Spring is in full swing in my part of the world! Time to check in on the renewed life around my home!
It’s been a while since I last shared some of my more “normal” content, so here we go...
Not only is the photographic content unrivaled, but it’s fantastically educational too! Grab your kids - or anyone thirsty for knowledge - and get your learning on while you enjoy this natural visual stumulus!
First up, we have flowers. These are of the bluish-purpleish variety. They grow in bunches for protection against predators. Strength in numbers!
This is another flower. It’s yellow. But why?
Rumor has it that the yellow color is a chameleon-like effect to trick bugs into thinking it’s the sun...and that they’ll burn up and die if they land on it.
More flowers here. These are jasmine. They smell nice.
Again with a flower. This one is red. I can’t be certain, but it looks like it might be the flower of the poison ivy plant. It did not smell nice.
A rose by any other name...
would probably confuse people.
Wow, what a surprise. Another flower. The white petals give it a certain jenesaykwah, if you will. If you won’t, then that’s OK too.
What we have here is an octorchid. This is a one-of-a-kind flower that can only even bloom like this every 384 years! I currently have the only one in existence in my very own backyard!
I cannot confirm these claims but I’m pretty sure they’re accurate AF.
Yellow flower.
Multiple yellow flowers. Green background. These appear to be good for eating, but do not try this at home.
This may not qualify as a flower in the traditional sense but it is basically a “flower” of a chive plant.
Chives are great on baked potatoes with cheese, bacon, and sour cream. They’re also great on french fries with cheese, bacon, and sour cream. And if you really live on the wild side, you can put chives on potato skins with cheese, bacon, and sour cream.
These flowers are grown world-wide exclusively for funeral arrangements. Kind of depressing, since they are so bright and lively.
Here we have a pink lady, just like the alcoholic beverage it was named after. Ladyfingers were later named after this flower, despite it having no actual fingers. While ladyfingers are edible, this flower is not.
And finally...
A cactus! The cactus likes arid climates, which means...I live in a desert.
Although, this seems kind of strange considering that I also live next to sub-tropical swamplands. Between the cactus and myself, one of us might be completely confused.
Well, there you have it - an amazing bank of knowledge and photographic documentation of the natural world! I hope this has been fun and informative!
See you next time!