MUSIC

Cold sweat

Dripping down

My body

The soft mudstones and shales of the Mancos formation (marine deposits from 90 million years ago) reveal the art of erosion at its best, particularly here in the Upper Blue Hills. Each small drainage is etched into the landscape, forming veined networks bound together at the lowest point, divided by the shallow ridges of slightly more resistant substrate. The near absence of any vegetation results from the shrinking and swelling of the soil, its chemical makeup, and the aridity of the environment. Following heavy winter rains however brief intense displays of flowers will occur indicating a healthy and long-lived seed bank exists in these inhospitable soils.

'85 I entered college...tears swelling, headphones blaring, dark room, curfew outside, shrieking silenced deafening me ...goosebumps, bleeding heart...all are dying and suffering and struggling, to breath is so taxing...ahhh...

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Yearling white-tailed deer bucks are often called button bucks because they have little bumps, or buttons, on their heads. If you zoom in on this guy, you can see a slight swelling on each side of his head, situated right in front of his ears and topped with some orange hairs. Starting next spring, small antlers will start to grow out there. This hungry youngster was busy browsing on some of the tasty twigs and leaves on those nearby bushes. This woody browse is one of the favorite foods for white-tailed deer in the fall.

Thick cloud was swelling around the fells summit. The drama of it, overhead was stunning, and slightly intimidating. I had to capture it, and to do it justice I stitched the shot together as a panorama. Hopefully you think I have done it justice. Enjoy.

Beech is associated with femininity and is often considered the queen of British trees, where oak is the king. In Celtic mythology, Fagus was the god of beech trees. The tree was thought to have medicinal properties and its leaves were boiled to make a poultice which was used to relieve swellings. Forked beech twigs are also traditionally used for divining.

(Woodland Trust)

After days of rain the water runs to the sea, swelling the Hutt River on the way. Levels dropped a meter overnight as the rains ease up.

Brought them from Belgium, love that russet-red colour!

Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when big and white), they are not a true lily.

It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.

The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.

All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

All species are endemic to southern Africa.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

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Calla, red, yellow, Zantedeschia, studio, "black background”, design, colour, orange, russet, inside, flowers, square, Nikon D7200, magda indigo"

When 'The Gloom' is upon you and the grey, swelling river impresses it even more, then, as you're hiking chew some Purple Dead Nettle Leaves. I assure you that'll lift your spirit.

Here's the very full almost overflowing winter's Meuse River at Venlo. The hiking track is brown and grey but here and there beside a rock or in a little gully there are Purple Dead Nettles; small, to be sure, and you have to have an eye for them. Then you'll be delighted by the delicacy of the tiny purple flowers and the pleasant green of its foliage.

Spotted this little beauty on my daily garden safari !

Walnut orb-weaver spiders usually like to hide behind bark and in cracks in woodwork during the day and females can grow to around 15mm.

This species is actually one of the most venomous spiders in the UK, behind the false widow and the pain of one biting you has been described as “like an electric shock from finger to elbow".

While they’re not deadly, a bite from one of these can lead to a few hours of pain with swelling and a numb arm.

Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

The Carriage held but just Ourselves –

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove

At Recess – in the Ring –

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –

We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed us –

The Dews drew quivering and chill –

For only Gossamer, my Gown –

My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

The Roof was scarcely visible –

The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet

Feels shorter than the Day

I first surmised the Horses' Heads

Were toward Eternity –

Emily Dickinson, Poem 479 (perhaps her most famous poem).

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I've been wanting to do a series on death and Emily Dickinson for some time now. Finally the opportunity presented itself in the beautiful old graveyard of the old Evandale Presbyterian Church. In this monochrome (I had no choice!) we see the path where the horse and carriage of the old hearse would have driven up to the front of the church for a funeral. The gravestones are in shadow, the sky is full of premonition and the whitewashed church stands like a beacon.

If you really love Emily Dickinson then you must get the 3 volume "The Poems of Emily Dickinson" edited by R.W. Franklin (Harvard University Press). It is an investment in your soul.

This is one of the most interesting and beautiful caterpillars I have ever seen. It is about two inches long.

Thanks to Albertaleps, i found out that this is the caterpillar of the "Smeared Dagger Moth" I did some google searches and found out that this is one of the most poisonous caterpillars in North America. The spines have a toxin that can cause severe pain and swelling, as well as an allergic reaction in humans.

I think the bright colours and wicked spines are a good warning to possible predators not to touch it.

