Skogafoss waterfall in South Iceland on an extremely stormy day. Within instants the lenses and ourselves were wet and eyes and nose were suffering freeze symptoms :p

National Geographic | BR-Creative | chbustos.com

Symptoms of levity.

An artist's impression

Thank God the symptoms of my Covid-19 are on their detour...

Wandelgidszuidlimburg.com --> 760. EPEN 10,3 KM - 7 KM

During this very panoramic and hilly walk you walk through meadows up to the hamlet of Kosberg. Then you walk through the forest to the hamlet of Landsrade. Then you walk through meadows towards Gulpen and then you arrive in the hamlet of Dal Bissen. The way back goes through meadows to the hamlet of Schweiberg and a nice path takes you back to Epen. This route often runs through meadows with beautiful views of the hills of South Limburg. There are plenty of benches along the way. At the end is a beautiful terrace. You can shorten the route to 7 km.

Tijdens deze zeer panoramische en heuvelachtige wandeling wandelt u door weilanden omhoog naar de buurtschap Kosberg. Dan loopt u verder door het bos naar het gehucht Landsrade. Vervolgens loopt u door weilanden richting Gulpen en dan komt u in de buurtschap Dal Bissen. De terugweg gaat door weilanden naar de buurtschap Schweiberg en via mooi pad komt u weer in Epen. Deze route loopt veel door weilanden met prachtige uitzichten op de heuvels van Zuid-Limburg. Er staan genoeg zitbanken onderweg. Aan het eind is een mooi terras. U kunt de route inkorten tot 7 km.

Alice exhibits symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia, and the Mad Hatter those of both Bipolar disorder and PTSD, Alice in Wonderland is a story so infused with mental illness that both of these characters actually had syndromes named after them...and we thought they were just bedtime stories read by loving parents....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEr_5C6JYB4

CURELESS+[n.i] aliceinmonsterland / 01 / thehatter RARE

CURELESS+[n.i] aliceinmonsterland / 12 / queenscollar

CURELESS+[n.i] aliceinmonsterland / 04 / whiterabbit

:Moon Amore: Circus / Ruffle Collar (Blood)

DustyHut Glasses

Celebrated another birthday yesterday. Nothing too exciting - just happy to be alive during these times. I contracted Covid and have just finished quarantining. Luckily my symptoms were not too bad. Praying this next year is a much better one.

For Digitalmania group's weekly inspiration.

The mannequin and text are my own shots, the bits 'n bobs are pd pngs.

I was making this collage laying under the ceiling fan in my lounge, it is horribly hot and humid here. We'd been out for an xmas meal by my daughter's in-laws and after returning home, i started feeling Flickr withdrawal symptoms:-))

But here's an inward observation which is not the outward observation turned inward....

Tune ♥

Location Retrospect ♥

Credits ♥

A massive thank you in advance for all your favs beautiful awards and kind words ,you're all amazing and i appreciate your support so much . Huge hugs and tons of love my dear friends 💕

Passionate in Purple

... thank you, Margaret !

I can't still remember me and Miss November Rain

Beautiful and strange

Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines

Yeah, you were never on time

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird

Upside down and not all here

What's a-wrong with me and you is crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are comin' too

How about you?

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

Unpack all your baggage

Hide it in the attic, where

You hope it disappears

This all seems so familiar

But it doesn't feel like home

It's just another unknown

Can't wait for their return. Spent several hours in the usual spots tramping up and down muddy paths. No luck to date!

16/31: October 2021: A month in 31 pictures

Smile on Saturday: Begins with S - Star fish and seeds.

The seeds are collected from marigolds in my garden.

I am quite cross with myself as once I realised I had placed the front starfish upside down, the light was gone. So instead of the beautiful textures we have a smoother surface. In defence of my silly mistake, I have been very busy and I had my flu jab this morning. Keeping my fingers crossed for no symptoms, so far just a sore arm.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Lensbaby Velvet 56

Seems so long now since I saw this guys northern cousins the hoodies.

Carrion Crow - (Corvus Corone)

Golden Acre Park - Leeds

As always I am grateful to all those who take the time to drop by and view my photos. Your comments and faves are all very much appreciated and welcome.

