you were

and always will be

that first ever touch

to have fertilized

the ground

beneath my life’s trees....

that first ever rose

to have fragranced

the rest of my memories.

― Sanober Khan

Cuando lo que veo me recuerda a un Ouroboro.

El mito del ouroboros, que encierra las ideas de movimiento, continuidad, autofecundación, el tiempo y la continuidad de la vida, apareció por primera vez en Egipto tanto en los sarcófagos del Imperio Nuevo.

When what I see reminds me of an Ouroboro.

The myth of the ouroboros, which encompasses the ideas of movement, continuity, self-fertilization, time and the continuity of life, first appeared in Egypt both in the sarcophagi of the New Kingdom.

....the "Ain't She Sweet Revue!"

This plot is a former tulip field

Green fertilization is the cultivation of plants on a piece of land in order to subsequently plow or mulch it. This is done to increase the percentage of organic matter and the nitrogen content in the soil. Part of that organic matter is converted into humus in the soil

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There must have been a lot of nutrient blown ashore to fertilize the wildflowers at the shore of Lake St. Clair (Michigan). The pink flowers in the foreground are Common Milkweed, a favorite of Monarch Butterflies. Behind are Blue Vervain, and the wild snakelike whips with yellow clusters of flowers are Black Mustard.

The tallest of the flowers was taller than me! 5'11" (180cm)

Cattleya lawrenceana is an epiphytic species with a lush plant, claviculated pseudobulbs of 20 centimeters in height and bearing a leaf of 20 centimeters in length, oblong-lanceolate, thick and with a crease in the central part. Flowers 12 centimeters long, with narrow petals and sepals, pink to violet-magenta. Pointed lip, purplish-purple. It comes from Serra da Neblina, state of Roraima, Brazil. It blooms in late fall or winter.

The cattleya orchid normally blooms only once a year and its flowers last an average of 10 to 30 days. But if it is well cared for and fertilized correctly, it may have a second flowering in some species.

Fertilizing the fields.

*Schachbrettfalter im Garten*

Last week with no wind in the flower meadow.

A number of years ago I started mowing part of the garden or lawn in July, not fertilizing and letting everything grow as nature intended. In the meantime, I no longer have to drive for such macros, I discover many things right on my doorstep.

Letzte Woche bei Windstille in der Blumenwiese.

Vor etlichen Jahren begann ich damit, einen Teil des Gartens bzw. des Rasens erst im Juli zu mähen, nicht zu düngen und alles wachsen zu lassen, wie die Natur es möchte. Inzwischen muß ich für solches Makros nicht mehr fahren, vieles entdecke ich direkt vor der Haustüre.

For life and survival, the Marbled white needs flowering meadows that are not fertilized....then you can see them

Last Sunday we fertilized the Waterlilies and by Saturday they did amazing flowers, more buds are ready to bloom.

Bleeding Heart Vine, also called Bleeding Glory - Bower, is native to tropical west Africa. It is a favored houseplant throughout much of the world, but it can be grown outdoors in zones 9 and higher. Outdoors, it loves morning sun and afternoon shade, and regular watering. Bleeding Heart Vine is a hungry plant, needing regular fertilization to flower well, especially when grown indoors. (Note: Clerodendrum thomsoniae should not be confused with another plant often called "Bleeding Heart."

Part of what makes the flowers of this plant plant so spectacular are the red petals (corolla) set off by the white calyx behind. The white calyx is made of up five sepals, which in most plants serve to protect the flower in bud and support the flower in bloom.

Taken at Centennial Park Conservatory

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I must divide this next spring and fertilize it

This species is typically always on the hunt for prey when out and about and dart surprisingly quickly while searching.

They are extremely agile and very strong swimmers so hunt quite successfully on land and in the water.

Other than during the mating season they are quite solitary but both genders will mate with a number of individuals throughout the breeding season. The female then is left to raise the young herself which averages 4 per litter but can vary from 2 to 8. Her gestation period lasts about 51 days but can vary because she can delay the implantation of the fertilized eggs up to 14 days.

This adult is hugging the shoreline in its search for hidden prey in one of the holes or crevices it discovers as it scampers around.

A genus comprised of 53 species interspersed throughout tropical South America, prized for their large showy flowers, coveted for their gene pool, they and their generic alliance, ie. Brassavola, Laelia etc, represent the majority of orchids raised in this century. They are by and large warm to cool growing epiphytes and are best raised in pot culture although this is by no means mandatory, as in hot environment they can also be mounted on driftwood. They are recognized by their cylindrical pseudobulbs, apical thick leaves and a sheathed racemose inflorescence, giving rise to majestic large showy flowers. They are often found at the top of the tallest trees in old wet forests at medium elevations. As such they require ample air circulation and regular fertilizing and watering with a short rest after blooming.

