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Taken in our garden at Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex last spring...

Crocus (plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in central and southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to western China.

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek κρόκος (krokos). This, in turn, is probably a loan word from a Semitic language, related to Hebrew כרכום karkōm, Aramaic ܟܟܘܪܟܟܡܡܐ kurkama, and Arabic كركم kurkum, which mean "saffron" ( Crocus sativus), "saffron yellow" or turmeric (see Curcuma). The English name is a learned 16th-century adoption from the Latin, but Old English already had croh "saffron". The Classical Sanskrit कुङ्कुमं kunkumam "saffron" (Sushruta Samhita) is presumably also from the Semitic word.

Cultivation and harvesting of Crocus sativus for saffron was first documented in the Mediterranean, notably on the island of Crete. Frescos showing them are found at the Knossos site on Crete, as well as from the comparably aged Akrotiri site on Santorini.

The first crocus seen in the Netherlands, where crocus species are not native, were from corms brought back in the 1560s from Constantinople by the Holy Roman Emperor's ambassador to the Sublime Porte, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. A few corms were forwarded to Carolus Clusius at the botanical garden in Leiden. By 1620, the approximate date of Ambrosius Bosschaert's painting (illustration, below), new garden varieties had been developed, such as the cream-colored crocus feathered with bronze at the base of the bouquet, similar to varieties still on the market. Bosschaert, working from a preparatory drawing to paint his composed piece spanning the whole of spring, exaggerated the crocus so that it passes for a tulip, but its narrow, grass-like leaves give it away.

For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus

Turmeric and salt some of the naturel spice to enhance your recipe !!

Paprika and turmeric. I use turmeric A LOT. Tends to go in a lot of meals that don’t actually need it but when activated with black pepper is a real cure all! (Placebo effect or not)

Rare shot using natural light.

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Imagination and love are good spices.

Ginger, turmeric, black pepper, cloves.

Looking close...on Friday!

I seem to be eating or drinking infusions of this stuff all the time!

Turmeric seems to aid, well just about everything, so I use it a lot!

HSoS

The inflorescence of an ornamental turmeric, Curcuma "Purple Torch". Taken at the Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, England.

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Auf einem Efeublatt liegt ein Thai-Chillikrokodil gebettet auf Kurkuma und Ingwer auf der Lauer!

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A Thai chilli microcodile lies in wait on an ivy leaf, bedded down on turmeric and ginger!

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Sur une feuille de lierre se trouve un chilikrokodil thaïlandais, servi avec du curcuma et du gingembre.

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Capturing Turmeric powder ...

Like a magic potion, these are essential oils in tiny bottles. The bottles are a little over 1/2 inch tall. I use these 4 oils every day! The front one in blue is turmeric and it is an amber color. It's so pretty!!! I put 2 drops of each of these into a capsule and take it like a vitamin. For this pic, I removed all the lids, placed the bottles on a mirror, and put my phone behind them for a light. I take all my macro pics with my lens in reverse. This one also includes a small extension tube. Having the aperture wide open gives that chunky bokeh. I love chunky bokeh!

....or helps the medicine come right back up, haha. ;)

Turmeric, cumin, paprika, ginger, mixed spice and black peppercorns.

HSoS :-)

Here's what we have: cumin, peppercorns, turmeric, cardamom and chilli.

7 Days With Flickr - Crazy Tuesday Theme: #Spices

Spices are the friends of phsycians and the pride of cooks !!

We are all attentive to its roots but turmeric also has a flower, a flower that is rarely talked about, because we immediately think of the ingredient of the dishes that can be cooked and not the herbaceous creature from which it is extracted. .

For this week’s Macro Mondays ‘Member's Choice - Found In The Kitchen’ theme, I have chosen to photograph some turmeric and peppercorns.

I’m afraid for this week I have resorted to the obvious; spices. In our house, we are avid fans of eastern cuisine, and there are an assortment of spices to be found in the cupboards and spices racks. I have to say, we are very partial to the wonderful array of asian foods!

A simple set up this week: one single Bowens Gemini studio strobe, flagged accordingly !! Post processing in Photoshop and Lightroom CC as usual.

The length of the average Maine Coone cat’s tail.

The number of stitches in an average dress hem

The exact lyrics of Kat Bush’s “Running Up That Hill"

The possessive form of childen

We were wrong about how many teaspoons of sugar

make that medicine go down

or how many buckets of coffee it takes

for you to drown

We were wrong about the average lifespan of an otter

and the depth of the Arctic ocean.

We were wrong about why wolves are monogamous

and if they like peanut butter.

We were wrong about how many steps in the watusi

Or how many dinosaur fossils have been found in Argentina

And we were wrong about so many things

So many things!

We were wrong about how many hanzi are in existence.

Or the name of the actor in that old Godard film

(Seriously, who was that guy?)

Or how many teaspoons of turmeric is actually too much turmeric

Or the number of months before a dolphin becomes sentient

We were wrong about Angela Merkel’s birthdate

or the exact number of Chekhov plays.

Or how to spell manuver.

Or how many humans have been born with tails.

We were wrong about how many types of apples there are.

Or the true pronunciation of tinnitus

Or the price of a pound of olives in Seville.

Or how to “say” confused in sign language.

We knew Rome wan’t built in a day but

how many days did it take exactly?