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“Speech is one symptom of Affection

And Silence one -

The perfectest communication

Is heard of none - “

—Emily Dickinson

Happy Caturday 24.7.2021 "Hand on cat"

There was excitement with Timmy last weekend. He hasn't eaten since Saturday evening, but always tried to choke something out. On Sunday evening he ate a can of wet food, but with a lot of choking in between. He was also limp.

Then I woke up at 4.30am on Monday and he wasn't there. Normally he comes home at 2 o'clock at the latest. I panicked and saw him lying somewhere suffocating and went crazy. Searched in the back, searched in the front - nothing. I couldn't call out loud at that time either. At 5:05 am he came traipsing in front of the house and was very happy to be greeted. Wretch!

At 8 o'clock I called our vet - she was on holiday. It took me almost an hour to find a vet who 1. answered the phone and 2. also wanted my money.

At 11 o'clock we had an appointment with the other vet, but had to wait almost an hour because of an emergency. Timmy didn't think about being looked down his throat, after all it's his private sphere :-)))) So he had to stay and was examined under anaesthesia. At 5pm I was allowed to pick him up. There was nothing (more?) in his throat, but it was red. So either grass had been in it and he choked it out on Sunday night or it was a cold. I think it's the same symptoms.

He ate a big bowl of dry food and a can of Vitaldrink late on Monday afternoon and then slept it off. When it was dark he went out as usual, you have to have your territory under control ;-)

Sunday and Monday were a mess anyway. But one is only happy that he is well again.

[Translated with www.DeepL.com/ ]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmMOMK5c4EY

A Symptom Of Being Human

Song by

Shinedown

I can still remember me and Miss November Rain

Beautiful and strange

Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines

Yeah, you were never on time

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird

Upside down and not all here

What's wrong with me and you is crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How 'bout you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are coming too

How 'bout you?

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

Unpack all your baggage, hide it in the attic, where

You hope it disappears

This all seems so familiar, but it doesn't feel like home

It's just another unknown

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird

Upside down and not all here

Right or wrong, it's all so crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How 'bout you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are coming too

How 'bout you?

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

We're all just passing through

Passengers on a ship of fools

We're all just passing through

Passengers on a ship of fools

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too (we're all just passing through)

How 'bout you? (Passengers on a ship of fools)

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all (we're all just passing through)

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball (passengers on a ship of fools)

And my friends are coming too (we're all just passing through)

On a ship of fools (passengers on a ship of fools)

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

Taken at Naturally Naughty

The concept and idea of a postal service was written in to the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). It gives Congress the power "To establish Post Offices and post Roads."

While the post office is not as important as it once was, it's still one of the greatest achievements of government in general.

Because it is established in the Constitution (the word used was "shall," which makes it a requirement), it cannot simply be killed without an official amendment. Therefore, it is being slowly and systematically dismantled.

This largely goes unnoticed because the entire government is being slowly and systematically dismantled.

I took one photo in Manter, Kansas, and this was it.

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'Symptom'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Film: Harman Phoenix 200

Process: DIY ENC-2

Kansas

July 2025

macro abstract art

The entire plant is poisonous causing a variety of symptoms, including death in rare cases. The berries are especially poisonous. Young leaves and stems when properly cooked are edible and provide a good source of protein, fat and carbohydrate. Regional names for the plant include poke, poke sallet, poke salad, and pokeberry. The fruits are important food for mockingbirds, northern cardinals, and mourning doves. The name “phytolacca” means red dye plant.

У Європі ця рослина вирощується з 1615 року. Батьківщина лаконоса американського – східні райони Північної Америки та Бермудські острови. Сімейство (Phytolacca) включає 35 родів та близько 110 видів, в основному вони поширені в тропічних та субтропічних регіонах земної кулі. Для України лаконос американський – нова рослина.

Вся рослина (фітолака або багрина, лаконос) отруйна, викликаючи різні симптоми, включаючи смерть у поодиноких випадках. Недозрілі ягоди особливо отруйні. Молоде листя та стебла при правильному приготуванні їстівні і є гарним джерелом білка, жиру та вуглеводів. Регіональні назви poke, poke sallet, poke salad, and pokeberry. Плоди є важливою їжею для пересмішників, північних кардиналів та жалобних голубів. Назва "фітолакка" означає рослину червоного барвника, походить від грецького слова phyton — рослина та латинського lacca — червоний барвник (через темно-червоний сік плодів).

