A convergence of wild biodiversity and colonial horticultural trade. And, a result of the endless love that hummingbirds have for nectar and red blooms! The genus name is Schlumbergera, a moniker given in 1858 by a French botanist, Charles Antoine Lemarie in honor of an aristocratic collector of cacti, Frederc Schlumberger, a nomenclatural history that further demonstrates the transcontinental history of colonial love of these plants. The local Brazilian name is Flor de Maio (other species also

Bending all the rules | David Haskell

Breaking down the soul of Gen-Xers one day at a time, reminding us of the ever-flowing grungy sands of time slipping through our not so cool grasp, corporate musak channel turns U2 anthem into an absurdist sound sculpture and commentary on the ultimate futility of searching for meaning in the fluffy toy aisle on the way to the back of the store to get our meds 😂 Yesterday, Nirvana was reinterpreted by a synth pop singer, a spiral of acoustic despair-nostalgia as I got my ever-thinning hair buzz