Notices by Climb of the Vine (whirl_up_sea@zirk.us)

@BobLefridge I showed it some of Dall-e’s ridiculous hallucinations, and it claims not to be able to tell. I’m honestly not sure whether this surprises me or not.

A misty afternoon in the goldenrod patch is the perfect time for a pollinator party!

#nature #florespondence #pollinators

Due to some past…unpleasantries, pollinator party rules say, “six legs good, eight legs bad”. Fortunately for today’s guests, this unwelcome visitor doesn’t quite seem to understand his mission.

#nature #florespondence #pollinators #spiders #damhanallaidh

The Dahlia circus is out in force in the botanical gardens today!

#florespondence #dahlias #summergarden

This exceptionally carnivalesque variety is called “Picasso”.

#florespondence #dahlias #summergarden

Also appearing- Brazilian White Brugmansia, the Angel’s Trumpet herself! This tree produces its expansive flowering branches at the top only after it has established several tiers of short, leafy branches below.

The precisely tiered look of this plant, and the ridiculous scale of the flowers when it is still small reminds me of the way trees were stylized in the Unicorn Tapestries.

(Note: This is a Datura relative, and the same caveats apply.)

#florespondence #brugmansia #summergarden

Also noticed these beautiful pink-gilled agarics by the side of the path.

#mushtodon #mushrooms #nature #field

A lovely clouded sulphur butterfly. This one has seems to have an exceptional amount of pink on it- between this and the bright green eyes, I almost mistook it for a primrose moth on first glance.

#nature #butterflies #pollinators #florespondence