Найвідоміший вид — фітолака американська (Phytolacca americana), яку також називають лаконосом американським.

Головна зовнішня відмінність лаконоса ягідного (Phytolacca acinosa) від лаконоса американського (Phytolacca americana) полягає в тому, що у лаконоса ягідного кисті з плодами завжди стирчать вгору, а в американського — з часом стають пониклими (висять униз).

Технологія застосування стиглих плодів лаконоса американського (Phytolacca americana) для підфарбовування вин зводиться до вилучення антоціанових пігментів з ягід і додавання отриманого соку або настою в слабкі або бляклі червоні та рожеві вина для надання їм глибокого насиченого рубінового або темно-малинового кольору.

Екстракт вводять у малих дозах на етапі купажування або перед розливом вина, домагаючись потрібної інтенсивності фарбування без зміни смакового профілю напою. У промисловому виноробстві цей метод нині практично не використовується через суворі регламенти безпеки та контролю харчових добавок.

У фармакології США препарати із лаконосу застосовують для лікування деяких хвороб. Зокрема, як проносний, для поліпшення обміну речовин, а також для зовнішнього застосування при шкірних захворюваннях і ревматизмі. 40%-ву спиртову настойку з коріння лаконоса американського застосовують для лікування суглобів, при остеохондрозі, поліартриті.

Раніше фармацевтична промисловість СРСР випускала препарат Акофін, що містить настоянку коріння та листя лаконоса, який застосовувався для лікування радикулітів, люмбаго, прострілів. Настоянка кореня цієї рослини входила також до складу препарату для лікування горла Ехінор. Проте нині ці препарати вже не випускаються.

Народна назва американського pokebery – «іудейський плющ» або «іудейська трава» через темно-червоний, майже чорний сік його блискучих ягід. У старій народній традиції цей насичений колір асоціювався з біблійними оповідями про Юду.

Alicia - Lost in the strange thoughts of the world.

So in need of a cruise!

Sleep problems are almost always a big issue for those with symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia, and almost all Persons Living with Dementia (by the time they get to later stages). — just very early with LBD.

This Digital art project began with “silk” application then embellished with ProCreate application. Finished 18Mar2021.

The entire plant is poisonous causing a variety of symptoms, including death in rare cases. The berries are especially poisonous. Young leaves and stems when properly cooked are edible and provide a good source of protein, fat and carbohydrate. Regional names for the plant include poke, poke sallet, poke salad, and pokeberry. The fruits are important food for mockingbirds, northern cardinals, and mourning doves. The name “phytolacca” means red dye plant.

The toxic compounds in P. americana are phytolaccatoxin and related triterpene saponins, the alkaloid phytolaccin, various histamines, and oxalic acid. When ingested, the roots, leaves, and fruits may poison animals, including Homo sapiens. Symptoms of poke poisoning include sweating, burning of the mouth and throat, severe gastritis, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, blurred vision, elevated white-blood-cell counts, unconsciousness, and, rarely, death.

Вся рослина отруйна, при вживанні викликає різні симптоми, включаючи смерть у поодиноких випадках. Ягоди особливо отруйні. Молоде листя та стебла при правильному приготуванні їстівні і є гарним джерелом білка, жиру та вуглеводів. Регіональні назви poke, poke sallet, poke salad, and pokeberry. Плоди є важливою їжею для пересмішників, північних кардиналів та деяких видів голубів. Назва "фітолакка" означає рослину червоного барвника.

Random distinction

Inroad stand-by

Experience account

Snow drops are being shot for ever at the mo, just my take on the wee flower that lasts no length of time but heralds a seasons change.

Not seen one for a while now... getting withdrawal symptoms! 😂

Uffington - Shropshire (Jan 22)

"Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel colloquially or St. Pauli Elbtunnel officially) which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg. The 426 m (1,398 ft) long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m (80 ft) beneath the surface, two 6 m (20 ft) diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This was a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbours in the world.

Six large lifts on either side of the tunnel carry pedestrians and vehicles to the bottom. The two tunnels are both still in operation, though due to their limited capacity by today's standards, other bridges and tunnels have been built and taken over most of the traffic. [...]

