The Picture Thread Mark V
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Ahh!... Silver Birch?...
LOL, no!
It's Equisetum hyemale.
Equisetum is the single surviving genus of a class of primitive vascular plants that dates back to the mid-Devonian period (350 + million years ago). Today, the equisetums are categorized as fern allies in large part because they, like the ferns, are non-flowering, seedless plants which reproduce by spores.
there are so many of those seedless like-fern plants in Russia... they are a bit scary actually...
I like your attitude, Lori. You do look pretty good for a 40 year old. For a lot of women who approach that age, the mentality which is: I'm old, unmarketable, and therefore, Screw it prevails. I don't care much for the picture of you flipping me off. It says "I don't care what you think!" when you obviously do. But I don't think that "Screw it" attitude is necessary. Women can still gain a lot by staying fit and attractive. Old does not equal unattractive at all. It does make you less attractive than you were at an earlier age, provided you took decent care of yourself when you were younger. But man, when I work out at gyms and I see all kinds of 30 and 40 year old women lifting weights and doing aerobics, some of them are damn hot and in better shape than many girls my own age (23). I bet if you lifted weights you could look even better.
Why do you think some of those women get hostile to other women who keep fit and young? Jealousy? Resentment at getting older?
Certainly. Most people don't bother to do even basic maintenance on their bodies. They take better care of their cars than they do their own bodies. I personally don't understand the jealousy. If it were me, it would only inspire me to do the same thing--get fit, healthy and attractive. But I'm sure it's true that those weak women who refuse to take proper care of themselves and keep fit and young looking, and see other women doing what they should do themselves, do get resentful, thinking "Why can't I be like her! I can't! I'll just be jealous instead!" It doesn't make sense, but... that's how it goes.
Well...dangit. I was supposed to take Mom to the Arboretum (Dallas' botanical garden) today to see the tulips in bloom. I was hoping to take some great shots...However it's cold and rainy...maybe next weekend.
Are you talking about Shorty? Nah, I don't think she's jealous.
Well...dangit. I was supposed to take Mom to the Arboretum (Dallas' botanical garden) today to see the tulips in bloom. I was hoping to take some great shots...However it's cold and rainy...maybe next weekend.
Its not indoors?
Shit, I wouldn't get into THAT argument, even if I was wearin' this:
I admit to some jealousy myself. I don't get hateful about it, I just try harder. I buy the anti-wrinkle cream, I've considered botox. (Not gonna do it, but I've thought about it.) I've just decided to eat better and smile more. I think the more you smile the younger you come across.
that only works if your smile is sincere.
i do exercise quite a bit. and beat myself up quite a bit. i have some self-destructive habits that i'm working on. i've been a binge-eater and an addict for most of my life and i see how it takes it's toll. i should actually look a lot worse than i do. and i'm sorry about the flipping off thing. i'm not doing that at you or at anyone who's looking at the picture but as an expression of how i felt about my job at the time, and how it felt to put that stinky uniform on.
A few photos my friend Dāvis did this week while hiking in Latvia:
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Wow those flowers look ethereal!!!
Gorgeous gorgeous pic!!!
Latvia looks very beautiful