A tree flower: Sirdavidia solannona, named in honour of Sir David Attenborough, probably buzz-pollinated. (Another 2016 New Species candidate.)
For you: Sirdavidia’s da buzz!
H/T: Sirdavidia, an extraordinary new genus of Annonaceae from Gabon
Is the Flame Alive or Dead?
La Chatte Lavande (which of course doesn’t translate to the lava cat’s turn, but she’s pretty smoking in any case). Miaow-out to Le Chat Noir, associated with the patronage of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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“Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen – Tournée du Chat Noir de Rodolphe Salis (Tour of Rodolphe Salis’ Chat Noir) – Google Art Project” by Théophile Steinlen – BAEF9F-mDJvr0A at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons.
Wow, do you see the big picture?
h/t: Fire in Microgravity, American Scientist. The flamelet tendrils look like coral, or dendrites.
Well, you know what they say: if you loved it, you should have put it on a poster…so I did.
*Neuter Accusative of ‘Hic’
So, the snow has arrived. This called for sequestering of the body-in-denial under a comfy duvet; iPad and Netflix, hummus, blue corn chips, and a glass of wine. All thirteen episodes of Jessica Jones. That helped.
Also, I published ad hoc*, which is now available for download. Add some stars to the holiday season!
Spoon-Fed (NaPoWriMo#17)
quinoa kernels float
void of social glue snorting
selfies of distress
A Spring in the Step
asphalt footsteps past
potted olive trees and bulbs
green shoots through black earth
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