Polyommatus (icarus ou thersites: l'aile antérieure - où un point noir permet de les différencier - n'est pas déployée).

J'aimerais bien qu'un entomologiste commente cette scène toride.... Qu'est-ce que la masse gélatineuse jaune au bout de l'abdomen de la femelle (en bas) ? un organe sexuel érectile? une poche où les oeufs sont en cours de fécondation? La femelle pond-elle ses oeufs (qui seraient blancs selon ma documentation) sur place? plus tard? .....

Whopee

Polyommatus (icarus or thersites: the front wing - where a black dot can differentiate them - is not deployed).

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Near Chalkiopouloi, Inachos, Amfilochia, Aetoloacarnania (Aetolia-Acarnania), Greece.

The ancient Greeks admired and honored Acheloos as a god, for his size, quantity of water and fertilizing power, but at the same time they respected and praised him, because his rapid flow could become destructive, when it was flooding.

Damselflies taking advantage of the sunny day near the pond where they later laid their fertilized eggs. (Coenagrion scitulum).

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Caballitos del diablo aprovechando el día soleado cerca del estanque donde despues pusieron sus huevos fertilizados. (Coenagrion scitulum).

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once thought to be extinct, this "doe doe bird" has been making all too frequent visits to our back yard bird feeder...she stays entirely too long, 10 -15 minutes on this visit, and consumes quite a bit of bird seed...and when she's not getting her fill of bird seed, i believe she is responsible for "pruning" our day lilies, hydrangea, plumbago and creeping raspberry ;-((

on the bright side, i did spot her "fertilizing" our back yard ;-)

das Grind bei Stürzelberg, genannt das #Zonser_Grind ist ein #Naturschutzgebiet auf einer Halbinsel am #Rhein, nördlich von #Zons, bis #Stürzelberg, und linksrheinisch gegenüber #Düsseldorf-Benrath gelegen. Der Rhein wird von Süden kommend nach Südwesten umgeleitet, der #Rheinbogen ist dementsprechend nach Nordosten ausgerichtet. Das vom Rhein umfasste Gebiet steht fast vollständig unter Naturschutz und besteht aus gedüngten Mähwiesen und in Reihen stehenden Hybridpappeln, in denen sich Pirol und Steinkauz einfinden. Ein großer Flächenanteil wurde zu einem #Wasserschutzgebiet erklärt, welches zur Straße hin abgezäunt ist.

Der botanisch bedeutsame Teil befindet sich zwischen Stromkilometer 723 und 724 auf der westlichen Seite des Rheinbogens. Der Rhein ist hier sehr breit, unverbaut und von Kies- und Sandbänken eingefasst. Auf den lockeren, oft kalkhaltigen Binnendünensanden gedeihen Fuchsschwanzgewächse, Silber-Weiden, Korb- und Mandelweiden (Salix trianda)-Gebüsch, Steinkraut, Quecken und Land-Reitgras.

The Grind near Stürzelberg, called the #Zonser_Grind, is a #nature reserve on a peninsula on the #Rhine, north of #Zons, to #Stürzelberg, and on the left bank of the Rhine opposite #Düsseldorf-Benrath. Coming from the south, the Rhine will be diverted to the southwest, the #Rheinbogen is accordingly aligned to the northeast. The area surrounded by the Rhine is almost entirely a nature reserve and consists of fertilized hay meadows and rows of hybrid poplars, in which golden oriole and little owl can be found. A large part of the area was declared a #water_protection_area, which is fenced off from the street.

The botanically significant part is located between river kilometers 723 and 724 on the western side of the Rhine bend. The Rhine is very wide here, undeveloped and bordered by gravel and sand banks. On the loose, often calcareous inland dune sands, foxtail plants, white willows, osier and almond willows (Salix trianda) bushes, stoneweed, couch grass and reed grass thrive.

What makes our bread...the flowers are not shown here :-). They are small and green. I will try to capture them next year. I grew up on a collective farm (Kibutzt) and never asked myself for the whereabouts of florets on the wheat plant, which we farmed every year. This is what I learned:

The wheat plant is a tall annual and typically grows to a height of four feet (1.2 meters). The leaves, similar to those of other grasses, appear early and are followed by slender stalks that produce flowers. Flowers that are fertilized produce seeds called grains or kernels. The wheat kernel is made up of three parts: the endosperm, the bran, and the germ. The tiny germ is the part of the kernel that will sprout and grow into a new wheat plant if the seed is planted.

