|
|
Post by zin on Jan 25, 2016 14:59:57 GMT -5
and farmer : )  |
|
|
|
Post by quinn on Jan 25, 2016 16:34:49 GMT -5
For you, Ms. Z, because you like pics so much. This is the first small mountain of snow from the driveway:  |
|
|
|
Post by quinn on Jan 25, 2016 16:37:13 GMT -5
And here's the second pile. It's not a large driveway!  |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 26, 2016 16:35:35 GMT -5
And here's the second pile. It's not a large driveway! Thank you! Looks like a nice place to walk... Sometimes I so much wish to see a loooong way ahead that I can walk but a city is a city : ) |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 27, 2016 16:14:44 GMT -5
This one looks like a postcard to me, the reason is it was taken from behind the dirty wimdows of a steamer!  |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 15:03:58 GMT -5
That's a passionflower, zin. I believe they are about 3 or so inches across. Pretty big - impressive blossom. Etymology and names[edit] The "Passion" in "passion flower" refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:[citation needed] Blue passion flower (P. caerulea) showing most elements of the Christian symbolism. The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance. The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ. The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (excluding St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer). The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns. The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail The 3 stigmas represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance). The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity. The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time. In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo ("Christ's thorn"). Thank you, this is big info!  Few others from the net.. (sunshine's pic is very good, couldn't come across one like that!) ![]()   ![]() ![]() ![]() Evidently, these flowers were used by the Catholic church to teach their belief system in South America, where the passion flower is found throughout the Andes. As the story goes, there are the three stygma thingies (representing the Holy Trinity), the five anther thingies (representing the "pentuch" = 5 books), and the many thingies (representing the boundless rays/miracles/grace of God). Just what I heard.... |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 15:12:34 GMT -5
 Sunset down in a canyon. Babbling brooks are one of my favorite sounds.  Beavertail cactus blossoms. Common in the Mojave Desert. |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 31, 2016 15:13:50 GMT -5
Thank you, this is big info! Few others from the net.. (sunshine's pic is very good, couldn't come across one like that!) ![]() ............. ![]() ![]() ![]() Evidently, these flowers were used by the Catholic church to teach their belief system in South America, where the passion flower is found throughout the Andes. As the story goes, there are the three stygma thingies (representing the Holy Trinity), the five anther thingies (representing the "pentuch" = 5 books), and the many thingies (representing the boundless rays/miracles/grace of God). Just what I heard.... They look so strange that it is understandable to take/present them as symbol of something but God knows I would never think of religion if I saw them in front of me : ) When I saw sunshine's pic the thing I thought was "is that the front side or backside of the plant?".. Thanks for the info! |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 31, 2016 15:22:51 GMT -5
Sunset down in a canyon. Babbling brooks are one of my favorite sounds. Beavertail cactus blossoms. Common in the Mojave Desert. Both are very beautiful! The first one looks like burning without flames! And the pink of the second one is marvellous... also the stem is interesting. Yes, more cactus pics, please!! |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 15:37:06 GMT -5
That's precisely what I thought of when taking the pic! Here's another cactus blossom for you! By the way, before they blossom, the "prickly pear" can also be eaten, which has been common in indigenous cultures throughout the world. They are pretty tasty.  |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 15:38:53 GMT -5
Wicked! Sum'm about sunsets. |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 31, 2016 15:43:39 GMT -5
That's precisely what I thought of when taking the pic! Here's another cactus blossom for you! By the way, before they blossom, the "prickly pear" can also be eaten, which has been common in indigenous cultures throughout the world. They are pretty tasty. Thank you! The cactus leaves behind are just like what I remember from Lucky Luke scenes!  |
|
|
|
Post by zin on Jan 31, 2016 15:58:07 GMT -5
Wicked! Sum'm about sunsets. Just a note.. The below is from the same day - it's on a poetry thread, too. (btw don't know what "Sum'm" means, but I guess it's a good thing : ))  |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 15:58:39 GMT -5
That's precisely what I thought of when taking the pic! Here's another cactus blossom for you! By the way, before they blossom, the "prickly pear" can also be eaten, which has been common in indigenous cultures throughout the world. They are pretty tasty. Thank you! The cactus leaves behind are just like what I remember from Lucky Luke scenes! Glad you liked it. Don't forget to look up though! An amazing and blinding sun dog....actually, it was a "double sun dog". Will look for another photo later. Anyway, even the refracted light played well with this one. I wish the rainbow ring turned out a little clearer...don't have a nice polarization lense, but oh well.  |
|
|
|
Post by someNOTHING! on Jan 31, 2016 16:02:40 GMT -5
Wicked! Sum'm about sunsets. Just a note.. The below is from the same day - it's on a poetry thread, too. (btw don't know what "Sum'm" means, but I guess it's a good thing : )) Sum'm = something I used to love fishing at sunset for this very reason. Didn't really care if I caught anything when the light just danced across the water. I have some nice zoomed up reflection shots of those days. The way light plays on water is pretty fun to catch. Soooo, you're a desert flower kinda gal. It's a good sign! hehe |
|
Few others from the net.. (sunshine's pic is very good, couldn't come across one like that!)
