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Sounds like the opening lyric from a Tom Waits song?
And a less acceptable religious slam? Uhhh...
On Adelaide, West of Bathurst
Canon EOS-400D | 70-200 F4L
Toronto
This is where we saw the orchids: www.nybg.org/tos10/
Apparently, the whole thing was supposed to evoke "Old Havana." Hmmm....
March 20, 2021 - Foggy Morning at Chino Hills State Park. Photo Shoot with Ayla Qureshi, Leticia Hernandez, and Andrea Parsons.
To celebrate the first day of spring, a few of the flowers blooming around the South Coast Botanic Garden today.
Not sure of the amount just yet. It did snow for four of five hours and I would guess about one and a half to two inches. Too bad we can’t count it toward our snow fall this winter.
Day 79 : 365
First day of Spring Scones
Today I made scones loaves with raisins and almond slivers. I normally use plain Greek yogurt, but today I thought I'd try a lemon flavoured Greek yogurt. The lemon was there, ever so slight, more of an after note.
Returning to Colorado Springs from Fairplay. Winter still has a grip, even on this first official day of spring.
Straight ahead is one of the myriad mountains whose tops have been lopped off in the interest of wealth. Some mining scars have healed. Others remain constant reminders of how much we can and do alter our environments.
The Supermoon and the Solar Eclipse www.goharshahi.us/news/view/the-supermoon-solar-eclipse/
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‘Cape hyacinth’, a species of Galtania, with white flowers indicate in its own way, “I’ll pray for you“.
Some flowers have interesting mythological sources of nomenclature. Hyacinth is a bulbous plant (‘Hyacinthus’) derived from the name of a beautiful Spartan youth, accidentally killed by Apollo, the sun god, while playing quoits; from his blood, sprang the beautiful flower- hyacinth. Whilst this flower is found in an assortment of hues, from the tragic tale of its name, the purple hyacinth stands as a symbol of sorrow, a request for forgiveness. According to another legend, the wind god Zephyr, out of jealousy, blew the discus to kill Hyacinth. From his blood sprang a flower, which was named for him.
The wild hyacinth (also called the English blue-bell) and the grape hyacinth are other varieties of the same family. While scientifically hyacinth is now considered a potential area of food research, the red or pink hyacinth in flower-language indicates play, games, and sports. In fact, the yellow leaves symbolise jealousy and the blue hyacinth represents constancy. In language, the term ‘hyacinthine’ is derived from the flower-source, meaning anything as lovely as Hyacinthus or of a colour variously understood as purple, purple-blue, even golden.