Evergreen, wish you health !

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The trees are magical. Because of people’s ignorance of trees, many old trees in Taiwan are facing survival crisis ! Tourists trample on the land and harden the soil, Cement works, The roots of trees cannot grow and breathe. Surgery and medical treatment did not help the trees.

Associate Professor Liu from National Chung Hsing University advocates the use of high-pressure water guns, Improve the soil around the trees

Enhance ventilation and growth of tree roots, And enhance the self-repair ability of trees! Fruitful results!

Fertilizing camphor trees

( Old Tree Rescue Association )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsbS6nXLNI&t=4s

2021 新年快樂

長青，祝你健康 !

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樹木是神奇的。由於對樹木的無知，台灣許多老樹正面臨生存危機！人為踩踏、水泥工程，讓土壤硬化，樹木的根系無法生長和呼吸。對樹木施加外科手術及投藥，沒有任何益處。

國立中興大學劉副教授提倡使用高壓水槍，改善樹木周圍的土壤，增強樹木根部的通風和生長，並增強樹木的自我修復能力！成果豐碩！

后里大樟公 謝樹公・禮肥（老樹救援協會）

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsbS6nXLNI&t=4s

Even in winter you can recognize the hazel from a thousand. Its 'catkins' gracefully dangle from its branches, waiting for fertilization by the wind. Both male and female catkins appear on one multi-stemmed plant, but this winter bloomer still fails to 'pair' with itself.

Monoecious: This is what plants are called that are both male and female. To ensure strong offspring, they must invent a strategy that prevents them from self-pollinating. That is why the hazel already starts producing male 'catkins' or flowers in autumn. Only when they have finished flowering do smaller female catkins appear on the scene Because they do not flower at the same time, the pollen from the green 'hazelcats' cannot end up on the red 'hazelcats' of the same plant.

The swallowtails are back. I have not seen so many as this year for 9 years.

The picture was taken the day before yesterday morning at 5:27 before sunrise in a meadow near my place of residence.

The meadow is not fertilized and is full of flowers, a true dream.

Die Schwalbenschwänze sind zurück. So viele wie dieses Jahr habe ich seit 9 Jahren nicht mehr gesehen.

Das Bild machte ich vorgestern Morgen um 5:27 Uhr vor Sonnenaufgang auf einer Wiese in der Nähe meines Wohnortes.

Die Wiese wird nicht gedüngt und ist voller Blüten, ein wahrer Traum.

Danke für deinen Besuch! Thanks for visiting!

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Ayer. El sol, siempre nos da alegría, tibieza y nos ayuda a pasar mejor la vida.

Hoy. Ha sido un día lluvioso. La lluvia alegra y fertiliza la tierra y nos llena de salud..

Yesterday. The sun always gives us joy, warmth and helps us to have a better life.

Today. It was a rainy day. The rain cheers and fertilizes the earth and fills us with health.

Hier. Le soleil nous donne toujours de la joie, de la chaleur et nous aide à avoir une vie meilleure.

Aujourd'hui. C'était un jour pluvieux. La pluie réjouit et féconde la terre et nous remplit de santé.

"FERTILIZANDO EL DESIERTO"

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The name of this orchid is: Mini Phalaenopsis

Suitable place for cultivation: A half shade place (indirect shade) is recommended, as direct exposure to the sun can cause burns on its leaves. So, the best time is the morning sun.

Watering: once a week; always letting the water drain well, because the excess of it in its roots can help to kill it (rotting). The orchid, in general, resists the lack of water well, more than the excess. For this reason, gravel is placed in its vessels, Styrofoam, to have this easy flow.

Never place dishes or anything that could block the water from flowing out of the pot.

Flowering: from one to three times a year, this will depend on the adaptation to the place where you will stay.

Pruning: it is recommended to cut the stem of the orchid. One tip is to cut above the second little one, so you preserve the plant. This makes all the difference to help it bloom again, as they say that this pruning helps the plant not to send nutrients to the place that is already "dead", thus failing to nourish other healthy parts.

Fertilization: The famous 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 = NPK formula (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), should be applied biweekly or monthly. The proportion of fertilizer must be as indicated on the label. It is usually 1 teaspoon of coffee for every liter of water.

In the autumn and winter months, fertilization can be suspended.

If you do not want to stay with your orchid in the plastic vase in which it comes, you can easily fix it to tree trunks, wrapping your roots with coconut fiber or moss and fixing with a resistant band.

