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Passiflora flowers resemble the tools used in Christ crucifixion. For this reason they are known in some languages as Passion Flower. Their colours vary from white to lilac.
Warren Krupsaw, an american botanical photograph lover, called his photos of these flowers "Passion Portraits".
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Just another of my rainy day experiments! Took this with my point and shoot. It's a water drop on a red dalia petal. Have a great day my friends!
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"There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life."
Quote - Federico Fellini
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Autrefois, les radeliers de la Durance transportaient par flottage les grumes de bois nécessaires à la construction des maisons des cités provençales et à la construction navale de la Marine Royale notamment pour les chantiers de Toulon et de Marseille. Il leur fallait plusieurs jours pour rallier la Provence depuis les Hautes-Alpes, debouts sur les radeaux, sans autre protection que leur courage et leur détermination. C'étaient souvent des paysans qui trouvaient dans cette activité un complément de revenu.
Aujourd'hui, les radeliers qui veulent perpétuer la mémoire de cette activité disparue depuis plus d'un siècle, passent plusieurs mois pour reconstruire des radeaux selon les techniques de l'époque. Cette année a eu lieu la 22ème reconstitution historique entre l'Argentière la Bessée et Embrun. Mais le niveau de l'eau de la Durance est très bas, à cause de la sècheresse. Hélas, le radeau de tête a heurté des rochers et s'est mis en travers de la rivière au niveau d'Embrun, empêchant la poursuite de l'événement. Pas de blessé, heureusement ! Cet incident rappelle combien cette pratique du flottage du bois sur la Durance était périlleuse.
Pour en savoir plus sur la pratique du flottage : www.persee.fr/doc/mar_07584431_1999_num_27_1_1681
et sur la reconstitution du flottage sur la Durance : www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbPxm5vFmjE
Formerly, the rafters of the Durance transported by floating the logs necessary for the construction of the houses of the Provençal cities and the naval construction of the Royal Navy in particular for the sites of Toulon and Marseille. It took them several days to reach Provence from the Hautes-Alpes, standing on the rafts, with no other protection than their determination. They were often peasants who found in this activity a supplement of income. Today, the rafters who want to perpetuate the memory of this activity, which disappeared for more than a century, spend several months rebuilding rafts using the techniques of the time.
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Some of you may wonder why I called this Passion and Purple. The purple is self explanatory because of the color, but the passion part comes from one of the names for this butterfly. It has two common names, Gulf Fritillary and the Passion Butterfly, because like Monarch butterflies the Gulf Fritillary is plant specific when laying their eggs. The Monarch's is Milkweed and the Gulf Fritillary is the Passion Flower vine.
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the passion flower really is interesting flower. it actually has a bug-like appearance to attract butterflies and bees and this one sure has a lot of wonderful details on it.
decreased the aperture for this shot to show more details. i think it worked!
headaches still there but a little better. i gotta get rid of it soon with a lot of paper work coming i am doomed!!!
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I knew her on flicker... She is taking pics with passion...
www.flickr.com/photos/139038172@N03
We met inworld first time and i Took a shoot of her at "where our Journey begins"