kaberett: Yellow gingko leaf against teal background (gingko)
Today houseguests & I bimbled off to Kew, which is all of 20 minutes away on the tube (plus some deeply irritating faff to do with crossing the tracks - no sensible step-free route immediately apparent, so I will examine harder for next time). CONSEQUENTLY I have bought myself a membership to Kew, so like, if you are ever in this neck of the woods and feel like having me drag you around some botanical gardens and going "LOOK THE PLANTS ARE MY FRIENDS"... :-)

As you may or may not recall, back in July I was very confused about trees. Well, I found a candidate:



See, what Q. ellipsoidalis looks like is this:



More! )

Not pictured: the treetop walk is actually accessible, in that it has a lift up to it! It contains truly baffling sculptural poetry and to my intense irritation does not label the trees you can see at useful height. The autumn crocuses are out in force and are fantastic; the dahlias likewise; the sweet chestnuts are doing their thing, and the gingko are turning.

I thought the weather was pretty much perfect, and all in all am looking forward to spending lots more time there. :-)
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Angel: potato
Wesley: parsnip
Giles: sweet potato
Spike: radish
Nathan Fillion: (this particular) butternut squash (that I'm keeping on my wheelchair)

hi everyone we've finished s5/s2

MEANWHILE, in a conversation about knees, and the technical term for the bit between knee and shin viz "oh the fucked-up bit that swells up and goes all puffy":
noldo: I'd be a platypus. And move to Vladivostok.
Awesome Housemate C.: ... there are no platypodes in Russia.
noldo: I'D BE A PIONEER.
noldo: anyway once upon a time there were no human beings in Russia
noldo: SOMEONE HAD TO MOVE THERE
woozl: that is strictly true
woozl: anyway Vladivostok is only in Russia by recent political standards

in which I am a geologist and busy being baffled by the fact that my atmospheric chemistry courses consider ten years a long time

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