What a month. Frantic decorating, followed swiftly by frantic shitting; and now we are in the totally sealed arse phase, after ingesting a pharmacy’s worth of Imodium. Life can be bliss sometimes; but not right now.
On the plus side, I lost three kilograms in four days which must be some sort of achievement. Never knew poo weighed so much.
Still not feeling up to doing anything taxing, such as writing; which is a shame because I have watched a couple of truly awful movies which I need to warn you about. The only thing that got me out of my chair today was a flower that neighbour Nik had nicked from a nearby garden. Rather splendid and it demanded to be photographed, so I did:
From my year of study at Kew Gardens for my Doctorate in Tropical Flora, I can tell you that this is a Crinum asiaticum Linn. Either that, or she who must be obeyed told me. She also had a go at photographing it herself, and I rather fear she did a better job than I did. Grounds for divorce I’m afraid.
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2011-01-24| Ray saysI’ll stand corrected (and you know me and flora eh!) but I do believe it’s actually Hymenocallis Harrisiana (spider lily)
If not, it sure bloody looks like one!
2011-01-24| biggrtiggr saysI imagine that the degree of weight loss possible during such an attack is proportional to how full of it one is at the onset.
P.S. A rose by any other name etc………..
2011-01-25| Spike saysBigtiggr, Guilty as suggested.
Ray, as an expert in the field, you should know that the Hymenocallis genus is native to tropical and sub-tropical America only; whereas Crinum Asiaticum, as the name suggests, is found in Asia.
I agree they look very similar, although the staminal corona are markedly different.
2011-01-25| biggrtiggr saysHas the staminal corona of spicus siamus also been differently marked by its exposure to the recent severe conditions?
2011-01-25| Spike saysDamn right, can hardly walk straight.