It’s as if the legendary King Midas, himself, had touched these golden flowers. These gorgeous Ranunculus Tecolote Gold flowers glisten in the morning sun after I watered and sprayed the patio flowers yesterday morning. Click on the image below to enlarge.
UPDATE: Moved to the top since our servers were messed up yesterday and folks may not have seen this.
Just move this window around until this cute li’l pug gets all of it.
Seriously – this just made us both go with big smiles and chuckles. Enjoy.
Here’s some interesting facts about sunflowers from WikiPedia
What is usually called the flower is actually a head (formally composite flower) of numerous flowers (florets) crowded together. The outer flowers are the ray florets and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors, and are sterile. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets. The disc florets mature into what are traditionally called “sunflower seeds”, but are actually the fruit (an achene) of the plant. The true seeds are encased in an inedible husk.
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After shooting and cleaning the guns today, I took some photos of them. With the lighting just right, this tight shot of the logo and checkering on this S&W 908 9mm pistol reminds me of pop art.
Today’s menu: Chicken Saltimbocca with pasta and marinara sauce.
This recipe features chicken tenders pounded flat and topped with prosciutto, spinach and shredded cheese, all rolled up and pan cooked in olive oil. The pasta was laced with broccoli and the leftover spinach.
Outstanding!
I went out this morning to water the flowers and got this nice shot one of the new flowers from the Santana Hibiscus we got last August. I just misted the plant with the water spritzer and these nice little droplets accented the colors.
I know, it looks fake, but it’s the real deal. Click on the image for the 800×600 view.
All these are just popping out in one of the planters. Clusters of two and three on a stem of these nice little miniature daffodils. Several new ones just today.