On 22 July 1907 the construction, undertaken by Philipp Holzmann, started to connect the quarters of St. Pauli near the Landungsbrücken and Steinwerder.

Work was done under pressure because the tunnel was below the water table of the Elbe. This type of building technique was used in the 19th century, in large engineering excavations, such as with the piers of bridges and with tunnels, where caissons under pressure were used to keep water from flooding the excavations, such as the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.

Workers who spend time in high-pressure atmospheric pressure conditions are at risk when they return to the lower pressure outside the caisson without slowly reducing the surrounding pressure. Due to the problems associated with decompression sickness, many of the men working on the Elbe tunnel were affected by what was known at the time as "Caissons Disease". Of 4,400 workers three men died, 74 suffered severe cases and more than 600 came down with light symptoms.

The tunnel opened on 7 September 1911. [...]

The tunnel walls are decorated with glazed terra cotta ornaments displaying items related to the Elbe river. While most show fish or crabs, a few show different items like litter and rats, too."

(Wikipedia)

Photo in Explore 24.11.2022

This art project began as a tool to cope with grief when losing another ability due to progress of dementia symptoms.

I remember this began with a tangle pattern, but do not find the pattern in my workbook, so i guess i created it out of my head.

Outlined this pattern 22Apr2018, … with teardrops when i realized that i was nearing the end of being able to use my “nevel” harp, because i was losing ability to tune the instrument. (Tremors symptom from vascular and Lewy Body Dementia symptoms). No longer able to use my Nevel Harp.

Bittersweet. With acquisition of iPad and digital tools i was able to add color 3yrs later, then maneuver the color with “Liquid” tools in ProCreate. No spilling !!!

— Truthful Kindness (i have a 2014 YouTube video with nevel harp as tool for nocturnal hallucinations as symptom of Lewy Body Dementia). easily found with search terms "truthfulkindness" and "nevel" or "nevel harp" on YouTube.

toutes les explications de ce phénomène météo :

all the explanations of this weather phenomenon:

todas las explicaciones sobre este fenómeno meteorológico:

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effet_de_foehn

Le #terrorisme est le symptôme, la #misère, le non partage et le #pillage de certains endroits, la cause

Comme avec l'#allopathie, s'en tenir à la lutte contre les #symptômes ne soigne pas les causes de la maladie

#liberalisme

El terrorismo es el síntoma, la miseria, el no compartir y el saqueo de lugares, la causa

Al igual que con la alopatía, ceñirse a combatir los síntomas no cura las causas de la enfermedad

#liberalismo

Terrorism is the symptom, misery, non-sharing and looting of places the cause

As with allopathy, sticking to fighting the symptoms does not cure the causes of the disease

#liberalism

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Been away a bit.

Baffled how it happened but the Monday after Christmas began coughing. Started as a tickle. Then turned croup like. Was able to get to urgent care that Thursday and a rapid test was positive for covid.

Because of my recent cancers I qualified for the myoclonal antibody treatment. Felt remarkably better for a bit.

But this sure has been a roller coaster.

I feel so bad for the unvaccinated. If I've been this awful after three Pfizers, I can't imagine surviving without having been vaxxed.

I had been given Prednisone for the croup/bronchial inflammation which I didn't start taking until I lost the sense of smell. Surprisingly the sense came back after two days.

A week after I showed symptoms, Kim showed, but hers were very different. She had severe nausea and headache. She hasn't had the respiratory involvement, but her test this past week was also positive. She's on the recovery roller coaster too.

Sometimes we feel some better, then it all hits again.

Been using our large gym ball to lie over. Way back at the beginning of the pandemic a bunch of us who had been Physical Therapists had talked about the importance of lying prone and the importance of postural drainage, which we used to do for patients in the hospital before Respiratory Therapy took it over.

Lying on one's chest on the ball supports the diaphragm and makes coughing more comfortable. Pushing forward to get the head low and butt high will help get secretions moving and excreted. Plus rolling on the ball is very good for the back.

I suppose my involvement here at Flickr will be a bit spotty for awhile yet. Hope everyone stays well.

