Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wilton Class Cake Album
My Wilton class students' cakes can be seen here. There are no names yet, but each photo is dated so you can find yours by the last date of your class.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Altered Page...
Another look into Seth Apter's blog, The Altered Page and his Pulse of Mixed Media--and I'm in it!
Check out the posting: "Playing Favorites"
Check out the posting: "Playing Favorites"
Friday, August 31, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Golden Tortoise Beetle
The photo in the previous post is apparently one of a Golden Tortoise Beetle.
The website of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department of Entymology and Nematology says this about the little shiny critter:
"...Insects commonly known as "goldbugs" sometimes attract the attention of gardeners when they feed on plants in the family Convolvulaceae. Although these insects are occasionally abundant enough to cause serious levels of defoliation, they are mostly a curiosity..."
and:
"...The golden tortoise beetle is distributed widely in eastern North America, west to about Iowa and Texas. It is one of three species of tortoise beetle found in Florida.."
and:
"...The golden tortoise beetle is associated with sweet potato and related species such as morning glory, Ipomoea spp.; and bindweed, Convolvulus spp. Only plants in the family Convolvulaceae are hosts..."
However, interestingly enough, the photo was taken near Lake Victoria in Uganda, Africa!
Coincidentally, I just heard a fragment of a talk on the radio about the introduction of American orange sweet potatoes into African foods as a way to increase the Vitamin A in the diet there. I wonder if they hitched a ride?
The website of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department of Entymology and Nematology says this about the little shiny critter:
"...Insects commonly known as "goldbugs" sometimes attract the attention of gardeners when they feed on plants in the family Convolvulaceae. Although these insects are occasionally abundant enough to cause serious levels of defoliation, they are mostly a curiosity..."
and:
"...The golden tortoise beetle is distributed widely in eastern North America, west to about Iowa and Texas. It is one of three species of tortoise beetle found in Florida.."
and:
"...The golden tortoise beetle is associated with sweet potato and related species such as morning glory, Ipomoea spp.; and bindweed, Convolvulus spp. Only plants in the family Convolvulaceae are hosts..."
However, interestingly enough, the photo was taken near Lake Victoria in Uganda, Africa!
Coincidentally, I just heard a fragment of a talk on the radio about the introduction of American orange sweet potatoes into African foods as a way to increase the Vitamin A in the diet there. I wonder if they hitched a ride?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Seth Apter's--The Pulse
Anyone have a clue what this flower is? I'm pretty sure I planted it last year or the year before, so it's a perennial, the small long thin leaves are grey-green, like the color of sage, but they are only 3/4" long; the flowers just came out the end of June, and are all little white petals
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