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The 10/31/22 Macro Mondays theme is Phobia.
I chose pogonophobia, which is the fear of beards, an easy choice for me, since I didn't even have to get out of my chair to find the subject, which was hanging from my face.
After I cut a part of my husband's hair and beard.
This photo is a birthday present for a friend of mine. He's becoming ever more geriatric than I know (he says). One of his decadent hobbies is to create internet aliases and then to delete them and to enjoy when people recognize him and when people don't recognize him. So I don't know which of his aliases to refer to. Let me call him using his Flickr alias - americanequalsplastic.
Happy Birthday, Professor Americanequalsplastic Longhair!
Goat's-Beard
Tragopogon pratensis (common names Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon,[1] meadow salsify, showy goat's-beard or meadow goat's-beard) is a biennial plant in the Asteraceae family, distributed across Europe and North America, commonly growing in fields (hence its name) and on roadsides. It is found in North America from southern Ontario to Massachusetts; most of England; on the eastern and southern edges of Scotland; and central Ireland but not the coastal edges.
It flowers between June and October and its flowers have a diameter of 3–5 cm. The root and buds are edible, and it has a milky latex.
Description
It grows 30 to 100 cm tall.
It differs from viper's-grass (Scorzonera humilis) in that Viper's-grass has short, pale green bracts, whereas in Goat's-beard they are long and pointed.
The lower leaves are 10 to 30 cm long, lanceolate, keeled lengthwise, grey-green, pointed, hairless, with a white midrib. The upper leaves are shorter and more erect. It is the only United Kingdom dandelion type flower with grass like leaves.[2]
The flower heads are 5 cm wide. They only open in the morning sunshine, hence the name 'Jack go to bed at noon'.
The achenes are rough, long beaked pappus radiating outwards interwoven like a spider's web of fine white side hairs (referred to as a "Blowball").[3]
Usage
Young shoots and roots of meadow salsify can be used in diabetic salads.
In Armenia, rural kids make bubble gum from the juice of meadow salsify. For this purpose, when milky juice is released from the torn stems it is collected on the walls of a glass and dried.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragopogon_pratensis
just given Cliffys grey beard a blue rinse! Wikipedia says - A blue rinse is a dilute hair dye used to reduce the yellowed appearance of grey or white hair, typically associated with older women
Tomorrow I say goodbye to my beard, for good.
It's going to be shaved off for charity.
But you can buy it on eBay - and all proceeds go to Force Cancer Charity.
Sponsor the shave here: http://www.justgiving.com/2wheels4force
Bid for the beard here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280053740848
(all proceeds to charity)
Hair ice on a decaying birch branch, southwest Iceland.
Hair ice, also known as frost beard or ice wool, is a rare ice formation found on dead hardwood colonized by Exidiopsis effusa, a species of wood decay fungus. It only forms in calm weather, after periods of rain, when the air is humid and the temperature just below 0°C (32°F).
With an old school barber shop feel with a new school twist, Ingleside Beard and Barber specializes in classic cuts, beard trims, hot towel shaves, quality grooming products and more! Licensed professional barbers and a relaxed environment makes for a one-of-a kind experience.
During my haircut the other day, Madam started to cut off my growing beard and I squawked. This is the compromise. Not bad, I guess, but a little strange because it's a new style for me.