I posted a link below if anyone wants to see the less flamboyant adult stage.

Murray Marsh. Sturgeon County, Alberta.

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Anthurium

Anthurium is a genus of herbs often growing as epiphytes on other plants. Some are terrestrial.

General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, pigtail plant, and laceleaf.

The species are endemic in Middle America and South America.

It is a beautiful flower, but please attention for this:

All plants within the Anthurium genus are toxic to cats, dogs, and even horses. Each part of the plant, including the root, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds, poses a risk of toxicity. The plant contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which can cause oral irritation, pain, swelling, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing. Keeping these plants away from your pets (and equines) is the best way to prevent a medical emergency

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As one of the most photographed ghost towns in the West, Rhyolite should be a priority when planning a Nevada adventure. This fascinating boomtown sprung to life after a couple of prospectors discovered high-grade, extremely valuable gold ore in 1905. Several mining camps, including Rhyolite, popped up in the region, which later became known as the Bullfrog Mining District.

As if Rhyolite sprung to life overnight, this community quickly became the epicenter of the Bullfrog Mining District and aside from a swelling population, boasted 50 saloons, 35 gambling tables, 19 lodging houses, 16 restaurants, several barbers, a public bath house, and the Rhyolite Herald—a weekly newspaper publication. To add to an already growing population, a hard-to-imagine FOUR daily stagecoaches connected “The World’s Greatest Gold Camp” to Rhyolite, ushering in a steady flow of people to Nevada’s newest gold discovery.

I always love to wander outside (under shelter) on a rainy day to see what is out there. This was a slender branch on my neighbour's silver birch tree catching a few drops. Nice to see the new leaf buds swelling up ready for spring.

Boosted and brightened with a little sliding goodness.

Happy Sliders Sunday!

The temple was built c. 440–430 BC.[2][3][4] The well-preserved peristasis of six by thirteen columns stands on a crepidoma of four steps (measuring 39.42 m × 16.92 m (129.3 ft × 55.5 ft), and 8.93 m (29.3 ft) high) The cella measures 28.36 m × 9.4 m (93.0 ft × 30.8 ft ] The columns are 6 m (20 ft) high and carved with twenty flutes and harmonious entasis (tapering at the tops of the columns and swelling around the middles).

It is constructed, like the nearby Temple of Juno, on a solid base designed to overcome the unevenness of the rocky terrain. It has been conventionally named after Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmony, for the Roman-era Latin inscription found nearby, which is unconnected with it.

If still in use by the 4th-and 5th century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. The temple was converted into a Christian basilica in the 6th century dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul by San Gregorio delle Rape, bishop of Agrigento and thus survived the destruction of pagan places of worship. The spaces between the columns were filled with walling, altering its Classical Greek form. The division between the cella, the main room where the cult statue would have stood in antiquity, and the opisthodomos, an adjoining room, was destroyed, and the walls of the cella were cut into a series of arches along the nave.mThe Christian refurbishments were removed during the restoration of 1785. According to another source, the Prince of Torremuzza transferred the altar elsewhere and began restoration of the classic building in 1788.

According to authors of a 2007 article, it is "apart from the Parthenon, the best preserved Doric temple in the world.

Seen at Lime Rock 2019

Cisitalia was an Italian sports and racing car brand. The name "Cisitalia" derives from "Compagnia Industriale Sportiva Italia", a business conglomerate founded in Turin in 1946 and controlled by the wealthy industrialist and sportsman Piero Dusio. The Cisitalia 202 GT of 1946 is well known in the world as a "rolling sculpture".

Since the 202 never made large scale production and all the cars were handmade, the small talented group at Cisitalia, including Carlo Abarth, Dante Giacosa and Giovanni Savonuzzi, made several variants of the 202. Of the more important versions, the SMM Nuvolari Spider was built and named after a class victory at the 1947 Mille Miglia by famed driver Tazio Nuvolari. It is easily identified by its large rear fins, twin windscreens and usual Italian red paint scheme.

In total, around 200 cars were made which made a large impact on the later marques, including Abarth's later range of cars.

Building on aerodynamic studies developed for racing cars, the Cisitalia offers one of the most accomplished examples of coachwork conceived as a single shell. The hood, body, fenders, and headlights are integral to the continuously flowing surface, rather than added on. Before the Cisitalia, the prevailing approach followed by automobile designers when defining a volume and shaping the shell was to treat each part of the body as a separate, distinct element—a box to house the passengers, another for the motor, and headlights as appendages. In the Cisitalia, there are no sharp edges. Swellings and depressions maintain the overall flow and unity, creating a sense of speed.

