4 weeks ago
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Backyard - 3 Feb 11
3 Feb 11
Caladium - 3 Feb 11
Sweet Basil - 3 Feb 11
Christia vespertilionis - 3 Feb 11
Staghorns - 3 Feb 11
Backyard - 27 Jan 11
Caladium 'Sub Som Boon' - 27 Jan 11
Looking through my old photos, I realised that this caladium has been with me since August 2009, and it is still putting out beautiful good sized leaves.
Persian Shield - 27 Jan 11
Episcia with pink flower - 27 Jan 11
A gift from a neighbour. Very happy to see that it has flowered.
Episcia - 27 Jan 11
Hi Lo Caladium - 27 Jan 11
U400 & Caladium - 27 Jan 11
Lemon Balm - 27 Jan
Fittonia; Caladium Humboldtii - 27 Jan 11
Fittonia - 27 Jan 11
Fern - 27 Jan 11
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Single Man
"The Nazis were obviously wrong to hate the Jews. But their hating the Jews was not without a cause… But the cause wasn't real. The cause was imagined. The cause was FEAR.
Let's leave the Jews out of this for a moment and think of another minority. One that can go unnoticed if it needs to.
There are all sorts of minorities, blondes for example, but a minority is only thought of as one when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority. A real threat or an imagined one. And therein lies the FEAR. And, if the minority is somehow invisible……the fear is even greater. And this FEAR is the reason the minority is persecuted. So, there always is a cause. And the cause is FEAR. Minorities are just people. People……like us.
Fear, after all, is our real enemy. Fear is taking over our world. Fear is being used as a tool of manipulation in our society. It's how politicians peddle policy and how Madison Avenue sells us things that we don't need. Think about it. Fear that we're going to be attacked, fear that there are communists lurking around every corner, fear that some little Caribbean country that doesn't believe in our way of life poses a threat to us. Fear that black culture may take over the world. Fear of Elvis Presley's hips.Well, maybe that one is a real fear. Fear that our bad breath might ruin our friendships… Fear of growing old and being alone."
-- The Single Man
Let's leave the Jews out of this for a moment and think of another minority. One that can go unnoticed if it needs to.
There are all sorts of minorities, blondes for example, but a minority is only thought of as one when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority. A real threat or an imagined one. And therein lies the FEAR. And, if the minority is somehow invisible……the fear is even greater. And this FEAR is the reason the minority is persecuted. So, there always is a cause. And the cause is FEAR. Minorities are just people. People……like us.
Fear, after all, is our real enemy. Fear is taking over our world. Fear is being used as a tool of manipulation in our society. It's how politicians peddle policy and how Madison Avenue sells us things that we don't need. Think about it. Fear that we're going to be attacked, fear that there are communists lurking around every corner, fear that some little Caribbean country that doesn't believe in our way of life poses a threat to us. Fear that black culture may take over the world. Fear of Elvis Presley's hips.Well, maybe that one is a real fear. Fear that our bad breath might ruin our friendships… Fear of growing old and being alone."
-- The Single Man
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Ambling Around
"A lot of one's pleasure in a garden comes from just ambling around in it, without any special purpose." Anna Pavord, The Curious Gardener
Blue Garden
Wouldn't a blue garden be a mystical place to visit? As I have just learnt, there is indeed a Blue Garden in Lotusland, a 37-acre estate and botanic garden situated in the foothills of Montecito to the east of the city of Santa Barbara.
From 1941 until 1984, Lotusland belonged to Madame Ganna Walska.
What a legacy!
From 1941 until 1984, Lotusland belonged to Madame Ganna Walska.
What a legacy!
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