Taken this morning in the light of the rising sun.

Beach pebbles hand-painted in acrylic and acrylic ink.

© Natasha Newton 2012

Currently available in my Etsy shop. Please see profile for details.

Or 'aeroplanes' as English children know them as.

Pathfinder Regional Park

Rowland Heights, CA

Thanks for your views, comments and critiques, much appreciated!

April 16, 2018

Beautiful seed pods that are in the garden I love these.

leaves, moss and seedpods deep under the magnolia tree.

Seed Pods

Pathfinder Park

Rowland Heights, CA

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O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. Psalm 86:5 NLT www.biblegateway.com

February 7, 2016

Not sure if I like this or not. Might try it again later without the reflections.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

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Vietnam.

Traveling from Dien Bien Phu to Lai Chau.

Jatropha curcas ( Sanskrit : danti दन्ती, pratyanshrani प्रत्यक्श्रेणी ) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jatropha in spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, becoming naturalized in some areas. The specific epithet, "curcas", was first used by Portuguese doctor Garcia de Orta more than 400 years ago and is of uncertain origin.

Common names include Barbados Nut, Purging Nut, Physic Nut, or JCL (abbreviation of Jatropha curcas Linnaeus).

J. curcas is a poisonous, semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft). It is resistant to a high degree of aridity, allowing it to be grown in deserts.

The seeds contain 27-40% oil (average: 34.4%) that can be processed to produce a high-quality biodiesel fuel, usable in a standard diesel engine. The seeds are also a source of the highly poisonous toxalbumin curcin

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas

dry leaves and pretty things

Sharp, spinney needles protect a seedpod as it burst open in the December cold at Forest 44 Conservation Area.

I'm not sure what kind of tree this is - the leaves look like leaves on an apple tree but those definitely aren't apples - anybody know? (Vancouver, late August)

Autumn at RHS Harlow Carr 2018

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A fruit of the Magnolia forming a seed pod

Sylphia turrialbae.

Another Sylphia is almost flowering now, there are only 4 Sylphia's recognised, so together with Sylphia cabellensis I have 3 of them, still there is a lot of confusion on this small genus, should it be placed in to the larger genus Specklinia or Muscarella, which on it's own is not a legitimate genus, according to MBG.......

Bring nature in your house and decorate it with these woody fruits which are filled with pure merino wool.

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There was very heavy rains last night, accompanied by very strong wind and this is what happened.

Silene conica

texture by skeletal mess. 10 seconds later the sun set and the light was gone.

The seedpods are usually two-chambered, occasionally three. This is our first four-chambered pod.

Like velvet.

sacred lotus

| Proteales: Nelumbo nucifera |

Native to Asia.

- P. Nelumbonaceae: N. lutea |

N. America

-Various hybrids

\ Edible

Beetle eaten and weathered...

- cultivated.

these have been growing in these pots for three years now, with the occasional liquid feed mid season.

Seed pod hanging from a bare branch.

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Joseph Grant County Park

Argilla polimerica, tappo grande di sughero e colori acrilici. Altezza 21 cm diametro 8,5 cm.

Polymer clay, big cork stomp, acrylic colors. Height 21 cm diameter 8.5 cm

Scent of Water Photo Swap. Theme: Simplicity

Taken at the garden of the Contemporary Art Museum in Porto, Portugal- 19 January 2008