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What a Day! 2-22-22
Do good things come in twos? Well, yes. Today, 2-22-22, is a palindrome day. The numbers read the...
Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, keeping busy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillaries make a fantastic twosome. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantids as a couple. Note: the male did not lose his head, only his heart. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ever Seen a Honey Bee Foraging on a Daffodil?
Ever seen a honey bee foraging on a daffodil? In the early spring, blooms are few and far between....
A pollen-packing honey bee heads a patch of daffodils on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee adjusts her load of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A golden honey bee with a load of golden pollen from golden daffodils. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What do Valentine's Day Flowers Really Mean?
Did you ever wonder the origins of why people often choose to give red flowers to their significant others for Valentine's Day?
The language of flowers became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Virtually every flower, even its color, had special significance during this period. Flowers even formed secret correspondence between men and women with bouquets being chosen carefully to convey sentiment.
Traditionally:
- red roses: love
- pink roses: complete happiness
- daffodils: regard
- daisies: loyalty
- gardenia: clandestine or secret love.
Flowers express traits of character, as well.
Here are some additional plants aptly named for feelings often accompanying Valentine's Day sentiments: "Bleeding Heart" (Dicentra Spectabilis),"Love in Winter" (Chimaphila umbellata), "Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate" (Persicaria orientale), and "Love Lies Bleeding" (Amaranthus caudatus). Some, such as "Cupid Dart" (Catananche caerulea) were used in potions and other concoctions, in this case by ancient Greeks. And alas, the "All American Roses" of the year for 1980 were “Love”, “Honor” and “Cherish”.
While you're reaching out to your significant others this Valentine's Day (or any day!) make memories last longer by adding the floral preservative that comes with most arrangements or can be purchased separately.
May your love be everlasting........
Janet
Why Love Is Like a Butterfly
Love is like a butterfly A rare and gentle thing --Love Is Like a Butterfly, Dolly Parton When...
Two Gulf Fritillaries meet on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Gulf Fritillaries become one, or as the Bohart Museum of Entomology scientists hear often, "this is a two-headed butterfly." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillaries on a Tithonia--ignorning the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In insect wedding photography, the angles are important. Gulf Fritillaries on a Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check Out the Open Farm Day in Vacaville on Saturday, Aug. 4
What's life like on the farm? If you're looking for something to do on Saturday, Aug. 4, the...
You're likely to see lots of bees at the Open Farm Tour, especially in the Morningsun Herb Farm nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A goat at the Morningsun Herb Farm readily accepts a carrot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
