sewing and comics, comix and sewing. Reading and silliness. Getting more hair-trigger at blocking transphobes and reporting hate she/her by the way in case it matters
The rubber plant, Ficus Elastica - a bouncy kind of fig it turns out
Flora do Brasil🌱Borracheira 🌎Ficus elastica Conservação: Pouco preocupante (IUCN Red List) Espécie introduzida no Brasil Ficus elastica, conhecida pelo nome comum de árvore-da-borracha, planta da borracha ou falsa-seringueira, é uma... 📷 P Buchwald, Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, kitesnest e mais 2
Watching this, which is mostly annoying me (and also there was a Melanie Phillips jumpscare, beware). The non-Pullman talking heads are all exceptionalists about Pullman as Great Author, and there seems to be no input by other writers, whereas in a Beardsley doco I just watched included Steadman
RenomedProfile: The World of Philip Pullman (2001) — Philip Pullman explores Oxford, where he was a student in the 1960s. (2001)
Just watched this take on women in the home and in society, from the early 1970s. It quotes a bit of research that reckoned a stay at home housewife does about a 75 hour week (!!) across about 11 different roles (cleaner, teacher, seamstress that you might expect but also planner - eg of holidays
RenomedWomen at Work: 5. The Lesser Half (1974) — Three married couples explain their views on women and employment. (1974)
Aha! The Jackfruit! a mighty beast. However I do remember that as kids we thought it tasted the same way that rotten banana chewing gum smelt. Not A Fan.
Flora do Brasil🌱Jaca 🌎Artocarpus heterophyllus Espécie introduzida no Brasil A jaca (Artocarpus heterophyllus), também conhecida como jaqueira, é uma espécie de árvore da família das figueiras, amoreiras e... 📷 Brieuc Fertard, Henry Lourenço, KangAcuya Official, Lars Mannzen e mais 1
The mighty Monkey Puzzle tree, Araucaria!! behold
Flora do Brasil🌱Araucária 🌎Araucaria angustifolia Conservação: Criticamente em perigo (IUCN Red List) Espécie nativa do Brasil A araucária é a espécie arbórea dominante da floresta ombrófila mista, ocorrendo majoritariamente na região... 📷 Diego Monsores, crisss, valterluizguimaraes e mais 1
The account I follow about birds of Brazil now has a sister account about plants of Brazil! Looking forward to seeing a number of amazing plants with bonkers and beautiful fruits, sonorous names too.
Flora do Brasil🌱Tingui-de-bola 🌎Magonia pubescens Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil. 📷 (c) flavioubaid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)