The garden is coming alive

[pyraxis]

Lots more flower pics.

(Can you spot the other visitors? :D )







At least somebody appreciates the lily beetles!






Here we go, a better shot of the pair together. The cub was out there with me when I was trying to get some of these photos. We'd just gotten back from picking him up at the day home. The rabbits sensibly took cover across the street when he was determined to pet them. He was very concerned that they didn't stop and look both ways before crossing. XD




More flowers and yet to come.

Comments

[silk_dragon_zen]

What lovely photos! I especially enjoy the orange lilies (both kinds), and of course the bunnies — Silke says she thinks they are hares — are adorable! 💗

— Sage

The thing with lilies ...

[silk_dragon_zen]

... you go in for a smell, because some lilies smell amazing, and get a face full of various-color pollen!

— Dor

Re: The thing with lilies ...

[pyraxis]

LOL now that's reminding me of a certain music video. Or that festival in India where people throw coloured powder at each other. Which always looked like a ton of fun but also a potential nightmare for allergies.

Re: The thing with lilies ...

[silk_dragon_zen]

This one? And yeah, some of those powders *are* less than healthy, but the traditional natural sourced ones are safer, though they can cause some allergic reactions in people, so we've never wanted to attend one.

— Dor

Re: The thing with lilies ...

[pyraxis]

Yes! Holi! And yeah that makes sense that sticking with the traditional pigments is safer. It's the same way with paints. The photos I've seen of it always seem to have dramatically vivid modern pigments, and I'm someone who's allergic to Red 40 dye, so I always figured that I'd be likely to be allergic to other ones too.

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[silk_dragon_zen]

It's kinda hit-and-miss with dyes, though, since some naturally sourced ones are really terrible (cinnabar, for ex.), while some modern chemically produced ones are way safer (like some of the blue dyes relative to their more natural ancestors, iIrc)

And with something like powders just being thrown around in the air in the midst of a densely packed crowd, there's bound to be *someone* who is either allergic or just sensitive to even the most GRAS ("Generally Regarded As Safe") among them (e.g.: turmeric, chickpea flour, etc...)

— Dor

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[pyraxis]

Oh that's a good point about the cinnabar. I'm not sure which blues you're thinking of - ultramarine is harmless if I'm remembering right, but cerulean, cobalt, prussian and manganese blues are all moderately toxic.

Re: The thing with lilies ...

[silk_dragon_zen]

Oh right, sorry, it wasn't the blues I was thinking of. Can't remember atm, lol!

A better example might be in food coloring, where the modern colors are in some cases safer for some people than the natural alternatives (e.g.: we aren't allowed to eat much turmeric because of our bleeding disorder, while the two chemical yellows allowed by the U.S. FDA are safe for us)

— Dor

[pyraxis]

Yeah, she's right, they're hares. Actually now I have to look up the difference between rabbits and hares. I think hares are bigger but there's got to be more to it than that.

[spacerobotcrew]

Ooooooh, beautiful flowers. :D Love the colors.

And yeah those look like hares! Way different from the rabbits I keep seeing around here.

[pyraxis]

Oh you have actual rabbits? Within the city? Where do they make their warrens?

[spacerobotcrew]

All over the place! They seem to... multiply like bunnies, lol.

I usually see them on the University of Washington campus when heading home from game nights with Demons and Eevee, but the other week I saw one smack in the middle of downtown near their place, just kinda hopping along the sidewalk in the city. That one was surprising.