Mundane Thread Photographic Edition

[Balderdasha]

For those who were following the saga of the upside down traffic cone / archaeology project / crashed alien space ship, someone obviously decided it was a health hazard and has completely filled in the hole again. Or the aliens did it, whichever you prefer. I know it hasn't been removed because the orange tip is still peeking out. I couldn't take a photo of it when I last went past as I was talking on the phone.

[Amor de Cosmos]

"Health hazard," pah! Something's going on and WE NEED TO BE TOLD!

[ad hoc]

Evening sky

[Balderdasha]

Daughter's drawing of a wombat.


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[scratchmonkey]

[San Bernardhinault]

[San Bernardhinault]

Went to the military cemetery on Point Loma
this evening...

[San Bernardhinault]

[San Bernardhinault]

[Sits]

[Amor de Cosmos]

Oooo, lovely Amanita muscaria. Save a piece for me!

[Sits]

Thanks Amor. We were always taught these were the really dangerous ones and your post prompted me to look at the Wiki:

Although classified as poisonous, reports of human deaths resulting from A. muscaria ingestion are extremely rare. After parboiling twice with water draining—which weakens its toxicity and breaks down the mushroom's psychoactive substances—it is eaten in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. All Amanita muscaria varieties, but in particular A. muscaria var. muscaria, are noted for their hallucinogenic properties, with the main psychoactive constituents being the neurotoxins ibotenic acid and muscimol. A local variety of the mushroom was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the indigenous peoples of Siberia and bythe S?mi, and has a religious significance in these cultures. There has been much speculation on possible traditional use of this mushroom as an intoxicant in other places such as the Middle East, Eurasia, North America, and Scandinavia.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Yeah we used to boil them — only once though. Last time was before a Dylan concert, the Desire tour. I don't think I took my eyes off Scarlet Rivera the whole time. Her hair and violin were doing amazing things together.

[Cal Alamein]

Nice shot Sits - it really shows some serious texture.

Zoomed-in iPhone shot of a skittish roadrunner.

[Sits]

Meep meep

[Balderdasha]

Home-made sports day medals.

[Sits]

A shower had passed through shortly before today’s dog walk so I snapped a few pics.

[Balderdasha]

Peter Rabbit vegetable still life (my son insisted that rabbits also eat bananas)

[Balderdasha]

Nature bunnies.

[S. aureus]

Those nature bunnies are great.

[Balderdasha]

Thanks. I liked it because it involved minimal adult set-up. Just draw the nose, mouth and eyes, show children a picture of the intended result and release them into the weed strewn back garden!

[Sits]

Mrs. S made ginger biscuits. As good as they look.

[Capybara]

I want one.

[Sits]

Wish I could oblige.

[elguapo4]

Peter Rabbit vegetable still life (my son insisted that rabbits also eat bananas)

Have you ever seen a rabbit turn its nose up at a banana, so you can prove him wrong?