Comments on: It Caught My Eye: The Passion Of The Flower http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:51:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Julia Frey http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47045 Julia Frey Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:19:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47045 Nice with the shout out on Boing Boing! WIN! And I think it is a great shot... Nice with the shout out on Boing Boing!

WIN!

And I think it is a great shot…

]]> By: The Passion Of The Boing Boing! » [sic] http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47043 The Passion Of The Boing Boing! » [sic] Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:31:20 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47043 [...] of a passion flower and carpenter bee that I snapped on the way to work this morning (and posted to L.A. Metblogs) was found by Mark Fraunfelder and posted on Boing Boing. Dang [...] [...] of a passion flower and carpenter bee that I snapped on the way to work this morning (and posted to L.A. Metblogs) was found by Mark Fraunfelder and posted on Boing Boing. Dang [...]

]]> By: Richard Ault http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47038 Richard Ault Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:48:06 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47038 Amazing picture... thanks. Amazing picture… thanks.

]]> By: faboomama http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47036 faboomama Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:11:38 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47036 So pretty...I heard that the passion flowers over there are actually getting a bit invasive and crowding out the natural flora. I'm also glad I'm not the only one to name the bees. I have one of those black ones in my backyard I call Hefty because he 33 gallons of buzz. There's the bumblebee I call Polly (short for Pollenator), because he can hit 50 flowers in under 2 minutes and leave with a pound of yellow hanging off him. I also have a hummingbird I named Marble because she will just sit still for 3 minutes at a time. I didn't even know that was possible in a hummingbird. So pretty…I heard that the passion flowers over there are actually getting a bit invasive and crowding out the natural flora.

I’m also glad I’m not the only one to name the bees. I have one of those black ones in my backyard I call Hefty because he 33 gallons of buzz. There’s the bumblebee I call Polly (short for Pollenator), because he can hit 50 flowers in under 2 minutes and leave with a pound of yellow hanging off him. I also have a hummingbird I named Marble because she will just sit still for 3 minutes at a time. I didn’t even know that was possible in a hummingbird.

]]> By: WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47031 WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:09:56 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47031 No need to fear either, actually. Except that Christianity sees the flower as symbolic to the death of Christ: "When Christian missionaries arrived in South America in the 16th century, they found a plant which they felt was a good omen for their mission. They called it the passion flower because to them it symbolized the death of Christ. The five sepals and five petals of the flower, which are similar in appearance, represent the disciples without Peter and Judas. The double row of colored filaments, known as the corona, signifies the halo around Christ's head or the crown of thorns. The five stamens and the three spreading styles with their flattened heads symbolize the wounds and the nails respectively. The vines tendrils resemble the whips used to scourge Christ. No need to fear either, actually. Except that Christianity sees the flower as symbolic to the death of Christ:

"When Christian missionaries arrived in South America in the 16th century, they found a plant which they felt was a good omen for their mission. They called it the passion flower because to them it symbolized the death of Christ. The five sepals and five petals of the flower, which are similar in appearance, represent the disciples without Peter and Judas. The double row of colored filaments, known as the corona, signifies the halo around Christ’s head or the crown of thorns. The five stamens and the three spreading styles with their flattened heads symbolize the wounds and the nails respectively. The vines tendrils resemble the whips used to scourge Christ.

]]> By: David Markland http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47029 David Markland Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:12:37 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/it-caught-my-eye-the-passion-of-the-flower/#comment-47029 I'd be less afraid of the bee than that flower. Eerie! I’d be less afraid of the bee than that flower. Eerie!

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