08/2024
- Location: Western Massachusetts, USA
- Imaging Camera: QHY600PH-M -10°C - Mode 1(High Gain) Offset:15 Gain:56
- Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 11 Celestron 11" Edge HD @f/7
- Focal reducer: Celestron .7x Focal Reducer, for 11 HD
- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100 w/GTO4
- Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
- Guide Camera: ASI174m mini
- Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight 1.8 Ripley, Aries Astro Pixel Processor
Filters:
- Chroma Ha 3nm 50mm
- Chroma OIII 3nm 50mm
Exposure Times:
- Hydrogen Alpha (Ha): 27 x 10min. (270min) bin 1x1
- Oxygen III (OIII):25 x 10min. (250min) bin 1x1
Total Exposure:520min. (8.67hr)
Sky Quality:
-Magnitude: 19.71
-Bortle Class 5
-1.41 mcd/m^2 Brightness
-1234.6 ucd/m^2 Artificial Brightness
Surrounded by former work companions, an old barn lends what little strength it has left to support those that remain. Older folks who meet for the first time have an instant rapport as the last decades of life ring the same bell for everyone.
While hiking it is nice as walk along to take in the scenery as go. On my home turf in the Northeast you are pretty much surrounded by trees until you reach that mountain overlook or that waterfall. But in the red rock country of the southwest there is ample beautiful scenery as you go. Taken in Arches National Park.
Still focusing on the same object as the previous picture, just not zoomed
Camera: my phone, oppo A92, not edited
A close up of the mighty Gulfoss, Iceland, shot from the eastern side of the river. Hard to get to, but worth it.
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On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, Nightingale suffered a M.E.-like illness that often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
To support anyone suffering from this or any other illness or condition is this week's theme "Blue for you - me".
This is my contribution taken on May 12th, also my father's birthday. Have a good day in heaven dad!
Thanks for your views, faves and comments. Wish you all the best with 💙 love 💙 and HSoS, Angeline.
Yamdrok Lake is a freshwater lake in Tibet, it is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km long. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. The lake has an outlet stream at its far western end and means turquoise in English due to its color.
"Earth, Wind and Fire meets Parliament Funkadelic meets James Brown meets the Tower of Power."
Tubist rocks the bass line during a performance by John Boy & Surround Sound.
Decatur (downtown), Georgia, USA.
7 May 2022.
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Surrounded by family as she walks up the steps to the church. It was raining 13 years ago just as it is today. Now she has several children but looks just as beautiful!
Quiet when I'm comin' home and I'm on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
Don't you know too much already?
I'll only hurt you if you let me
Call me friend but keep me closer (call me back)
And I'll call you when the party's over