Life spring
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Another version with different colouring of this fractal image.
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Caleb Wade, Maria Dryfhout’s brand new grandson, came into the world today. I designed this image in his honor to celebrate his arrival. To soften the image and to make it gentler in appearance, I applied the dry brush filter and since Maria’s grandson made his debut in March, I thought I’d add a sprig of shamrock. Caleb, welcome to the flock!
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Digital art creation using a number of different effects / /
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Thanks to Robin Brown for the title idea! :) This beautiful flower was found on the grounds of Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards in Sonoma County, California
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UNOTUCHED I have never ever drunk that clean water in my life goes straight to my stomach and no feel…
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Cosmically centered and rooted tree. Photo based illustration.
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Just a bright happy image filled with symbols of new life to celebrate the glorious Resurrection of our Lord.
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I was babysitting a 6yo little blonde angel. She is one of the most adorable little girls I’ve ever seen and she was so sweet too! One day we’re walking around and she saw some little white puffy things that come off of the cottonwood trees and she called them “little white miracles.” It was sooo cute! / these reminded me of that day… Nikon D80 / March 2009 / This was at Medicine Park near Lawton Oklahoma
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Photo taken, May, 09. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Love, Nira. / Copyrights© Nira Dabush
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I took this photo in Kent. WA when I lived near by. It was such a fiery red color, I had to get a photo! / /
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A light pink rose given for Mother’s Day. / /
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Chicory, or endive, is a perennial herb with a long tap root. It has condensed, round stems, numerous light or dark green leaves and pale blue flowers. The leaves have a bitter taste; flowers open at sunrise and close at dusk. Chicory is native to the Mediterranean region or, possibly, eastern India . It was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans and was cultivated in Egypt over 2000 years ago. The ancient physicians employed the plant in the treatment of several ailments. Classical writers like Horace, Virgil, Ovid and Pliny mentioned its use as a vegetable and a salad ingredient. Some scholars thought that the name succory came from the latin succurrene -which means to run under-because of the deep roots. Another suggestion is that succory may be a corruption of chicory, or cichorium, a word of Egyptian origin. Chicory has been mentioned as a special skin nourisher by ancient herbalists. A tea made from the pale blue flowers of this plant was said to give glowing skin. An analysis of chicory or endive leaves shows them to consist of 93.0 per cent moisture, 1.7 per cent protein, 0.1 per cent fat, 0.9 per cent fiber and 4.3 per cent carbohydrate per 100 grams. Its mineral and vitamin contents are calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. Its calorific value is 20. Chicory flowers contain a glucoside chichorin and bitter substances, lactucin and intbin. Seeds contain a bland oil and roots contain nitrate and sulphate of potash, mucilage and some bitter principle. Uses of Chicory Chicory leaves and roots are used as a vegetable. Roasted roots are ground and brewed. Chicory is a sedative with potential cardioactive properties. Chicory’s oligosaccharides are probiotic and are beneficial in maintaining healthy GI flora. Inulin type fractions of the plant may help certain conditions including constipation, diarrhea, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Chicory has also been noted as an appetite stimulant and for dyspepsia. In the united states it is said that the settlers would grind up chicory mixed with dirt and use it as a coffee substitute. / /
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Lupines belong to the important family of plants known as the “pea family”, or more correctly the family Fabaceae. They are also sometimes referred to as legumes. Other members of the family include the beans, soybeans, peas, peanuts and sweet peas. Many family members are cultivated as field crops, some are grown as ornamentals, and others occur as wild plants. Most legumes have nodules on their roots that contain symbiotic bacteria that convert, (or “fix”), nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms that are useful to plants. The soil in which a legume grows is actually improved! The common name lupine, and the genus name lupinus derive from the Latin lupus which translates to “wolf”. Strangely, it was once believed that lupines decreased, (or wolfed), the soil’s fertility. In fact the exact opposite is now known to be true! What a remarkable transformation occurs as the lupine flowerhead in bud stage develops into the final mature flowerhead seen above. At first, what appear to be pale green buds are tightly packed in a tapered cylindrical structure. / /
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Seedling: Cotyledons are rectangular to oblong in outline, approximately 7 to 15 mm long and 2 to 6 mm wide. Cotyledons occur with little to no petioles (sessile) and have distinctive white veins on their upper surface. Young leaves are essentially without hairs and immediately take on a rosette growth habit. Stems: Erect, branched, with spines extending down the stem from the leaf bases. Roots: Large, thick taproot that is hollow near the soil surface. / An erect biennial with spiny leaves and stems that may reach 6 feet in height. Primarily a weed of pastures, hayfields, roadsides, and noncrop areas that can be found throughout the United States. Leaves: During the first year of growth a basal rosette of leaves form with the first 2 true leaves being opposite and all subsequent leaves alternate. During the second year of growth, the rosettes elongate and flowering stems are produced. All leaves that occur on the flowering stems are also alternate. All leaves are dark green in color with light green to white midribs and veins. Leaves are lanceolate in outline, deeply lobed and approximately 10 inches long by 4 inches wide. Three to five spines occur along the margins of each lobe, and these white or yellow spines are approximately 2 to 5 mm long. The leaf bases extend down to the stem, and the leaves become progressively smaller up the stem. Identifying Characteristics: Erect, spiny biennial with deeply lobed leaves and relatively large flowers that are pink to violet or purple in color. Musk thistle is similar in growth habit and appearance to Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), however bull thistle has many hairs on the upper surface of the leaf blades unlike musk thistle which mostly lacks hairs. Additionally, the flower heads and bracts of bull thistle gradually taper to a point when compared to those of musk thistle. Musk thistle may also be confused with Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense), but Canada thistle has rhizomes and rarely takes on a rosette growth habit unlike either bull or musk thistle. / /
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floral bounty. lily, lotus, iris and rose. jordan busson. 26 november 2009.
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