Listen, can you hear it? Spring's sweet cantata. The strains of grass pushing through the snow. The song of buds swelling on the vine. The tender timpani of a baby robin's heart. Spring.

--Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure,

Wake Up Call, 1992

Spanaway, WA

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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.

Previously unpublished shot from May 2017.

So I am just back from spending 6 hours in the emergency department. Not an ounce of sleep has been had yet but I expect to drop soon.

I fell asleep on a chair and woke at 3am with a completely dead leg. I decided in my infinite wisdom that I could still walk only to discover that my toes bent backwards and my body weight crashed down on my right foot. There was an almighty crack and a crunching sensation, one that I know from past experience, followed by a brief period of nausea.

I have fractured the base of my 5th metatarsal which, as fractures go, is one of the least concerning that I have had though this is the same foot where I have had 3 extensive ankle surgeries and now sport some screws and lots of artificial polythene ligament. The top of my foot is like a small balloon and looks like a paint-by-numbers set.

I've had my painkillers, which were sorely needed, and I'll be keeping my foot in the air for a couple of days to get the swelling down. Otherwise, pain permitting, I need to continue with 'moderate' weight bearing activity for the 6-8 weeks it should take to heal.

Lesson learned. Don't try to walk on a completely dead leg! On the plus side I didn't feel any pain at all at the instant It happened. That came on quite rapidly afterwards though.

Stay safe my Flickr friends. Virtual bunches of grapes and healing vibes are always welcome.

These spiders spin South Africa’s most dazzling, biggest webs, some as long as 2 metres. The spider gets its name from the colour of the silk it spins and despite its large size, it is a non-aggressive spider species. If bitten, the result is some redness and swelling but is non-lethal.

Females are much larger than their male counterparts, growing to span up to around 50mm, while males are usually around two thirds smaller. These spiders are found across South Africa.

Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise.

Excerpt from: Still I rise, by Maya Angelou - 1928-2014

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As soon as this beautiful heron flew in, we could see there was an issue. There's severe swelling of his right leg, whether from inury or infection we couldn't be sure. While I hope he heals, I know it's not very likely out in the wild.

Ptilotus drummondii is an erect perennial herb up to 0.8 m high with widely spaced leaves, 10-25 mm long x 1-4 mm wide along the stem; the lower leaves are larger. Flowerheads are solitary, spherical to ovoid or cylindrical, 10-25 (rarely 40) mm long x 15-20 (rarely 25) mm wide (smaller than P. esquamatus) . Individual flowers have cream bracts and bracteoles, about 4 mm long and 5 sepals that are pink or white, 7-10 mm long, with long spreading hairs; unlike P. esquamatus the sepal hairs have no significant swellings along their length. Grows in sandy clay, gravel and lateritic soil.

Where is there an end of it, the soundless swelling,

the silent withering of autumn leaves

dropping and remaining motionless though swept

by the currents;

where is there an end to the drifting wreckage,

the prayer of the bone on the beach, the unprayable

prayer at dusk?

There is no end, but addition: the trailing

consequence of further days and hours. . .

--T.S. Eliot, from The Four Quartets

The time has been that these wild solitudes,

Yet beautiful as wild, were trod by me

Oftener than now; and when the ills of life

Had chafed my spirit -- when the unsteady pulse

Beat with strange flutterings -- I would wander forth

And seek the woods. The sunshine on my path

Was to me a friend. The swelling hills,

The quiet dells retiring far between,

With gentle invitation to explore

Their windings, were a calm society

That talked with me and soothed me.

-- William Cullen Bryant

HEAT afternoon THUNDERSTORMS

16-June-2019: on the Karst Region, generally, after a sunny and very hot morning, the first clouds (Cumulus humilis and mediocris into Cumulus congestus) form around 10AM Central European Time, while the spark that ignites the first, fundamental, thundery heat (Cumulonimbus), takes place between 12AM and 1PM CET; the ingredients for the formation of this type of local storms, in these parts, are always the same: (1) rapid solar heating of the soil and air layers above it, and, from mid morning, (2) very humid breezes coming from the Gulf of Trieste (Italy) and, for the more eastern areas, also from the Kvarner (Rijeka, Croatia).

The thermodynamic ascension of the summer sun overheated air, whose condensation into towering stormy clouds is widely favored by maritime humidity added, is necessary, although not sufficient, in producing fuel for these "internal combustion engines".

