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Chenille de machaon sur une tige de fenouil
Let’s sum up: the head, the prothorax, the mesothorax, the metathorax and the ten abdominal segments: it’s the third one that itches me!
Swallowtail caterpillar on a fennel stem
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A segment of a much larger waterfall, I will post the full scene at some point, but lack of viewing angles make a segment a more interesting shot...
Also, for the full fall, scale is almost completely lost...unless you can helicopter someone down to the ledges. All shots had to be taken across a wide, very deep, ravine from a viewing platform stuck on an outcrop. Was great to visit nonetheless.
This is the only time of year these plants look pretty. Here's what the Internet says
The fruit of prickly pears, commonly called cactus fruit, cactus fig, Indian[8] fig, nopales[9] or tuna in Spanish,[10] is edible, although it must be peeled carefully to remove the small spines on the outer skin before consumption. If the outer layer is not properly removed, glochids can be ingested, causing discomfort of the throat, lips, and tongue, as the small spines are easily lodged in the skin. Native Americans, like the Tequesta, would roll the fruit around in a suitable medium (e.g. grit) to "sand" off the glochids. Alternatively, rotating the fruit in the flame of a campfire or torch has been used to remove the glochids. Today, parthenocarpic (seedless) cultivars are also available.
In Mexico, prickly pears are often used to make appetizers, soups, and salads through entrees, vegetable dishes, and breads to desserts, beverages, candy, jelly, or drinks. The young stem segments, usually called nopales, are also edible in most species of Opuntia.[9] They are commonly used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos con nopales (eggs with nopal), or tacos de nopales. Nopales are also an important ingredient in New Mexican cuisine.
Opuntia contains a range of phytochemicals in variable quantities, such as polyphenols, dietary minerals and betalains. Identified compounds under basic research include gallic acid, vanillic acid and catechins, as examples.[14] The Sicilian prickly pear contains betalain, betanin, and indicaxanthin, with highest levels in their fruits.[16]
In Mexican folk medicine, its pulp and juice are considered treatments for wounds and inflammation of the digestive and urinary tracts.[17]
as always, i get the biggest kick out of reading your interpretations of my abstractions! if you do not focus too much, i think you could see a torso of a man, like a pharoah's posture, sitting down. the fragmentation is a breakdown, altho one person saw this as a build-up. i love you guys!
S. Truncata Group 'Flor de Maio Alba'; note the very pointed teeth at the end of the segments, zygomorphic flowers held above the horizontal, and yellow pollen.
May flower: the cactus that offers beauty instead of thorns:
The May flower - common name of the species Schlumbergera truncata - is one of those plants that we tend to despise most of the year. It is, after all, a true botanical commonplace:
since the days of grandma's gardens, it has been hanging around on any balcony or housed in cachepots on some furniture in the living room. It is also a champion of popularity in floras - ready to be pushed by sellers every time the consumer searches for a plant “for beginners”.
This is all true, yes. But, as I was able to feel myself this week, the fact that it is party rice does not eliminate the extraordinary value and the pleasure of having a May flower inside the house. And pleasure is precisely in the miracle that works, out of nowhere, in your metabolism. During most of the year, the May flower is a discreet little thing, with its branches formed by fragile and evergreen buds releasing at most new buds. Suddenly, sometime between the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, behold that dull plant explodes in buttons with extremely striking shapes and colors - mine, for example, pump out between May and July.
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After flowering, it often withers, loses part of the buds and spends the rest of the year trying to recover from the excruciating effort of flowering.
The May flower is from the cactus family, but has no thorns. In its original habitat, the Atlantic Forest, it presents an epiphyte behavior. In other words: like orchids and many bromeliads, it uses tree trunks as a support. Thanks to horticultural improvement, the variety of colors available on the market today is immense. You can splurge, as you can see in this photo that illustrates this description, the flower of May WHITE.
Despite the fact that the May flower is a peaceful and favorable cultivation plant, some precautions are mandatory to avoid unpleasantness. Here is a basic guide to success:
1) SOIL - As it is a succulent, the may flower requires perfect drainage. She does, however, enjoy a lot of organic matter. So, plant it in pots with holes, filled with pebbles and sand at the bottom and the remaining two thirds completed with vegetable soil. Curiosity: if these conditions are met, the May flower can grow a lot and live for years in small pots.
2) WATERING - Do not overdo it and do not leave dishes filled with water under the pot, to avoid waterlogging and root rot. But also be sure to water frequently - two to four times a week, depending on the weather. She likes the slightly damp earth.
