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spiral succulent leaves
Made by Plant Design Online
Check out my new page Botany WIthout Borders: Where Design Meets Science. botanywithoutborders.blogspot.com/ The leaves of this succulent plant are arranged in a spiral shape. You can follow the spiral by tracing a line from the smallest leaf through leaves of increasing size. Succulent leaves have evolved for optimal photosynthesis in dry clinmates. They maintain water for the plant, opening their stomata at night when the relative humidity outside is the leaf high. This is part of a special photosynthetic physiology (CAM metabolism) that allows succulent plants to thrive in dry conditions. CAM metabolism also makes succulents an excellent choice for green roof projects. Succulent leaves are an example of evolutionary and anatomical reduction. Pine needles and cactus thorns are other examples. For a scientific review of CAM metabolism in plants see: Luttge, U. 2004. Ecophysiology of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Annals of Botany 93: 629-652.
Harvard Abstract
Made by Jeff_B.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country. Harvard's history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. As of 2010, Harvard employs about 2,100 faculty to teach and advise, approximately 6,700 undergraduates and 14,500 graduate and professional students. Eight U.S. Presidents have graduated from Harvard and 75 Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the university as students, faculty, or staff. Harvard is also the alma mater of sixty-two living billionaires, the most in the US. The Harvard University Library is the largest academic library in the United States, and the second largest library in the country. (Information per wiki)
20100509_Disco Bikers_050
Made by falconn67
As I was driving home from shooting some more traditional night shots, I was driving down Memorial Drive in Cambridge, and I spotted all these lights coming down the bike path on the other wide of the road, heading toward me. When I got to where I could see them, I saw all these people on unusual lit-up bikes. I immediately swung around the block to get pictures (I had my camera after all), setting it up while stuck at red lights. I got ahead of them as they headed up River St, toward Central Sq, and this is what I shot. I don't know if they call themselves disco bikers, but they were playing funky music, and someone else walking by said oh, the disco bikers, so I went with it. It helps to see this picture large, so you can see the rider's expression: farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4590648073_c0fcfe479e_b.jpg
Silver Star
Made by Linus Gelber
As part of my summer shoot of the Boston visitation of Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant, I spend a little pre-show backstage time with the cast, shooting black and white as they get ready for the performance. Here French pro-raver Silver SilverSilver - you should be thinking silVAIR silVAIRsilVAIR - puts the finishing touches - tooSHEZ - on her coif, and prepares for another remarkable evening of mind-altering dinner. As I post this, the Restaurant is prepping to open a three-week run of Miss Conni's Feast of Miracles at the Cleveland Public Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. Break a fork, everyone!
Sunflower Fibonacci Spiral
Made by Plant Design Online
The spiral arrangement of disc flowers in this sunflower mature from the outside inward. Surrounding them are the sterile ray flowers, which play a part in attracting pollinators. The purple bodies are the stimas, part of the female part of the flower. Hundreds of flowers are arranged together in the head of the sunflower, and insect pollinators can sometimes be seen circling the disc, sipping from one flower at a time in sequence. Evolution in plants can be observed in the reduction of floral parts and sunflowers are an example of this reduction. Check out my new page Botany WIthout Borders: Where Design Meets Science. botanywithoutborders.blogspot.com/
Summer Sundays on Memorial Drive
Made by stephieseye
I love summer...it seems like every weekend there is a festival, and every Sunday they close down a main road in Cambridge, Memorial Drive, so runners, bicyclists, rollerbladers (me), and even walkers can take over the street (to me, it is like Cambridge's Lake Shore Drive st. in Chicago). They also offer free games, activities, and yoga for the whole family near the river; and it's so refreshing to see lots of people of all ages out...I even noticed a 70 year old man on rollarblades...but so was I, and I wasn't in a great position then to take a good picture.
Entering Harvard Square, 1972
Made by AntyDiluvian
At this point on Massachusetts Avenue, you're already in Harvard Square, though the subway station and the Coop are two or three blocks ahead. The view hasn't changed much, except for the newer subway entrance which would be in the center of the shot. But nearly every sign has changed because so many businesses have closed, moved, or been replaced. Note that Mass Ave traffic could go straight through to Brattle Street then, which it can't do now. All three lanes have to go right.
Pine staminate cones
Made by Plant Design Online
The staminate (male) cones of pines are short-lived sperm donors that last only a few days during which they shed myriads of pollen grains. Compare these to the pistillate (female) cones that may last for several years on the tree. Both male and female cones show a spiral arrangement that you can compare to the pineapple picture. This common pattern is evidence for the common ancestry of all plants. They inherited this pattern from an ancestor that lived many millions of years ago.
