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Tiger Lily

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

The tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium, I believe):

Tiger Lily, Fig. 1
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Kwanzo

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The kwanzo is a tetraploid daylily. I have limited myself to displaying three images here (photographed on Bastille Day):

Kwanzo, Fig. 1
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Kwanzo, Fig. 2
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Kwanzo, Fig. 3
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Tomato 3

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Here is the latest photo of my tomatoes:

First Tomatoes, Twenty-Fifth Day
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I also noticed a new pair of tomatoes on a neighboring vine:

Second Pair of Tomatoes, First Day
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Tea Rose Sequel

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Here are four more photographs of tea roses, following the first three and the prequel.

Tea Rose, Fig. 5
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Tea Rose, Fig. 6
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Tea Rose, Fig. 7
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Tea Rose, Fig. 8
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Daylily Orange

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

I failed to photograph any of my own daylilies this year, so here is one of my parents’ daylilies of the same color:

Daylily Orange, Fig. 1
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Spider

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

I observed this wee visitor on my door today:

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Tomato 2

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Yesterday, I shot this picture of my tomatoes (and realized I ought to have included a ruler for scale in both this and the first picture):

First Tomatoes, Seventh Day
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You will notice the second tomato was missing in the earlier picture. This is a photograph of it from seven days ago, which I meant to post… seven days ago:

Second Tomato, Second Day
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Tea Rose Prequel

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Upon special request, I offer another photograph of a tea rose. Chronologically, it precedes the others (q.v.) by a day.

Tea Rose, Fig. 4
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The Eagle Has Landed

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Today is the anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing in 1969. As far as I am concerned, it is a day of celebration and ought to be declared a national holiday.

Coincidentally, I have been reading Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon, which is quite enjoyable. I wish the film adaptation were available on DVD.

Tomato

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Behold my first tomato! I planted it just a few days ago, and yesterday I saw this:

First Tomato, First Day
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