In general, after the first thunderheat, many more are formed and, in a important part, this happens thanks to the first one: the cold part of the thunderstorm, where there are precipitations and cool descending currents (Downdraft), becomes seed for the "burst" of other storms in the vicinity, with a chain effect.

This happens because the downdraft cool air, when it reaches the ground, turns into a horizontal wind, fresh and very humid, which with its rabid gusts moves away from the original storm in many directions, reaching areas still sunny, then causing the immediate, forced, rising of the hot air present (lighter than the fresh one arrived) condensing into new clouds with vertical development, base for further heat thunderstorms, at least until the sun warms the soil.

Brought them from Belgium, love that russet-red colour!

Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when big and white), they are not a true lily.

It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.

The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.

All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

All species are endemic to southern Africa.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

Calla, red, yellow, Zantedeschia, studio, "black background”, design, colour, orange, russet, inside, flowers, square, Nikon D7200, magda indigo"

Leviticus 13:2 “When a person has a swelling, scab, or spot on the skin of his body, and it becomes a disease on the skin of his body, he is to be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.”

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald

*happy ripening bokeh wednesday*

Bombus lapidarius feeding on Knapweed. The track down to "Bleak House" was quite literally buzzing with Hoverflies, flies & bees just now. Such a wonderful time of year except for Horseflies - little f***ers! Tha'ts twice I've been bitten this week. I've tried rubbing raw garlic on todays' bite see if that keeps the swelling down & so far it's looking good.

Cordyline' is from the Greek 'Kordyle', which means 'club'. This refers to the large underground rhizomes of the genus; others say this refers to swellings on the trunks of some species. 'Petiolaris' means 'stalked', and refers to the long stalks on the flowers (and berry panicles)

Cordylines are of special interest to Australians because they link us to the South Pacific. All of the 15 to 20 classified species are from the South Pacific and its rim: Eastern Australian coast, South East Asia, New Guinea, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Polynesia, and one species in South America. This suggests, perhaps, ocean current dispersal of the genus.

Cordylines are 'water wise' plants: they can shut down in drought conditions and wait for rain to start growing again.

One hundred and fifty million years ago large river systems in southern Utah deposited sediments, including volcanic ash, in swamps and lake basins. These sediments, called bentonite, had low amounts of oxygen which altered the chemical forms of minerals containing iron and manganese. The chemical composition and amount of oxygenation of the sediments produced different colors in the strata, as shown here. These bentonite clay layers, along with the conglomerate layers above and below it, are part of the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation. In this area just west of North Caineville Butte the layers are tilted up as part of the folding of the San Rafael Swell, the first strata to be thrust up in this southern portion of the swell.

The rough texture of the surface is the result of the clays swelling when wet and shrinking when dry. If you’ve ever tried to drive across wet bentonite soils you know what a nightmare this can be as the clay turns to a slick mess inhibiting traction and thus steering and braking.

These bands are clearly visible using Google Earth or Google Maps with the satellite image layer.

Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when big and white), they are not a true lily.

It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.

The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.

All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

All species are endemic to southern Africa.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

Calla, red, yellow, Zantedeschia, studio, bouquet, "black background”, design, colour, mauve, flowers, square, Nikon D7200, magda indigo"

Cascade by Richmond Fontaine is perfect, both for the cascade of these wonderful falls, as well as the cascade of rain that was falling for most of the morning, swelling the water pouring down the river! This was just before I decided to seek shelter, as everything including myself was dripping wet!! A magnificent walk for a wet day!

Brought them from Belgium, love that russet-red colour!

Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when big and white), they are not a true lily.

It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.

The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.

All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

All species are endemic to southern Africa.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

Calla, red, yellow, Zantedeschia, studio, "black background”, design, colour, orange, russet, inside, flowers, square, Nikon D7200, magda indigo"

Photographic Day 2020 Greetings to all photolovers.

Passion for photography begins with interest and equipment eyeing around to capture of meaningful pictures initially and after reaching some experience there enters creativity.

There are pictures are plenty around us only you to trace it out the best one according to your taste at the same time to some extent apprecibla by others too. That means aesthetics is to be respected.

Sometimes in photography you have to face tough times like unfavourable weather conditions, staying discomforts, food problems, public misbehaviour etc. You should keep fitness like any other sports to maintain mind and body free of problems.

