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Post by zin on Jan 31, 2016 16:09:13 GMT -5
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 OK for sum'm! "desert flower kinda gal" ... lol...  ... laughing now... please don't mind! Thanks for the previous pic, too. There are things I will learn sooner or later I guess (like 'polarization lense').. |
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Post by silver on Jan 31, 2016 16:14:55 GMT -5
someNOTHING, I had no idea you could take such awesome pics - am enjoying them very much so!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 7:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by zin on Feb 2, 2016 7:49:40 GMT -5
Like embroidery, so beautiful! They look quite thin compared with their height. Thank you. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 8:33:54 GMT -5
Like embroidery, so beautiful! They look quite thin compared with their height. Thank you. ha, thank you, they are (now in winter dried and dead)stalks of a herb that grows here in abundance--they smell strongly of anise-i suspect it is the ingredient for liquorices and the french ´´pastiche´´ drink.I recall you you have something similar tasting in Turkey, i forgot the name, a popular,strong alcoholic drink..This is taken just outside my porch. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 8:48:38 GMT -5
Like embroidery, so beautiful! They look quite thin compared with their height. Thank you. ha, thank you, they are (now in winter dried and dead)stalks of a herb that grows here in abundance--they smell strongly of anise-i suspect it is the ingredient for liquorices and the french ´´pastiche´´ drink.I recall you you have something similar tasting in Turkey, i forgot the name, a popular,strong alcoholic drink..This is taken just outside my porch. do they look like this while in bloom?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 8:57:11 GMT -5
ha, thank you, they are (now in winter dried and dead)stalks of a herb that grows here in abundance--they smell strongly of anise-i suspect it is the ingredient for liquorices and the french ´´pastiche´´ drink.I recall you you have something similar tasting in Turkey, i forgot the name, a popular,strong alcoholic drink..This is taken just outside my porch. do they look like this while in bloom? not 100pct sure, them blooming seems ages ago, i just do not remember, but the stalks look very similar. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 9:02:22 GMT -5
not 100pct sure, them blooming seems ages ago, i just do not remember, but the stalks look very similar. the stalks in the foreground of the fog looks like dill (which is pungent) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 9:16:54 GMT -5
not 100pct sure, them blooming seems ages ago, i just do not remember, but the stalks look very similar. the stalks in the foreground of the fog looks like dill (which is pungent) both dill and anise are from the parsley family ( my oxford dictionary says)-- from wiki Anise (/ˈænɪs/;[3] Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed,[4] is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.[5] Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise,[4] fennel, and licorice. so , frankly i have no idea which of these it is. I bought this farm 18 months ago from german ´´tourists´´(their holiday retreat) and it is abundant with all kinds of fruittrees and herbs.It is only now that i have time to find out a bit more about what is growing here.Until 25 years ago, it used to be a fully self supporting unit for a large family. I suspect that everything that grows here, has some form of usefulness. |
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Post by zin on Feb 2, 2016 14:57:11 GMT -5
Like embroidery, so beautiful! They look quite thin compared with their height. Thank you. ha, thank you, they are (now in winter dried and dead)stalks of a herb that grows here in abundance--they smell strongly of anise-i suspect it is the ingredient for liquorices and the french ´´pastiche´´ drink.I recall you you have something similar tasting in Turkey, i forgot the name, a popular,strong alcoholic drink..This is taken just outside my porch. Oh yes, the drink is called 'rakı' and it is very strong. I have few memories with it, at one time I found myself (my body) about 15 minutes walk away from the restaurant in which I was drinking it, and I was waiting for green lights to get across the street!  I swear I don't remember how I got there but somehow I was paying attention to traffic lights. |
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Post by zin on Feb 2, 2016 17:06:20 GMT -5
ha, thank you, they are (now in winter dried and dead)stalks of a herb that grows here in abundance--they smell strongly of anise-i suspect it is the ingredient for liquorices and the french ´´pastiche´´ drink.I recall you you have something similar tasting in Turkey, i forgot the name, a popular,strong alcoholic drink..This is taken just outside my porch. do they look like this while in bloom? I got curious, looked some at anise and dill plants pics - they do look similar.. But the green clusters (not the flowery parts) must look different.. maybe in a little warmer weather they will appear. (I liked the picture also.) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 18:19:14 GMT -5
 mid portugal about a year ago.I used to catch breath here after walking uphill with my dogs. |
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Post by someNOTHING! on Feb 2, 2016 18:54:00 GMT -5
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! Well, it sure beats the shiaat out of what the "holy" Spanish empire ACTUALLY did the Andean folks on arrival. Uugh, pretty brutal history,,,as usual. At least they had coca leaves to help endure the Catholic babble and drudgery. hehe |
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Post by zin on Feb 2, 2016 18:59:19 GMT -5
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! Well, it sure beats the shiaat out of what the "holy" Spanish empire ACTUALLY did the Andean folks on arrival. Uugh, pretty brutal history,,,as usual. At least they had coca leaves to help endure the Catholic babble and drudgery. hehe When there is a 'teaching of belief system'...  ... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 18:59:49 GMT -5
do they look like this while in bloom? I got curious, looked some at anise and dill plants pics - they do look similar.. But the green clusters (not the flowery parts) must look different.. maybe in a little warmer weather they will appear. (I liked the picture also.) Ok, thanks for teaching me how to change the dimensions of photos |
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I swear I don't remember how I got there but somehow I was paying attention to traffic lights.
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