photography meme, again again

[quesarah]

This time, photos are for gonzo21 who wanted to see my bookshelf, my favorite plant, and a view from one of my windows.

I had trouble picking one plant, hence the multitude.

	my bookshelf. note books, cds, photos, and storage. i'm an ikea girl.
	bird of paradise.
	the morning light catches the paper-thin flowers of the bougainvillea and the whole bush glows faintly. this picture does them no justice.
	i love palm trees. every time i see one, i stop and realize "hey, i really do live in southern california."
	the aptly named queen palm. bloody majestic tree.
	the view from my living room

Comments

[geli-tripping.livejournal.com]

I need to think of some good photo suggestions for you. How about - 1. a pic of you in your fave yoga pose 2. SEA LIONS sitting on their lazy asses on the beach 3. A good-old fashioned 2-finger salute!!!

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Will do, Cap'n Sid!

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Gosh, to live somewhere that Birds Of Paradise flowers just grow in the wild. Amazing.

Heh. I once heard somebody describe the palm trees in LA as the worlds most crass trees, because they were 'The ejaculating penis trees'.

Yours seem much more refined than that.

Also... *looks suspiciously* Did you tidy that shelf before you took the photograph?

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yep. They are ridiculously extravagant flowers. They're like, the drag queens of botany.

There are some palms that are "ejaculating penis" trees, but that's just one variety. I particularly enjoy the ones that look like enormous pineapples. They're short and squat and just jolly looking.

No Simes, I didn't tidy the bookshelf. I do not jest when I say that I am really that anal.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Is it true that they evolved that way to attract brightly coloured birds to come and check them out?


And gosh, I admire your tidy bookshelf, almost as much as I fear it.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know for sure. But the spathe (the part that looks like a beak) is strong enough to support the weight of a bird. And the flower petals on top open very nicely to provide nectar, get pollinated etc. So, even though I'm not certain, I expect that they did evolve that way to attract birds. Nifty, eh?

ph33r my anal-retentiveness, you're not the only one who does. ;)