BLEEEEH!!

NGEEEK!!

HANNAH

HANS

HANNAH & HOWELL

ROSE & HANNAH

HANNAH & HOWELL

HOWELL

HANNAH

HOWELL

HANS

HOWELL

GREEN KINGDOM 101 - Heliotrope

HELIOTROPE

In Greek,

this means

"turning toward the sun."

And true

to its

name,

the beautiful,

sweet-scented

heliotrope blossom

always turns

toward the sun.

Odd Facts About Animals - Horseshoe Crab

HORSESHOE CRAB

The

horseshoe

crab

is

the

only

animal

that

chew

its

food

with

its

legs.

Odd Facts About Animals - Hummingbird

HUMMINGBIRD

The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

Like a helicopter, it is also able to fly up and down,

and it can hover in midair.

GREEN KINGDOM 101 - Pickerelweed

PICKERELWEED

Cluster

Detail

Pickerelweed is an aquatic plant which grows three to four feet tall. Usually, you only see one or two feet, because the rest is underwater.Pickerelweed leaves are large and heart-shaped, growing up to 10 inches long. They have a long petiole (leaf stem).Pickerelweed grows in shallow freshwater, such as marshes, pond edges, lakes, and streamsides.This plant is most often recognized by its beautiful flowers. Pickerelweed has large spikes with clusters of violet-blue flowers. Each flower is small, less than half an inch wide. It has two small yellow spots on one petal.The nectar of Pickerelweed flowers attracts many insects, including bees and butterflies.Pickerelweed has long light green stems which stretch down under the water to an underground stem called a rhizome. Rhizomes grow in the muddy bottom and spread with roots to send up more Pickerelweed stems to the surface.

Odd Facts About Animals: Dolphins

DOLPHINS

Dolphins

sleep

with

one

eye

open

at

all

times.

GREEN KINGDOM 101 - Salsify

SALSIFY

Salsify (tragopogon porrifolius) is a vegetable whose root and leaves can be used for cooking purposes. It is also known as white salsify, goatsbeard, vegetable oyster, and the oyster plant. The latter two names reflect the root's taste, which when cooked, resembles an oyster. Salsify is a member of the sunflower family and its varieties are named French Blue Flowered and the Mammoth Sandwich Island. It is cultivated in Central and Southern Europe, the United States, and in Asia (Taiwan), and is said to have originated in the Mediterranean. Its root is similar in appearance to a thin parsnip. Additionally, it is long in length and is cream or white in color. From the top of the salsify, green, grass-like shoots emerge. These leaves are edible and can be used in salads, for example. Salsify is a hearty plant that requires approximately 150 days to grow. However, it can be left in the ground during the winter months and will still flourish. When cultivated for a few years, salsify will also produce stalks that bear purple flowers.

Link: http://www.essortment.com/all/whatissalsify_rgps.htm

Flutter-by is an 'Anagram' for Butterfly

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

The Zebra Longwing butterfly is a small, bad-tasting butterfly whose wing camouflage makes it hard to catch. Its yellow stripes make it hard to tell if the butterfly is coming or going. This flying insect lives in tropical areas of southern North America, the West Indies, Central America, and northern South America.

UNUSUAL HOME - Elephant House

Lucy the Elephant: Margate, New Jersey

Built by James Lafferty.
This is an 8-room house built of wood and
coated with tin.
This 90-ton house is shaped like an elephant.
Completed in 1881.

Link: http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/roadside-architectural-wonders7.htm