This colourful image represents a beautiful cycle in nature, that of pollination. The brown pattern along the petals of this flower serve as a pathway, enticing insects such as bees and butterflies towards the nectar in the base of the flower, and the pollen on the anthers brush onto their legs before they travel to the next flower.
People say a picture is worth a thousand words. It refers to the idea that complex ideas can be conveyed more easily through visualization. What do you visualize?
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Call of Color
The contrasting plant in the photo is a Craspedia Billy Balls Yellow Plant. They feature long green stems and a cluster of sphere shaped heads. the whole item is one flower. The Craspedia is a genus of Daisies, commonly known as Billy Buttons, or Woolyheads. They can be found in a wide range of areas, such as coastal, seen here, to alpine and are generally plants of open areas.
Wild Beginnings
This image was taken in the sea to sky district of British Columbia. A few of the key industries in the district include tourism, logging, ranching, farming and a deep-sea port. It also offers a wide variety of opportunities for recreational activities such as rock climbing Squamish Rock, skiing in the local resorts, or zip-wiring in the forests.
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