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Queens, workers and males all have two yellow bands on the thorax but none on the abdomen. The yellow is bright and often straw-coloured. However the rear band on the thorax is less pronounced. The orange-red tail colouring extends over more than half of the abdomen. This species is usually associated with upland moors but may also be seen in habitats close to these.
it takes a discerning eye to capture the truth
it takes a discerning heart to be captured by truth
it takes a love of earth to know both.
close your eyes and you close your heart.
close your heart and lose the part
the part of you that wants to be held, loved and accepted into the part of you that knows the truth.
so don't run and hide in a world so bold
that gives you a truth that is so cold
come back to the moment of baby smell delight
and know that your innocence is oh so right.
so balance your life in between the lines
stay the course you were meant to find
in between life and death is a world so fine
all you need do is be willing to be kind.
amen and amen
I've got better but this made me look up the strange distortions we sometimes see just at sunset.
I'm reading this is a Stacked Omega Sun --- which of course is "a double layer inferior mirage producing an Omega Sun with an upper inverted mirage bulge".
The flat bottom sitting on a little pedestal creates a mirage attaching to the sun as the warm air near the surface bends the light upwards.
The Flying Saucer effect towards the top of the sun is a sandwich of warm air nestled over a cooler layer with another warmer area at the surface.
Or instead, you can just watch the show as it changes positions and characteristics as falls into the ocean.
And here you thought the sun was just a perfectly round yellow ball....
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Japanese Itoh hybrid peonies (intersectional peonies) are a cross between tree and herbaceous peonies, offering the best traits of both: large, 8-inch, long-lasting flowers (yellows, reds, pinks, corals) on strong, 3-foot shrubby stems that don't need staking. They are extremely cold-hardy, disease-resistant, and bloom for 3–4 weeks.
Coral Sunset Intersectional Itoh Peony .
A sunset in a flower! Aptly named for its awe-inspiring transformation from a radiant, vivid coral through a range of peaches, and finally, a creamy white colour, the flower is a masterpiece at every step of this sunset, and one might argue a bloom only improves with age. Unique from other coral varieties in that it opens with the most intense coral colour and has petals that are more ruffled, which perhaps contribute to a fuller appearance. Has a lower, more compact growing habit than Coral Charm. Mass plantings are recommended as flowers at different colour stages provide a visual riot in the landscape.
Side buds are possible, extending the bloom period. A favourite of the peony garden, this outstanding peony produces intense sunset coral, semi-double blossoms with rose overtones and a fluffy deep yellow stamens in the center. The lightly fragrant flowers are long lasting in fresh bouquets. ‘Coral Sunset’ blooms early in the peony season, around late spring in Ontario It is highly prized for its exemplary plant habit. and by florist as cut flower in bouquets.
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