Pineapple Pie -200/365 Coreopsis a flowering plant in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. Its common names are calliopsis and tickseed. I've also seen this variety named "Cha Cha Cha" or "Pineapple Pie." The species is not native to California but is often found naturalized in the wild. Its flat fruits are small and dry and look […]
197/365 Tall Fuzzy Things to take my mind off the Monday Bicillin shot in the keister. I suppose these things are some sort of grass.
Bumble Bee Bottoms amuse me. 194/365 There are so many things about the bumblebee that just make me smile. Their feet and bottoms are adorable. Bumble Bee feeding on a Common Deerweed (Acmispon glaber). - 195/365 Their bright happy yellow color and fuzzy bodies just make me giddy! Everyone can use a dose of giddy.
Bear's Breeches 189/365 I have no idea why Acanthus mollis is commonly known as Bear's Breeches. In fact, there is no scholarly agreement on the origin of it's common meaning "bear's breeches." Perhaps if a bear were to wear breeches, they would colorful and soft, like the flowers on this plant. The Bear's Breeches plant […]
The Fly - 186/365 There are estimated to be 10,000 flies for every single human and over 85,000 different species of fly.A single fly may carry 6-million bacteria, including cholera, TB, typhoid and dysentery. The eyes of a fly are compound, meaning they are made up of many simple eyes each pointing in a different direction. […]
184/365 Green and red. Life and death. Something must die for some other to live. Daily, the forest in my back yard reminds me of the circle of life.
Hello Monday 183/365 I think this is a crocus flowering shrub. But I can't be sure. I do all my uncomfortable Lyme stuff on Monday's like, new IV peripheral lines or shots. This month I've been back on bicillin shots in the butt twice per week. It's a lot like getting a shot of elmers glue in […]