Brendan Cook

This makes the assumption that the Lib Dems are 'left'. They would definitely claim to be, but when it comes down to it, they will always side with the Tories. I suppose that still says something about their voters, though.

NO KINGS!!

are there any more emblematic metaphors of late phase capitalism than "the hustle" and "the hack", and have any done more lasting damage?

Britain’s Bathroom Ban The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote

the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger

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Interesting that green fruits are slightly more common, although they also don't have much contrast. The green passiflora fruit I know, incarnate, cincinnata, malformis, platyloba, are all trying to attract mammals.

Anyone else from 'Central Florida' actually think this is 'the South'? Seems like most of my neighbors and students have roots either in places like Cuba and Haiti or in other regions like California or New York. If anything, Tampa belongs with Miami.

Having lived and taught in Tampa for twelve years, 'Central Florida' does NOT feel like part of 'the South'. We may not lie on the Caribbean, but so many of my neighbors and students have roots in Haiti, Cuba, or Puerto Rico. And there are as many former New Yorkers here as Georgians.

the Inquisition, except charged with extirpating AI rather than heresy

Passiflora pallida blooming wild outside my patio door. I wonder what pollinates these tiny flowers?

Britain’s Bathroom Ban The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing one without a vote

"Trans people did not suddenly invent themselves in the Year of Our Lord 2018. Nor did advocacy on their behalf suddenly take on a more strident tone—if anything, the reverse. What changed was an aggressive top-down campaign from political and press elites. "

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I agree, but this is still an awfully long-winded way of saying "I don't know who needs to hear this, but..."

An okra fkower in a vegetable garden at a Park visited last year, flower is quite similar to hibiscus, five petals in light yellow, red at the base of petals sorrounding anthers. Blue sky and clouds in background and leaves of plants and small bushes and yellow flowers at bottom right

Lovely okra flower under the blue sky from a trip last year.
#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Photography #Flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #gardenshour #skyscape #scape #flowersofbluesky

1940, apparently. Some time in June.

I'm pretty sure at this point. It was amazing to think that two relatively similar species (both carpenter bees rather than bats or butterflies or hummingbirds) would behave so differently. But then the flowers themselves are part of a single genus, and yet they're not all built the same.

Any thoughts on pollination by carpenter bees? The different species seem to behave very differently. The bees here in Florida don't know what to do when a flower hangs down, as with P. maliformis, but I have read that in their native ranges, these plants are routinely pollinated by carpenter bees.

And isn't P. incarnata different anyway? The test in your other post shows that pretty well. I wonder if these beetles would encounter more problems with other Passiflora.

I love cassava. I've been learning a lot about cassava lately as I've been making some of it into beer (OK, the beer is half cassava and half barley, but that's a better recipe).

A black mason wasp with white markings enjoys nectar from a yellow passionflower. The wasp's head is covered in yellow pollen.

This mason wasp looks like it was splattered with pollen while enjoying nectar from the yellow passionflower. #InsectThursday #ColorADay #YellowThu #Flowers #Insects #Wasps #EastCoastKin #Pollinators #AbstractAug #Splatter #NaturePhotography

This one is fine. Perfectly good Latin.

Close-up photo of a single flower. The sepals and petals are narrow and white. The corona is short and greenish. The androgynophore (the stalk holding the sexual parts) is long. There are five down-facing anthers and three stigmas.

A few species of Passiflora are bat-pollinated. This is one of them: Passiflora mucronata from Brazil.
What? You were expecting something all black and goth? 📷: Flávio Mendes CCBYNC4 #Passifloraceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of leafy shoots with rounded, obscurely 3-lobed leaves and pendant pale yellow flowers. The flowers are subtended by a pair of rounded, red bracts. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

Photo of a hand cradling a flowering shoot. The flowers are dark red, with small greenish coronas, and very long, exserted stalks holding the sexual parts. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

Pollination in Passiflora is so interesting. The genus is believed to be ancestrally bee-pollinated, but hummingbird pollination has evolved several times. 1st 📷: Passiflora membranacea. 2nd 📷: Passiflora perfoliata. #hummingbird #pollination #TropicalBotany #Passifloraceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

A large purple, mauve, pink, violet and white flower from a partial side profile against the sky surrounded by a bud on the left and greenery from the vine. This is a wonderful fragrant and spectacular hybrid by Maurizio Vecchia who named it Passiflora ‘Fata Confetto’. Here is Maurizio explains why he named this striking hybrid: “ I had just seen a ballet based on the Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ('Fata Confetto' in Italian). This light dancer floated elegantly dressed in a deep purple tutu. I immediately associated this image with the flower of the new hybrid. I found the combination suggestive and it is for this reason that I chose the name: Passiflora 'Fata Confetto'.”

A beautiful large vivid deed saturated purple, blue white and pink flower from the hybrid Passiflora ‘Blue Eyed Susan’ the frilliness at the edges of the long filaments falling from the dense mauve corona over the lavender petals cascading over one of its large emerald green leaves. The flowers on this hybrid are only open for one day but to me it’s totally worth having in my garden as it is more gorgeous in person. I believe it is a polyploidy hybrid.

A unique sight to behold and see in person is this amazing hybrid by Jim Nevers he named passiflora ‘Party Time 2’ the flowers are enormous considering the parents of this hybrid have much smaller flowers and much smaller leaves. The flower has an amazing fragrance and visually like a jellyfish with its tendrils/filaments hanging down and twirling in striped waves of purple vivid purple, mauve, pink and white. The petals come out of a bract and are spotted with dark purple and mauve over greenish yellow. The flowers hang down like bells and this plant would be lovely over a trellis to be admired from below. It is NOT cold hardy and must be over wintered as a house plant or in a heated greenhouse as I believe freezing would kill it. It has edible fruit in locations where it stays warm enough for the fruit to set.

Some weekly passion flower blooms in my garden. These are Passiflora hybrids that may have edible fruit if they have the right conditions and are pollinated.

A close-up of a purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) in bloom, showing its ornate, fringed purple and white petals, with prominent yellow-tipped anthers and intricate central filaments, set against large green leaves.

Good morning. Summer summers on, occasionally with intriguing sightings. #Photography #Today #Summer #Chicago #PurplePassionFlower

Close-up photo of a single flower. The sepals and petals are white. The large, prominent corona is pale lavender, and the five anthers and three stigmas are held on an androgynophore. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

Passiflora is a genus of over 600 spp., 95% of which are native to the Americas (5% Australasia). They are mostly lianas with tendrils (which are modified shoots); leaves have glands; flowers have a stalked stamens + ovary (androgynophore). This is P. bahamensis. #Passifloraceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

The bees r loving the passiflora.

Innocently trying to take some close ups of my lovey passiflora when it was photobombed by a #beebutt!! They really need to take lessons from Lizzie the Lizard!! #photography #bees #flowers

Wild roses.

#FlowersOnSunday

💮🌱Callianthemum alatavicum

What a beautiful Western Bluebird! This is a male, identifiable by his vibrant blue head, wings, and tail contrasting with the rusty orange-brown breast and shoulders. The deep azure blue is so striking against the lush green foliage. This is in a perfect natural setting surrounded by fresh spring growth. The delicate green catkins hanging around him add a lovely seasonal context to the shot. The male's brilliant plumage is especially pronounced during breeding season

Western Bluebird
April, 2025
Details in ALT

#Stunday #EastCoastKin
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Wiese mit Blumen,im Hintergrund Hügel

AugustHitze im Juni ☀️

Wenn die Welt kippt..
#Klimawandel

Euch ein schönes Wochenende 🫶