Life is like a cactus.

Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) in the yard this afternoon.

“A Cloisonné Vase Mark of the Hayashi Kodenji Workshop, Meiji Period (late 19th century) Worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured cloisonné enamels on a dark blue ground with a maple tree surrounded by a profusion of flowers including chrysanthemums, irises, wild pinks and grasses, the foot with floral lappets, the neck with a band of geometric pattern, silver rims.”

Alpine azaleas on Mount Emei, Sichuan, China, are in full bloom amid misty drizzle. (photos by Joy随手拍, 小艾不做教师了)

japanese garden, Wrocław, Poland

Title: Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth) Date: Made 1926–1935 Medium: Silk, plain weave with creped wefts (kabe ori or kabe chirimen); stenciled and resist dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome, suri yûzenzome and shigokizome) Dimensions: 69.4 x 67.2 cm (27 3/8 x 26 3/8 in.) Credit Line: Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays

'the undertaking' by heather ackroyd + dan harvey, 1992 in livingsculpture - paul cooper (2001)

Reprinting these in yellow + cornflower for TCAF!

https://kazz.blaze.co.jp/archives/19167

Things on my street. Subject 1A. Giant desert willow in moonlight. 5/24/2026.

Bunkyo, Japan 2010

Fort canning tree tunnel, Singapore ( via )

I also finally remembered my flower press. 😅 Nothing profound (I like common wildflowers and even flowering weeds) and this only holds ~4 pressings, which honestly is all one should be taking at a time, anyway. We'll see what things look like in a week or so.

Not exactly the most artistic arrangement, but I had fun. :)

金閣寺の杜若

lettuce umbrella

by Rocallosa on Flickr