Coloring: different colors: white, yellow, burgundy, lilac, baby pink, greenish, pink, streaks and orange.

It is called May Flower in my region.

Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests. It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called Christmas cactus or Thanksgiving cactus, among other names.

There are six to eight tepals, which may be of various colours, including shades of red, orange, pink and white.

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I replanted on 18 / October / 2020. It is very well rooted.

I set the new substrate to 50% vegetable soil and 50% orchid substrate. I used a root and fertilized it with 5 grams of Basacote.

Experts ask for it to be replanted in 3 or 4 years. She likes to be tight in the flower pot.

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The specific variegata epithet is Latin and means irregularly spotted, referring to the attractive bands spotted on the surface of the leaves. Variegation is the appearance of zones of different colors on the leaves, and sometimes on the stems of plants. These plants are said to be variegated.

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These orchids are characterized by the slipper-shaped pouches of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollen, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily."

A farmer tends her crops in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Her husband, working nearby, is seen in my photo below.

Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/7.1, 86mm, 1/320s

The European hare (Lepus europaeus) is an abundant species of hare living in large parts of Europe and Western Asia. Its natural habitat is open landscapes,

Yellow-brown to brown-gray color with a short black tail with a white tip and long ears. It is these, in relation to the body, huge, ear lobes that allow him to hear very well. In addition to hearing, he also has a very well-developed touch and smell. It's a little worse with the eyesight, but he still sees very well. Especially in the dark and dark. This species is also interesting for its body structure. The hind legs are much thicker and longer than the front. So he is a very good jumper. It grows to a size of 55-70 cm and weighs about 2.5-7 kg.

Hares have one unusual ability. The female of this inhabitant is able to receive even more fertilized eggs during pregnancy. It is therefore capable of superfetation.

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Dew drenched Calibrachoa in a hanging basket with lobelia bokeh.

Calibrachoa is a genus of plants in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. They are found across South America from southern Brazil across to Peru and Chile, inhabiting scrub and open grassland.

Calibrachoa, commonly known as million bells, are closely related to Petunias. However, there are major differences in chromosomes, corresponding to external differences and fertilization factors that distinguish the two genera.

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Le Faisan commun mâle adulte est polygame. Un mâle mature particulièrement séduisant peut se constituer un harem de quelques femelles matures. Les femelles font alors des réserves de graisse en vue de la reproduction. Le mâle assure leur quiétude, les protégeant des prédateurs... et des autres mâles.

Une fois venu le temps de la reproduction, le mâle fait sa cour, tournant autour de la femelle l'aile pendante, retournant sa queue et gonflant ses barbes faciales afin d'exhiber ses atours. Une fois la femelle séduite et fécondée, il tend à l'ignorer et à passer à autre chose. La femelle assure la nidification. Le nid est une simple cuvette peu profonde, grattée au sol et garnie de brindilles, herbes et radicelles. Il est en général bien caché dans la végétation haute qui forme dôme.

PS : toute demande de partage avec un groupe sera rejetée sur le champ , je ne désire aucune publicité sur mon travail ( j'ai largement passé l'âge de recevoir des Oscars , des Bons Points et autres gamineries de ce genre ....) , merci de votre compréhension .

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The adult male pheasant is polygamous. A particularly attractive mature male can constitute a harem of a few mature females. The females then store fat for reproduction. The male ensures their tranquility, protecting them from predators ... and other males.

Once the time for reproduction comes, the male runs his court, turning the hanging wing around the female, turning his tail and swelling his facial beards to show off his attire. Once the female is seduced and fertilized, he tends to ignore her and move on. The female provides nesting. The nest is a simple shallow bowl, scraped on the ground and topped with twigs, herbs and rootlets. It is generally well hidden in the tall vegetation which forms a dome.

PS: any request to share with a group will be rejected immediately, I do not want any publicity on my work (I have largely passed the age of receiving Oscars, Good Points and other nonsense of this kind .... ) , thank you for your understanding .

( I think those tiny bubbles of liquid are called stigmatic fluid, but not really sure; stigmatic fluid is sticky and holds the pollen in place for fertilization to occur)

This plant grows 6 to 15 inches tall and flowers generally between May and July. The species name acaule is Latin, meaning, "stem less", referring to the plant's leafless flowering stem. Another common name for this plant is moccasin flower.They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labella) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower.

The apple blossom is a typical angiosperm flower, with petals surrounding multiple pollen-producing structures called stamens, the male reproductive organs of the flower, which are crowned with sticky pollen-collecting stigma. When fertilized by pollen, the female ovary at the base of the flower enlarges and becomes the fruit...