This has been baffling. We've been masked whenever we've left the house. Kim goes to work but since she showed symptoms after me, I'm the likely one to have given it to her. In the week before showing symptoms I'd been once to the grocery store. And I've always double masked. I've always brought along my alcohol spray bottle to spray down the shopping carts.

One thing we haven't kept up is the wiping down of the grocery items before bringing them into the house. And we haven't been wiping down the Amazon packages that get delivered. But that method of transference has always been very low on the list. Being unmasked in a closed space has always been the chief method of transmission.

Go figure.

♫♫ www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3YbIbnwy8k ♫♫

I can't still remember me and Miss November Rain

Beautiful and strange

Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines

Yeah, you were never on time

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird

Upside down and not all here

What's a-wrong with me and you is crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are comin' too

How about you?

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

Unpack all your baggage

Hide it in the attic, where

You hope it disappears

This all seems so familiar

But it doesn't feel like home

It's just another unknown

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird

Upside down and not all here

Right a wrong, it's all so crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are comin' too

How about you?

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

We're all just passing through

Passengers on a ship of fools

We're all just passing through

Passengers on a ship of fools

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong

And the house is on fire and there's no alarm

And the walls are melting too

How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all

'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball

And my friends are comin' too

On a ship of fools

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom

Of being human

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With a change in national administration, bird flu is no longer being tracked, but it is rampant here in northern Colorado. Yesterday there were 6 goose carcasses on the ice of our small backyard lake, another goose swimming in endless tight circles in the strip of open water, and another goose stumbling and reeling on the ice like a drunk, symptoms of bird flu. Taking advantage of the extensive meal opportunity were 3 adult bald eagles and 4 juvenile/immature bald eagles plus a female northern harrier. These raptors are now at risk for developing bird flu and dying or being unable to have a successful hatch of eggs this spring. Bird flu is now getting into cattle, and there have been some incidences of humans who contracted bird flu.

Standing under a deliciously cold waterfall at the end of the hot hike to the Subway is definitely a key symptom of a bad case of waterfallaholism. But most of you already knew just how bad my case is.

When I'm 90 and full of creaks, I'll remember moments like these.

6-second exposure

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SN/NC: Zingiber Zerumbet, Syn. Zingiber Spectabile, Zingiberaceae Family

Zingiber zerumbet Sm. (Awapuhi), also known as the Shampoo Ginger, is a vigorous ginger with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m tall. It is found in many tropical countries. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet, have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine. This is perhaps the most versatile and refreshing of all the Ginger’s. Shampoo Ginger’s Wikipedia page is an easy and worthwhile read. We now have access to large open wild stands on private property here in Hillsborough County with prime disease-symptom-free specimens that should be able to do equally well in other Zone 9B/10 environments as they do here unattended as forest undergrowth. At www.bergendalresort.com

Zingiber zerumbet Sm. (Awapuhi), ook bekend als de Shampoo-gember, is een krachtige gember met bladstelen die ongeveer 1,2 m hoog worden. Het komt voor in veel tropische landen. De wortelstokken van Z. zerumbet zijn in verschillende keukens gebruikt als smaakstof en voorgerechten, terwijl de wortelstok-extracten zijn gebruikt in de kruidengeneeskunde. Dit is misschien wel de meest veelzijdige en verfrissende van alle Ginger's. De Wikipedia-pagina van Shampoo Ginger is gemakkelijk en de moeite waard om te lezen. We hebben nu toegang tot grote open wilde stands op privé-terrein hier in Hillsborough County met uitstekende ziektevrije, symptoomvrije exemplaren die het net zo goed zouden moeten kunnen doen in andere Zone 9B / 10-omgevingen als hier zonder toezicht als kreupelhout in het bos.

Ginger Shampoo o Ginger maraca. Su nombre científico es Zingiber Zerumbet y pertenece a la Familia Zingiberaceae , la misma familia del jengibre comestible.

Recibe también otros nombres, como Gengibre magnífico, Micrófono, Ginger colmena. Es una planta que hace honor a su nombre. Su origen se ubica en Asia (Sumatra, Tailandia, Malasia, India).

Tritoma, foguete, ginger, pau de jardim, gengibre decorativo. Pertence a mesma família do Gengibre comestivel. São lindas tochas que aparecem do nada, e que duram mais de um mês assim. Muito decorativas e usadas para arranjos florais.

