A new orchid was recently discovered, which only blooms at night.
Thought to be the first night-blooming species among the 25,000 known orchids, the plant was named Bulbophyllum nocturnum, in part from the Latin word meaning “at night.”
Balderdash
Bal.der.dash (noun)
1.senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.
2. a muddled mixture of liquors.
May312012
May302012
I don’t have enough words to describe how much I want a Captain America parasol!
(via leahstuff)
May182012
My sons each gave me a skein of yarn for xmas so I made myself robot mittens! More photos and details here.
I must knit a pair of these for my son!
May172012
CHASE THAT HAPPY!
May112012
Oh heavens, this is PERFECT. Amazing noir-themed 2007 photoshoot by national treasure Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair, and featuring a whole slew of my favorite actors. Talk about writing prompts. (I’m shipping the Angelica Huston & Sharon Stone characters).
A few more images here.
this is amazing.
Gorgeous photos and strong storytelling.
(via lizaleigh)
May102012
I need to have one of these installed at my house.
(Source: encoreuneminute, via agiftwrappedlife)
May92012
Caretaker Bob: Sigh.
We (those of us against NC Amendment One change to the state Constitution) were beaten badly last night. We can only assume most of our fellow North Carolinians saw it as a poll on the idea that marriage is a good thing, as opposed to what it was, namely an attempt to withhold the right to marry…
May52012
Caretaker Bob: Freedom+tolerance+education=prosperity
It is sometimes hard to tell which are the chickens and which are the eggs when considering Tolerance, Freedom, Education, and Economic Prosperity. Although looking at the history of the most successful economies it is obvious that the most creative societies are the most successful over the long…
May22012
Caretaker Bob: North Carolina is sooo much better than this.
I love North Carolina. I am a North Carolinian by choice, not by birth. I chose North Carolina because of its Quaker values of faith, tolerance, and freedom. North Carolina and the people of North Carolina have been very, very good to me and my family.
We have achieved amazing business…
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