Eine Wiese mit verschiedenfarbigen Düngerblumen. Aufgenommen in meiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Landwirte düngen oft ihre Felder mit Düngepflanzen. Das ist naturnah und ohne Chemie.

A meadow with different colored fertilizer flowers. Taken in my immediate area. Farmers often fertilize their fields with fertilizer crops. This is natural and without chemistry.

Fertilizing the fields.

Cypripedioideae is a subfamily of orchids commonly known as lady's slipper orchids, lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids.They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labella) of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower. There are approximately 165 species in the subfamily. Unlike most other orchids, slipper orchids have two fertile anthers — they are 'diandrous'. 17811

The An-2 is a development of the Russian designer Oleg K. Antonov (1906-1984) and had its first flight in 1947. It was built in large series in the USSR, Poland and the People's Republic of China. Production reached 17 000 copies, 60% of which were produced in Poland. The aircraft on display flew until 1993 with the West Group of Soviet, later Russian Air Forces. The last flight took place on 19.3.1993 from Großenhain to Oberschleißheim.

It was used as a civilian or military transport aircraft, for dropping off skydivers, for fish observations, for weather reconnaissance, for pest control, as well as for fertilizing and sowing in agriculture and forestry.

Here's a photo of a Orange Tip butterfly resting on some Bluebell's in between the showers today.

This species is one of the earlier butterfly species on the wing, seen in April.

Mating

A male butterfly has several methods of determining whether he has found a female of his own species. One way is by sight. The male will look for butterflies with wings that are the correct color and pattern. When a male sights a potential mate it will fly closer, often behind or above the female. Once closer, the male will release special chemicals, called pheromones, while it flutters its wings a bit more than usual. The male may also do a special "courtship dance" to attract the female. These "dances" consist of flight patterns that are peculiar to that species of butterfly. If the female is interested she may join the male's dance. They will then mate by joining together end to end at their abdomens. During the mating process, when their bodies are joined, the male passes sperm to the female. As the eggs later pass through the female's egg-laying tube, they are fertilized by the sperm. The male butterfly often dies soon after mating.

The last time I photographed these trees, the foreground field was planted with corn. I do not know what is planted there now, but from the color of the green I would guess that it is very well fertilized.

A hard working honey bee flies into its colorful microcosm, collecting nectar and carrying pollen that will fertilize the next generation of flowers and plants. An ordinary day on paradise Earth. There is no Planet B.

Grains of pollen adhere to the probe and are transferred between flowers, fertilizing them. Which is why we have so many darned grape-hyacinths in the garden!

There are lots of geese in Northeast Maryland (and elsewhere). This pair were out for a swim on a pond. As you can see, the pond is green, most likely from lots and lots of algae, which are thriving on fertilizer (some from the geese) in the water.

Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great engineer?

This amazing orchid was given to me 15 years ago. I have never replanted or fertilized it, only watered it every few days. And it blooms every year!

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Amaryllis double-flowered 'Bingo' is a variety developed in Brazil. It is a plant with conical flowers, large, beautiful, double and red in color.

Its foliage is also quite ornamental.

PS. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.

An amaryllis stalk will produce two to five large flowers. The colorful flowers have six tepals: three sepals and three inner petals. Amaryllis blossoms can be up to six inches wide.

PS 2: This double one does not have reproductive systems like the normal one:

The Normal amaryllis have a female reproductive system with a stigma, or pollen receptor, that leads to the ovum or ovary of the flower. Their male reproductive system has several stamens that produce pollen to fertilize the stigma.

The stems or stalks of the amaryllis plant can grow to an average height of 20 inches.

A healthy plant will produce one to two leafless stems.

Amaryllis double 'Bingo' is a variety developed in Brazil. It is a plant with conical flowers, large, beautiful, double and red in color.

Its foliage is also quite ornamental.

PS. In some double-flowered varieties all of the reproductive organs are converted to petals — as a result, they are sexually sterile and must be propagated through cuttings. Many double-flowered plants have little wildlife value as access to the nectaries is typically blocked by the mutation.

An amaryllis stalk will produce two to five large flowers. The colorful flowers have six tepals: three sepals and three inner petals. Amaryllis blossoms can be up to six inches wide.

PS 2: This double one does not have reproductive systems like the normal one:

The Normal amaryllis have a female reproductive system with a stigma, or pollen receptor, that leads to the ovum or ovary of the flower. Their male reproductive system has several stamens that produce pollen to fertilize the stigma.

The stems or stalks of the amaryllis plant can grow to an average height of 20 inches.

A healthy plant will produce one to two leafless stems.