And how long did it take to build the Great Pyramid of Giza

Also, didn’t we hear that Cleopatra was actually Scottish?

Of course, we could have easily looked all of this up

on our computer or phone but….

it felt good to be wrong.

And to revel in our wrongness.

1 whole chicken

¼ cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon turmeric

¼ tsp pepper

5 garlic cloves, crushed

1-2 shallots, cut in chunks

1 lemon, sliced

2 Tablespoons olive oil

Mix the lemon juice and the spices. Rub the chicken with the mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Stuff the chicken cavity with the garlic, shallot pieces and some of the lemon slices. Slip some of the slices of lemon under the chicken’s skin

Brush the chicken with the olive oil and transfer to baking pan.

If you add potatoes and carrots to cook around the chicken, add 1 cup of chicken broth to the pan.

Bake 1 hour.

Curcuma domestica (Zingiberaceae) in flower

MACRO MONDAY "Yellow" theme

Ground turmeric, I see our local store is now selling the fresh root, need to give that a try, although I would need to be careful grating it!

Starch, chocolate, ginger, paprika

turmeric

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Taken with 7artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro

Sometimes you get surprised when you find out how the flowers of the plants of one of the spices you use actually look like... here it is for turmeric/curcuma... amazing.

Turmeric has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is also a very strong anti-oxidant and has been used as a natural remedy for many thousands of years. For the avoidance of doubt, the pot measures 1" in diameter

Cloves / Clou de girofle

Turmeric / Curcuma

Fennel / Fenouil

For the "Minimalist Chic Summer 2019" photo challenge, MISS SL ♛ Mexico opted for a jumpsuit in turmeric.Both the outfit and the color are two of the trends for this summer.

[ Styling Card ]

Jumpsuit : Gaia by Yeliz

Shoes : Jara by KC Couture

Hair : Crave You by Lamb

Earrings : Arena Earrings by Aurealis

Headdress : Koharu by Chocolate Atelier

Clutch : Coco Clutch by KC Couture

Bangles : Silver Bangles by Meli Imako

Pose : Originally by Tuty, modified by me

not very yellow in the diptych, yet, turmeric is said to be the most sacred spice of all in the sacred yogic science.

i liked it as a title & just to be different with a non linear reference.

"God created turmeric first, all other spices were an afterthought !"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric

Turmeric

Curcuma is a genus of about 100 accepted species in the family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. The name comes from the Sanskrit kuṅkuma, referring to turmeric. Turmeric is used to flavour or colour curry powders, mustards, butters, and cheeses; it may also be used as a substitute for saffron or other yellowish pigments.

Florida

Scanned wet cyanotype print.

Jacquard Classic Two Part Sensitizer on Handmade Cotton Paper (A3).

Citric Acid, Cling Film, Turmeric and H2O2.

Untoned.

PS borders.

3 hours of exposure in my UV light box.

Leaves and debris from the garden.

Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and high annual rainfall to thrive. Wikipedia

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Wherever there is light,

look for the shadow.

The shadow is me.

- Anaïs Nin

Turmeric roots at the Single Step

Coriandre, Fenouil, Thym, Clou de girofle, Curcuma

...

Coriander, Fennel, Thyme, Cloves, Turmeric

Turmeric (/ˈtɜːrmərɪk, ˈtjuː-/),[2][3] or Curcuma longa (/ˈkɜːrkjʊmə ˈlɒŋɡə/),[4][5] is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season and some for consumption or dyeing.[6]

The rhizomes can be used fresh, but they are often boiled in water and dried, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow shelf-stable spice powder commonly used as a coloring and flavoring agent in many Asian cuisines, especially for curries (curry powder). Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavor and earthy, mustard-like aroma.[7]

Although long used in Ayurvedic medicine, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that consuming turmeric or the principal turmeric constituent, curcumin, is effective for treating any disease.[8][9] Curcumin, a bright yellow chemical produced by the turmeric plant, is approved as a food additive by the World Health Organization, European Parliament, and United States Food and Drug Administration.[6] Turmeric supplements have been an increasing cause of herb-induced liver injury, leading to government regulation.

Macro Mondays "Remedy"

Life is a Rainbow - One year in colours

Orange - 43/52 weeks

Add turmeric to dishes -

Turmeric, the yellow spice common in Indian dishes, contains a chemical called curcumin that may help to reduce arthritis pain. The secret is its anti-inflammatory properties.

Because ginger contains chemicals that work similarly to some anti–inflammatory medications, the benefits of ginger for arthritis pain are not surprising. Get creative: grate fresh ginger into stir fries, steep ginger with tea, or bake healthy ginger muffins.

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I'm trying to be more mindful of being good to myself. Years ago I had a "Words of Wisdom" calendar which had a deep thought for every single day. One of those deep thoughts went something like: Within us all there is a tree; we need to nourish it and make it strong by giving it attention every day...

Basically, don't forget to take care of yourself! These are 4 essential oils I take every day...2 drops of each in a capsule taken like a vitamin. Tons of benefits to my body and mind! The dripping one is turmeric, which has a cool color. Don't forget to take care of your mental health too. That's just as important. I like to look at pretty things so I tend to take a lot of photos I find pretty to look at. That means lots of sparkles and bokeh for me! I like a lot of color too. It makes me happy! (I was also mindful of not wasting this precious oil! Don't worry! ;) )