Sustainable sidewalk
Made by Plant Design Online
Many of our Cambridge (Massachusetts) sidewalks are built from bricks. There's a downside to them. They're slippery, hard to shovel, and prone to developing lumps and bumps that impede pedestrians. However, they also contribute to sustainable cities. The empty spaces between bricks are quickly colonized by all kinds of plants. They keep our cities cooler, they absorb carbon dioxide, and they encourage even water drainage instead of rampaging runoff.
Circinnate Vernation in a Fiddlehead Fern
Made by Plant Design Online
Ferns have a characteristic fiddlehead shape when they are young. This is called circinnate vernation, meaning that the leaf unfurls in a spiral pattern. Just about all ferns share this pattern, which is hereditary, but it can be seen in many other plant forms as well. Check out my new page Botany WIthout Borders: Where Design Meets Science. botanywithoutborders.blogspot.com/
Open Hand Horns
Made by Peter E. Lee
Three members of the Open Hand Orchestra from Portland, Maine perform at the annual Oktoberfest celebration in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. This seven piece band's soul and jazz-influenced sound was beautiful and a stark contrast to the almost brutal intensity of bands like What Cheer? Brigade and the Titanium Sporkestra. Their musicianship was wonderful, and members of several other bands were in the audience loving every minute of it.
Going Erudite in Cambridge
Made by pierofix
Cambridge, Boston (MA), USA. 15/08/2011. Part of the . Above: the Harvard Yard. Down: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) main building. Erudite tour around Cambridge. :) These aren't great pictures due to a rainy day but I really liked those places. :) * * * Fuji Instax 210 Wide + Scanner Epson PerfectionV500.
Obey the Peace with SONY NEX-5
Made by soelin
Had a chance to shoot a couple of shots at Harvard Square on my way to a meeting. I've adjusted the image brightness and sharpness with the included Image Data Converter SR v.3. I still think it's quite a useless program if you're already using Photoshop. After digging for Adobe RAW converter online, I'm starting to wonder whether support for SONY NEX-5 will ever be available for the CS4 version. I see a CS5 version already.
A Gate to Harvard Yard
Made by AntyDiluvian
The (Class of) 1857 Gate to Harvard Yard, as seen from Au Bon Pain. The yellow building is Wadsworth Hall. The Class of 1857 Gate, completed in 1901, is the only gate in Harvard Yard with three archways, all of them designed exclusively for pedestrian use. Two elegant wrought-iron lanterns flank the center opening. Harvard Gates
Day 360/365
Made by thp365
Got food and went to a play reading with friends this eve. Know this isn't up to par with my recent, but I think I finished the impromptu series. Plus I EVENTUALLY needed to do the Look at me holding my pretty new camera shot. //======================== I have challenged Myself to take 365 days of self portraits, this account is specifically for that purpose. My main account is 7/14/08 : PM
Water Hyacinth
Made by Plant Design Online
Another picture of a beautiful freshwater pest. Water hyacinths spread by vegetative reproduction and they can really clog freshwater lakes and rivers. Don't worry I won't put any in the Charles River. Check out my new page Botany WIthout Borders: Where Design Meets Science. botanywithoutborders.blogspot.com/
Crossing Boylston
Made by AntyDiluvian
Harvard Square in the early 1970s. This guy is crossing what was then Boylston (now JFK) Street. On the right is the grand sign for the Wursthaus Restaurant (gone a decade now), with its promise of Gutes Essen. Behind the sign is the facade of Straus Hall, a Harvard residence that overlooks the Square. And behind Srauss is the dome of Harvard Hall, built in 1766.
Fire down below (ice up above)
Made by EandJsFilmCrew
Artsy friends of mine tell me that painters defocus their eyes and turn their work sideways and upside down to decide if it balances. Didn't see the guys who painted my house do this, but I wasn't there the whole time. Anyway, I didn't realize I liked this pic of Harvard's Blackstone Steam plant until I turned it upside down. :)
Potentilla
Made by Plant Design Online
An unusual pink Potentilla in our garden. It gets full sun and in a well-drained position it provides exuberant pink flowers that fade to white. Check out my new page Botany WIthout Borders: Where Design Meets Science. botanywithoutborders.blogspot.com/
Dana Hill Liquors Sign
Made by pantone356
Dana Hill Liquors is a small package store nestled under this enormous neon emblem, which may make you feel like you're in Las Vegas instead of quaint Central Square Cambridge. (#67 of 100 in the Boston Signage Project) 100bostonsigns.tumblr.com
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