While taking this Kambala picture we four from Chennai faced the misbehaviour by some of the villagers believing us as PETA informers.Though we got permission from the organisers and one Eenadu photojournalist was helping with us we were unable to pacify them. Some were indebriated, abusing us as PETE agents, pushed down our team leader Rajaskar. HK and hit him on his face. Local policemen intervened and advised us to vacate the area as the crowd was swelling to enjoy the sport and some might harm our equipments.

In photography we should be adaptable and careful. when shoot women in public places and posting in social media one should be very cautious.

Pray God to end the Covid-19 pandemic and pave the way for photography.

Once again my greetings.

Captura: Paestum, nel comune di Capaccio Paestum in provincia di Salerno, Italia.

ENGLISH

AT THE CENTRE OF THE NORTHERN SANCTUARY THE INHABITANTS OF POSEIDONIA BUILT THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA IN ABOUT 500 BC. TO THIS END, THEY MADE AN ARTIFICIAL EXTENSION TO THE SMALL HILL ON WHICH THE TEMPLE STANDS. THE BEDROCK, THE NATURAL PART OF THE LAND SURFACE OF PAESTUM, CAN BE SEEN IN THE EAST WHERE THE ALTAR IS SITUATED WHILE, TO THE WEST, THE TEMPLE LIES ON AN ARTIFICIAL TERRACE OF STONES. THE TEMPLE STANDS ON A PLINTH WITH THREE STEPS AND HAS A COLONNADE OF 6X13 DORIC COLUMNS WHICH ENCLOSES THE CELLA (THE INNER CHAMBER OF THE TEMPLE). THE CELLA LIES ABOUT 1 M ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND CONTAINS THE CULT STATUE. IN FRONT OF THE CELLA THERE IS A VESTIBULE, PRECEDED BY A COLONNADE WITH IONIC CAPITALS. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING SEVERAL ORIGINAL SOLUTIONS: THE COMBINATION OF DORIC AND IONIC COLUMNS, THE SLIGHT, ELEGANT SWELLING OF THE COLUMNS, AND THE ARCHITRAVE DECORATED WITH MOULDINGS. THE TEMPLE SURVIVED INTO ROMAN PERIOD BUT DURING THE MIDDLE AGES BECAME THE ANNEX OF A FARMHOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PLAIN WHICH HAD BY THEN TURNED INTO MARSHLAND.

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AVISO

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Thank you Flicker friends for visiting my gallery, for your comments and favorites. Wish you wonderful day.

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Swelling the small streams

© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.

Previously unpublished shot from June 2019 and a playful twist on one of the steep hills in Glasgow.

I'm facing a bit of an uphill battle with my fractured foot at the moment. It took nearly 4 weeks for the swelling to go down enough for me to wear a normal shoe. I wore my soft but supportive walking boots once, for an hour, and I have been in increasing pain ever since. The fracture site is painful to touch and frequently hurts when I weight bear. I am now 6 weeks after the injury and would have expected to be mostly pain free by now based on previous experience with fractures. I am still using one of my crutches just to walk up and down stairs. That can't be right, surely? Think I should get in touch with my doctor. On the good news side, the garden is getting plenty of sustained rain this week which is much needed. My lettuce crops are grateful for the cooler weather. Stay safe everyone.

The whole bush is currently covered with these tiny swelling buds.

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Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when big and white), they are not a true lily.

It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.

The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.

All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhea.

All species are endemic to southern Africa.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

For more: www.indigo2photography.com

IT IS FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved

Calla, red, yellow, Zantedeschia, studio, bouquet, "black background”, design, colour, mauve, flowers, square, Nikon D7200, magda indigo"

Buds swelling on the trees, Yellow Gorse in bloom, signs of spring again.

Pine trees ,the name of the state of west Bengal in Indian is jhaugach.

Tamarix Dioica is a twiggy shrub or small tree that grows in saline habitats in western Asia. Common names include ghaz and khagal in Pakistan, lal jhau, urusia, ban jhau, nona-gach, urichiya in Bangladesh and nona jhau in the Sunderbans.

People take Tamarix dioica for swelling (inflammation) of the liver (hepatitis), fever, and kidney disorders, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

Location: WonDerLand 2.0 Realm of Wonder

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Phantasms

~Andy Durbin~

I once found myself believing,

With my thoughts inside, deceiving,

And my fears throughout were weaving

Underneath my waking mind.

There, my visions all were telling,

Yet no power was there quelling,

While my madness deep was swelling,

And no respite could I find.

There I found my terror haunting,

Overwhelming me, and daunting,

And it whispered, as if taunting

Me with echoes of my youth.