3) LUZ - This is, perhaps, the main catch. The May flower hates receiving direct sunlight, but enjoys well-lit environments. The right places for her, therefore, are balconies and bright interiors, but fresh. Or under the treetops.
4) FLOWERING - The May flower releases its buds when two variables combine: the nights become longer and the minimum temperatures are close to 10-15 degrees. And so it lives up to its name: in the Southeast of Brazil, these ideal conditions are usually registered between mid-May and the end of June.
5) POST-FLOWERING STRESS - May flower is a perennial species, that is, it does not die after giving flowers. Often, however, it cannot withstand the thud of its metabolic explosion: after so much effort, the stem buds become wilted and break easily. In the extreme, the plant dies from stress. To avoid this, it is necessary to redouble the care with nutrition. After flowering, increase the watering slightly and add a little earthworm humus or phosphorus-rich fertilizer (the “P” of the renowned NPK trio).
Last tip: take advantage of the loose buds to produce new seedlings. It's very easy, just fix a piece of them in moist soil.
The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. It is noted for the shops built along it. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighboring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie. The bridge was first built of wood in 996. It was destroyed several times over the centuries and reconstructed.
Regenbogen (Segment) in der Landschaft nördlich von Idstein im Taunus.
Es ist schon merkwürdig, das ausgerechnet gestern an diesem Tag mehrere Regenbögen über Idstein erschienen (siehe unten).
(In Erinnerung an "Lars" ✟11.03.2018 und "Xenia" ✟12.03.2018, Hunde die wir oft beim dog-walk trafen und beide innerhalb weniger Stunden über die Regenbogenbrücke diese Welt verliessen)
Rainbow (segment) in the landscape north of Idstein (Taunus hills).
It's strange that just yesterday, that day, several rainbows appeared over Idstein (see below).
(In memory of "Lars" ✟11.03.2018 and "Xenia" ✟12.03.2018, dogs we often met at the dog-walk and both within a few hours on the rainbow bridge left this world)
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Dahlias are tuberous perennials, and most have simple leaves that are segmented and toothed or cut. The compound flowers may be white, yellow, red, or purple in colour. Wild species of dahlias have both disk and ray flowers in the flowering heads, but many varieties of ornamentals such as the common garden dahlia (D. bipinnata) have shortened ray flowers. Dahlias grow well in most garden soils. They begin flowering late in the summer and continue flowering until interrupted by frost in the autumn
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Took a detour friends....;-).
First take with my new toy. Yes, I finally took the plunge and bought the D700 FX. This was taken today with nikkor AF-S 14-24 2.8G ED lens.
My D80 deveLoped a problem - it refused to recognise the Sigma 10-20 lens. Apparently D80's develop this after 6-8 months i.,e error message f--. Will have to get it across to the service center. Thus, I found a good excuse ;-) LOL
Also I had to get ready for my shoot assignment back to Nikoi in 10 days ;-)
I do find the details much crisper even at ISO 200
The sky is PSB - 2 Stage - 1 stage blended from 5 exposures. 2nd stage is layer masked from a single exposure. Rocks - blended from 4 exposures.
Macro Mondays theme - Redux 2017 - My Favorite theme of the year (2017). I chose the theme THREE although ( high Key, Bokeh, Side Lit) all fit the theme.
Three Clementine segments side lit by the sun, I was fortunate here I was thinking of how to light my subject when sun offered it's services, if, for only a brief and short time.
HMM!!!
"looking close on fridays" fruit
ODC segments
and i am learning about how to take macro pictures with the iphone- it's a little different than the beloved canon870
Program:Manual
Lens:150-600mm f/5-6.3 G VR
F:9.0
Speed:1/800
ISO:250
Focal Length:420 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:0
Focus Mode:AF-C
AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO, [9]
VR:On
EV:+1/3
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Neutral
Focus Distance:199.53 m
Dof:134.31 m (152.87 - 287.18)
HyperFocal:652.33 m
Along the Ice Age Trail Greenbush Segment in the Kettle Moraine
Kettle Moraine also called the Interlobate Moraine, the Kettle Moraine is a series of ridges, 120 miles long and only a few miles wide, in eastern Wisconsin. The combined action and deposits of the Green bay and Lake Michigan lobes of the continental ice sheet formed the Kettle Moraine. The Kettle Moraine is the birthplace of the Ice Age Trail and the subject of the first published study of interlobate glaciation in 1878.
From the Ice Age Trail Guidebook
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Shot @ Alampara Fort , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India.
The fort is located between chennai & Mahabalipuram Highway.
No filters or effects added to the water.
it's the wind & light rays which contributed this photograph.