Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 232
April 3, 2019
met-greekroman-art:
Limestone votive toe, Greek and Roman...
Limestone votive toe, Greek and Roman Art
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Limestone
Hold up, did I read Wikipedia right or have I taken too much NyQuil? Zeus and Persephone sleep together and possibly have a child together????????
Only in some Hellenic Lore traditions and definitely not in my telling.
lordekylorenjepsen:
Is it just me or Rachel Alexander somehow based Hades’ appearance in Receiver...
Is it just me or Rachel Alexander somehow based Hades’ appearance in Receiver of Many on Adam Driver? I am SCREAMING!
Adam looks like the perfect Hades anyway…
April 2, 2019
upyricaart:
People scream, suffocating with happiness,And moan...
People scream, suffocating with happiness,
And moan so sweetly, and breathe so quickly…It is all quite rosy.
superbloomings:
Let’s take a look at some Red Maids (Calandrínia ciliàta).Found in the Purslane...
Let’s take a look at some Red Maids (Calandrínia ciliàta).
Found in the Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) these small succulent herbaceous annuals are low to the ground and bloom from February through June. They are most cheery to see. Often times on morning walks they go unnoticed until the warm sun causes them to open and all of a sudden you look down with your path dotted in exquisite magenta delicate little flowers.
Fun fact:
References:
Dale, N. (2000). Flowering plants of the Santa Monica Mountains: Coastal and chaparral regions of Southern California. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society.
McAuley, M., & Kenney, J. P. (1985). Wildflowers of the Santa Monica mountains. Canoga Park, CA: Canyon Pub.
superbloomings:
Let’s take a look at some Coast Goldenfields (Lasthènia chrysótoma).Found in the...
Let’s take a look at some Coast Goldenfields (Lasthènia chrysótoma).
Found in the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) this common annual herb can be found in grassy openings in Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub, blooming from March through May.
Fun facts: If you’ve picked one flower you are actually holding an entire bouquet since each flower is made of many tiny flowers gathered on a common receptacle. Apart of the largest family consisting of 129 species in the Santa Monica Mountains, L. chrysótoma is in the Helenieae tribe. The Jack of Spades always held one of these flowers in his hand on early Spanish California playing cards. The Señoritas called it “si me quieres, no me quieres,” meaning “love me, love me not;” a game more familiar among young ladies with daisies.
Ancient Facts: The name Lasthènia remembers the Greek woman who dressed as a man so she could attend the lectures of Plato. Chrysótoma means “goldenmouthed.”
References:
Dale, N. (2000). Flowering plants of the Santa Monica Mountains: Coastal and chaparral regions of Southern California. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society.
McAuley, M., & Kenney, J. P. (1985). Wildflowers of the Santa Monica mountains. Canoga Park, CA: Canyon Pub.
superbloomings:
Let’s take a look at some Ground Pink (Linánthus dianthiflòrus).Found in the Phlox...
Let’s take a look at some Ground Pink (Linánthus dianthiflòrus).
Found in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) this annual herb has more native species in California than anywhere else. It blooms from February through April and can be pink, lilac, or white.
Fun fact: This showy annual is found abroad in rock gardens and used along edgings under the generic name Fenzlia dianthiflora. The generic name in Greek means “flax flower” and dianthiflorus means “resembling carnations.”
References:
Dale, N. (2000). Flowering plants of the Santa Monica Mountains: Coastal and chaparral regions of Southern California. Sacramento: California Native Plant Society.
McAuley, M., & Kenney, J. P. (1985). Wildflowers of the Santa Monica mountains. Canoga Park, CA: Canyon Pub.