And the darkness, vacillating,

Evil, black, and dominating,

Seemed to be intimidating

And withholding from the truth.

While I wandered in the mire,

There my senses seemed to tire.

But my spirit did transpire

Through the ancient, vile haze.

I knew not where I was going.

Time itself seemed to be slowing,

And my body was forgoing

All its normal, stable ways.

Then I saw a figure nearing,

Its eyes huge and red and searing,

And it seemed that it was leering

As it smiled through the gloom.

Not a single word was spoken.

My fear suddenly was woken,

And my mind at once was broken

As I floated to my doom.

I then sat up, loudly screaming,

Though I knew I had been dreaming.

Now I must find some redeeming.

I’ve been shaken to my core.

But that figure deep inside me,

Still resides there to deride me,

And the nightmares sent to guide me

Haunt my soul forevermore.

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Zantedeschia aethiopica (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.

It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate, deciduous where there is a dry season. Its preferred habitat is in streams and ponds or on the banks. It grows to 0.6–1 m (2.0–3.3 ft) tall, with large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm (18 in) long. The inflorescences are large and are produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm (9.8 in) and a yellow spadix up to 90 mm (3 1⁄2 in) long. The spadix produces a faint, sweet fragrance.

Z. aethiopica contains calcium oxalate, and ingestion of the raw plant may cause a severe burning sensation and swelling of lips, tongue, and throat; stomach pain and diarrhea may occur.

Los Angeles. California.

Photo prise à la Fête de l’automne au Jardin Japonais du parc Borély à Marseille

Attention à ne jamais planter des baguettes dans un plat de riz ou de nouilles en face d'un Chinois ou d'un Japonais. Cela évoque les bâtonnets d'encens sur la tombe d'un mort[réf. nécessaire] et peut être perçu comme une menace.

Casser une paire de baguettes dans la maison d'un hôte peut être compris comme une menace de mort.[réf. nécessaire]

Frotter une paire de baguettes avant de commencer un repas est un signe de politesse signifiant l'agréable perspective d'un repas entre amis. De plus cela permet d'ôter les fibres de bambou qui se décollent. [réf. nécessaire]

Croiser une paire de baguettes dans son assiette est un signe de mort, les baguettes doivent être remises parallèlement sur le porte baguettes.

A 2003 study found that regular use of chopsticks by the elderly may slightly increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the hand, a condition in which cartilage is worn out, leading to pain and swelling in the hand joints.[38] There have also been concerns regarding the use of certain disposable chopsticks made from dark wood bleached white that may pose a health risk, causing coughing or leading to asthma.[39]

A 2006 Hong Kong Department of Health survey found that the proportion of people using distinctly separate serving chopsticks, spoons, or other utensils for serving food from a common dish has increased from 46% to 65% since the SARS outbreak in 2003.

世界の約3割の人が箸で、4割が手で、残り3割がナイフ・フォーク・スプーンで食事をしているとの統計があり、これは、食物の違いや調理法に起因するとする見方がある[1]。粘り気のある米を主食とする地域や麺を主食とする中国の一地方では箸、肉類はナイフ、その他は手で食べる地域が多く、また、はさむ食材が多い料理には箸を、突く・乗せる食材が多い料理にはフォークを使う食法が発展したとする。

日本、中国、満洲、台湾、シンガポール、ベトナム、タイ、ラオス、カンボジア、モンゴル、朝鮮などで日常的に使われてきた。このうちタイとカンボジアとラオスでは、汁に入った麺類を食べるときだけ箸とレンゲを使い、他の料理にはスプーンとフォークを用いるが、蒸したもち米をちぎり、手で丸めて食べる「カオ・ニャオ」が好まれる地域では手も使う。日本料理や中華料理の世界的な普及により、欧米諸国でも、箸を使える人は少なくない。

中国や朝鮮では匙を主に使う匙主箸従型である一方、日本では主に箸が使われ、また澄まし汁や味噌汁といったスープにも箸を使用するため、椀を手に持って口に運ぶのも日本だけであるとされる source wikipédia

there is a swelling storm

and I'm caught up in the middle of it all

and it takes control

of the person that I thought I was

the boy I used to know

Photographed the Black-eyed Susan's in the Gillies Lake Flower Garden in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins located in Northeastern Ontario Canada

Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae,

native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed

Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden

Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.

It is the state flower of Maryland.

The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and (topically, by poultice) for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible) Parts of the plant have nutritional value. Other parts are not edible.

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