The photographs in my set, "Weed Flower Micros," may appear to be close-ups of regular-sized flowers – they are not!

These are micro (macro) photos of tiny little flowers which bloom on ordinary weeds.

How tiny? The largest weed flower in the set is only, when measured across its widest part from petal tip to petal tip, 3/4" in diameter!

Some of these miniscule flowers are so small that the entire blossom you are looking at is 1/4" in diameter…again that’s measuring from petal tip to petal tip across the widest part of the bloom!

The smallest part of a weed flower that I have managed to successfully shoot and achieve good detail in is a photo I made of a bud that measured LESS than 1/16" in diameter across its widest part! For a reference to its size I have also included a photo of that bud next to the head of an ordinary paper match, which dwarfs the bud.

I am delighting in discovering the beauty, complexity, and variety in something so small that it’s easily ignored or downright difficult to see with the naked eye.

And it’s an even greater delight to realize that this incredible beauty has been growing wild in my lawn, year after year, right under my un-seeing eyes as I’ve repeatedly mown them down with my lawn mower, never realizing the unseen beauty that I was trampling under my feet.

I hope you enjoy viewing these as much as I do. I have a lot of fun making them for us to look at!

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See more of these incredible, tiny jewels in my set, "Weed Flower Micros:"

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安平區永華市政中心 - 台南市議會 / 馬櫻丹雙圈捧花喜氣洋洋

Anping area Yunghua municipal administration center - Tainan City Hall / Lantana double circle bouquet beaming with joy

Centro municipal de la administración de Yunghua del área de Anping - Tainan Ayuntamiento / Ramo de doble círculo de Lantana radiante de alegría

安平区永華市政センター - 市政府のビル / 喜びに満ちたランタナ ダブル サークル ブーケ

Anping-Bereich Yunghua städtische Verwaltungsmitte - Tainan Rathaus / Lantana Double Circle Bouquet strahlt vor Freude

Centre municipal d'administration de Yunghua de région d'Anping - Hôtel de ville de Tainan / Bouquet double cercle Lantana rayonnant de joie

Anping Tainan Taiwan / Anping Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南安平

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Melody 曲:JAPAN / Words 詞:Sheesen / Singing : Sheesen

{ 夢旅人 1990 Dream Traveler 1990 }

學名: Lantana camara L.

科名: 馬鞭草科(Verbenaceae)

俗名: 五龍蘭、五色梅、如意草、廣葉美人櫻、龍船花、山大丹、七變花。

原產地: 西印度、熱帶或亞熱帶美洲，也有栽培種。

毒性: 馬櫻丹的果實如果還沒熟就有毒，不可誤食。如果誤食會造成慢性中毒，會發燒，上吐下瀉、呼吸急促、昏迷、黃疸的症狀。

Systematic name: Lantana camara the L.

branch leaves: Verbenaceae (Verbenaceae)

common name: Five Long Lan, lantana, violet, broad leaf verbena hybrida, Chinese ixora, Shan Da Dan, lantana.

Source area: West indies, tropics or subtropics Americas, also has plants cultivates.

Toxicity: If Lantana's fruit has not had ripe virulent, cannot eat by mistake. If will harm the food to create the chronic poison, will have a fever, is ill with vomiting and diarrhea, the polypnoea, the stupor, jaundice's symptom.

家住安南鹽溪邊

The family lives in nearby the Annan salt river

隔壁就是聽雨軒

The next door listens to the rain porch

一旦落日照大員

The sunset Shineing to the Taiwan at once

左岸青龍飛九天

The left bank white dragon flying in the sky

No, It's Not Snowing,

... but the white fluff does stick around awhile before blowing away or melts into the ground by moisture.

Even the hens seem to be confused to see our UNIQUE yard, blanketed in white & fluffy Cottonwood seed!

A-Choo!

Excuse me while I sneeze!!!!

This Barred Rock hen seemed to be as annoyed as we are by the white fluff as she searched for insects and then worked to get the cottonwood seed off her beak and feet!!!

Not even our Oklahoma winds seem to blow the white fluff away!!!

In many parts of North America, it "snows", regularly, in June. If you’re in this part of the country now, you might be experiencing this year’s June “snow.”

