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Plant of the Day
Wednesday 20 July 2022
In this meadow the Daucus carota (wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, Queen Anne's lace) is flowering and includes Daucus carota 'Dara'. This cultivar has buds that are white, before opening to pink flowers, gradually fading to burgundy as flower dies. Once the flowers fade, the seedheads close in on themselves to create an attractive concave shape.
Jill Raggett
Little nest I found on my hike.
strange bird’s egg
Plant of the Day
Thursday 2 June 2022
This beautiful flower arrangement on the theme of ‘Pollination’ was created by Jane Belcher and incorporates the blue flowers of Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, bird's nest, blue spiderflower, kiss-me-twice-before-I-rise, lady in the bower, love-in-a-puzzle, love-in-a-tangle). This upright, annual has feathery foliage with flowers followed by decorative, inflated seed capsules which are also useful for floral displays. The work received a well deserved Gold medal at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, London.
Jill Raggett
oh? who's your friend!! that shirt looks real comfy!!
"♮ O-oh!! ♩ Um, his name is Cherop....I-I think I've mentioned him before, no..?♩ An old friend..a-and partner of mine! ♩ He's...o-of course rather startled at my..new a-apperance, and my friend here...b-but I'm really h-happy he didn't want to close his door t-to me.. ' "
"♮ A-and t-thank you!! ♩ This is...a-actually his shirt....he let me wear it...a-and I had to tie it with a scrunchie to fit...h-hehe... ' "
hi squigi! hows your day going?
"♮ O-oh, hi! ♩ I'm....I'm doing well. ♩ A lot better, a-actually...ah.. ♩ I came a-across an old friend of mine! ♩Well, not exactly today..but..in the coming days.. ♩ He...was overjoyed to see me...and...I'm happy too. ♩I've also had fruit for the first t-time in forever again! ♩It was so nice.... '"
Some bird's nests I illustrated ca. 2012
Bird’s nest is a broadly used health food. Although the benefits are many, this article will focus on the benefits of eating Bird’s Nest while pregnant and the health benefits to the mother and baby derived in doing so.
