jillraggett:

Plant of the Day
Tuesday 10 June 2014

Eschscholzia californica, California poppies form a river of colour in the a Theodore Payne Garden at Moulton College, Northampton. Payne (1872 - 1963) was born locally to the College and travelled to the USA in 1893 from where he introduced a range of Californian plants and set up a plant nursery. The garden was made by enthusiastic students and staff - what a great result of research and practical skills.

Eschscholzia californica forms a vigorous spreading annual with finely divided blue-green leaves and normally orange, yellow or red flowers. In the foreground the low growing deep blue/purple flowers are Sissyrinchium bellum and the taller light blue flowers with the dark eye are Gilia tricolor - both from California.

Jill Raggett

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waterfallwonderland:

SOMEONE EXPLAIN ETHAN FROME TO ME. THERE IS NO FUCKING DEEP MEANING BEHIND THIS BOOK. IT’S JUST ABOUT AN OLD MAN WHO MARRIES A BITCH AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH HER COUSIN AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE MAN AND HIS OTHER LADY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHY IS THIS A BOOK FOR SCHOOL. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TEACH ME. 

Arguably Mattie was the symbol of youth, vibrancy, and passion. However, ultimately was also the embodiment of immaturity, recklessness, and the fleeting. While satisfying, Ethan’s lackluster pursuit of Mattie is just another way for him to passively live in dishonesty - as he did when he married Zelda. Through this fear of decision, Ethan ultimately entertains poor choice after poor choice, leading to the actualization of how sins - i.e. Mattie - no matter how enchanting they may seem, always sour and ruin all in their wake.


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