Inflorescence: obesa nursery

Images from the Obesa nursery located in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Despite the dizzying 36+ degree heat I had a very happy day wandering about this amazing cacti garden. Founded by C.J. Bouwer the collection is over 35 years old and houses some 7000 species of plants. Particularly captivating was this Encaphalartos altensteinii apparently, a young female plant about 13 or-so years old grown from seeds, with its enormous bright orange cone or 'inflorescence':

Rugby World Cup 2011: photos of interest II

More images of interest from the last few games of the RWC2011. 
See the previous post of Rugby World Cup photographs here


 

i. New Zealand All Blacks perform the Haka ahead of their Rugby World Cup semifinal against Australia at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Left to right: Jerome Kaino, Keven Mealamu, Richie McCaw, Aaron Cruden, Ma'a Nonu, Victor Vito, Piri Weepu, Kieran Read, Andy Ellis and Cory Jane. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

ii. All Blacks perform the Haka ahead of their Rugby World Cup semifinal against Australia Left to right: Conrad Smith, Israel Dagg, Sonny Bill Williams, Richard Kahui, Stephen Donald, Ben Franks, Andrew Hore, Tony Woodcock and Sam Whitelock. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

iii. All Blacks perform the Haka ahead of their Rugby World Cup semifinal. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

iv. All Black Israel Dagg runs past Australia's Rocky Elsom, during their Rugby World Cup semifinal. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

v. Ma'a Nonu goes over the line for the first try of the match during the All Blacks v Australia Semi Final match of the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/ Photosport.co.nz

 


vi. Brad Thorn takes the lineout ball ahead of France's Imanol Harinordoquy during their Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)


vii. All Black prop Tony Woodcock scores during the All Blacks v Australia IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 final at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday, 23 October 2011.  Photo: Dave Lintott / photosport.co.nz


viii. Conrad Smith of the All Blacks tackles the French Captain Thierry Dusautoir during the final RWC2011 match. washingtonexaminer.com


ix. x. The All Blacks world champions team photo 23.10.2011 Photo by Steve Haag PHOTOSPORT


xi. All Blacks Captain Richie McCaw carries the Webb Ellis Cup past the crowd as he walks back into the tunnel after the All Blacks v France Final match of the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup. Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Sunday 23 October 2011. Photo: Anthony Au-Yeung / photosport.co.nz


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'You may feed the wolf as you will; he has always a hankering for the woods.'

- Ivan TURGENEV, Notes of a Hunter (1852)



Silver Mine is part of a larger video installation by Eva Wollenberg 
Originally discovered via Minimal Exposition

A Place in the Sun | Dree Hemingway for Vogue UK June 2011

F. Scott Fitzgerald-esque!

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