The Day I Met Donald Trump...............or Friday Photos

Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 7:12pm

Well, it was quite a day, I can tell you.

I was sitting in a coffee place on W. 49th St., minding my own business, looking at the crap under my fingernails, when who should wander in but the man himself.

Of course, I really didn't know who the man himself was at the time. Just some suit with a wild, wild haircut.

The place was a little busy, so he plonks himself down on the seat opposite me and starts to regale me with some tale about......

Nah, I'll have to save it for another time.

Anyway, here are some photos for Friday, if anyone cares to join:

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 8:24pm

hey, bollox, thanks for putting up the thread!

here are some recent shots:

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 8:35pm

Thanks Joe

I recognize the caterpillar (what an odd word...... caterpillar).

Anyway, we haven't had Swallowtails for a few years now. The lack of butterflies is getting very disturbing.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:00pm

we have lots of swallowtails...

ms. shikspack plants lots of goodies for them, our yard is full of butterfly food. we noticed a sharp decline a few years back in just about every type of butterfly and ms. shikspack redoubled her efforts to help them out. over the past couple of years we've seen pretty good growth in the numbers of everything that we used to have except for monarchs (which we used to have lots of), viceroys and red admirals.

Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:14pm

Mrs. BR

Has attempted the same, but we are still lacking, a few years later.

A decade ago, we used to have Monarchs, Mourning Cloaks, Swallowtails, Spice Bushes, etc.

I did see one Mourning Cloak this year, and we've had a couple of Monarchs and a Red Admiral, but nary a Swallowtail.

It reminds me of the demise of hedgehogs in the UK. Three/four decades ago, they were as common as muck. Now they are hard to come by. Three/four decades ago, people had front and back gardens that allowed hedgehogs to travel about. These days, front gardens have become paved over car parks. Lots of water run off, and no hedgehogs.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:21pm

I think some of those hedgehogs

made it all the way to NZ. Occasionally I even see one of them traveling across my deck. They can move faster than I ever would have imagined.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:13pm

Beautiful and fanciful joe, all.

Thank you. What plant is that with the train of caterpillars moving across?

Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:09pm

evening janis...

it is rue, which swallowtail caterpillars find absolutely delicious. when i took those pictures, there were more than 20 caterpillars munching on that single plant.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:35pm

Woah!

If the caterpillars enjoy the flavour so much, maybe it's time for me to try its culinary delights. Thanks for the info.

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 8:39am

they also like fennel

fennel, some swallowtail caterpillars prefer fennel to rue. oh what the heck, try planting both.

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 4:54pm

I do have fennel growing, which I love.

It grows as a perennial here, but I've never seen any caterpillars on them. I think I'll skip the rue. It doesn't sound too tasty to the human palate, and can quickly take over here in the Auckland climate.

Submitted by riverlover on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 8:48am

I never found a culinary use for rue

but it's a beautiful compound-leaf grey-green plant that tends to go near-invasive, like sage. And those caterpillars are the jewels!

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Submitted by gustogirl on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 1:12pm

There are lots of medicinal uses for rue.

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/r/rue---20.html

Submitted by Cachola on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 1:44pm

When we started menstruating my mom used to

make us "tea" with the leaves to avoid cramps, weak because it was though that rue could cause heavy bleeding. And grandma use a poultice for her migraines.

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Submitted by magiamma on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:49pm

what kind of plant are the cats on

We have many here and they are hungry. My butterfly plant will not support all of them.

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 8:43am

rue...

you could also plant fennel for swallowtails. if you know what kind of butterflies are in your area, you can check out this list for food plants for their larval stage.

Submitted by magiamma on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 11:59am

monarch cats on butterfly plants...

Many Monarchs and a few Swallowtails and one other I will look up on the list you suggested. thx rue it is, but not to rue the day

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 5:47pm

milkweed for the monarchs...

if you don't already have that. it's their favorite meal here.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 8:56pm

Thanks for the open thread tonight Bollox Ref

A few shots of bodies in motion

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:06pm

Bodies in motion ; )

The idea of a mechanical instrument, like a camera, being able to record a split second of life, with such beauty and fascination, makes me smile.

The hummingbird is just beautiful. Thank you.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:10pm

I'm glad I could make you smile Janis

and thank you for the compliment on the humming bird shot.

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:06pm

Gorgeous! I'm sure that would be beyond the ability of my

camera's cheapo lens. Wow.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:15pm

Thank you for the complimet Elenacarlena

As for camera quality, I've seen some pretty amazing photos from some very unamazing cameras.

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 9:22pm

Lovely hummingbird...

We've had several around this year. They are feisty little creatures and will scrap at each other. The ones that came by were happy enough to sit a while and chirp.... as long as they were alone.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:22pm

Thank you Bollox Ref

The Hummingbirds around where I live are also very feisty about protecting their territory and are very vocal when chasing others away.

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Submitted by riverlover on Sat, 10/15/2016 - 6:47am

The volume of vocal from hummers is relative

The bluejays put them to shame. But I love hearing those tiny squeaks of dismay with another entrant to feeder zone. Family members (I presume offspring) are acceptable companions.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 8:58pm

Thanks Bollox, for your humorous introduction

to this Friday's P O T, and for taking tonight.

Is that the same bridge that crosses the Mississippi in your neighbourhood? Your compositions are so strong and very interesting to look at. I am glad that you share them with us. Please tell me what coastline that is.

Springtime in Auckland. All native plant life, except the red Camellia my neighbour planted.