The June "snows" are white and fluffy, but warm and cottony rather than cold and crystaline. The snows of June consists of “cotton” from the cottonwood trees: small bits of cotton-like fibers enclosing a small green cottonwood seed. The cotton is nature’s distribution agent, allowing the seeds to be widely dispersed as they are blown in the wind.

Sometimes, especially near a stand of cottonwoods, there is a flurry of cotton not unlike a slight flurry of winter snow. The little, bright white puffs of cotton waft up high in the sky and can shine, starlike, in strong sunlight.

Cottonwood cotton can be a nuisance, too, as it piles up and is sometimes difficult to clear away. During particularly prolific Junes, it can clog filters, collect inches deep in gutters, and turn into clumps of fibrous mass in the rain.

In some cases the cotton can completely cover patches of ground, looking for all the world like the cold, wintery type of snow. In fact some towns have forbidden cottonwoods, or at least the cotton-producing female trees, as a public nuisance.

In the Oklahoma City area, the cotton blizzard typically lasts only a few weeks, and all is gone by July. Various forms of cottonwoods and related poplars can be found through most of North America, and both the timing and amount of “cotton” produced can vary a bit, but here in Oklahoma City it is late May through June.

The greatest concentrations of cottonwoods tend to be on the Great Plains and in the West. They are particularly common along streams on the plains, and in places, long stretches of cottonwoods growing along either side of a creek or river, snake a bold, dark thread through an otherwise nearly featureless landscape.

In fact, the sight of a row of cottonwoods in the distance was welcomed by pioneers and wagontrain scouts, as it signified water on an often parched prairie.

Here are 5 facts you may or may not know about this yearly occurrence:

1. Cottonwoods are the Fastest Growing Native-trees in North America, and Can Reach 150 feet in Height- Surprisingly, these trees have a relatively short life cycle, living only 50 years at the most, so they are typically fast growers. Often growing near rivers or water, the cottonwood loves large amounts of moisture.

2. All That Cotton Comes AFTER Pollination Ends - Yes, believe it or not, all that fluffy cotton blowing everywhere is a sign that pollination for the cottonwood is over. A very mild allergen, cottonwoods effect sufferers BEFORE the spreading of all that fluffy cotton.

3. Cotton Lasts Only Two Weeks and Blows Up to 5 Miles - That's some serious frequent flier miles! However, we only have to put up with the large amounts of cotton for only two weeks a year. This is good because the massive amounts of cottonwood seed travels in the air, piling up in lawns, landscapes, gutters, and other areas.

4. Cottonseed Doesn't Usually Cause Hay Fever - While all that cotton may make you feel like your about to sneeze, you have less than a 7% chance of it effecting your allergies, according to studies. So while it may be gathering all over your lawn and landscape, the cottonwood pollen doesn't usually cause allergy symptoms.

5. Cottonwoods Can Survive Most Forest Fires - The cottonwood has an extremely thick bark, making it very tolerant to heat, drought, and even forest fires. For this reason, the cottonwood thrives in the changing weather patterns of the midwest.

But, while some folks today don’t like cottonwoods, they are my favorite trees. In spring, they provide early splashes of green.

In the summer, that give a brief “snowfall” and months of cool shade.

In the fall they decorate the season with golden, fluttering leaves.

In winter, their stark outlines reveal an organic complexity reaching skyward.

That’s why, unlike many people, I like the cottonwood snows of June.

So, even though it looks as if I should get out my snow shovel to rid our driveway edges of the mounds of white fluff, I'll probably get out my leaf blower today and then turn on the water sprinkler for just a bit, just long enough to watch the fluffy cotton melt into earth.

An image from last summer, when we had an unplanned extra night in Jasper due to a snowstorm, and entertained ourselves by walking around the town - in this case, the historic train station. The fellow behind the counter scurried away when I pulled out a camera but kept a close eye on us so we did not become any unwelcome passengers.

Unfortunately, we wound up with an unwelcome passenger ourselves after visiting family over the Holidays - both Lynn and I developed some pretty miserable COVID symptoms as soon as we got home again and subsequently tested positive. It's kind of taken the steam out of our train for a while but we hope to be chugging along soon!

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