At least according to reasonably circumstantial evidence based on the Alexa traffic rankings of online flower vendors. When comparing the traffic of three major online florists and one gift site, Tiffany.com, I notice something interesting: moms don't make out as well as sweethearts. For all of these sites, there are the predictable spikes around holidays. Christmas is a natural, but it's not nearly as popular as Valentine's Day or ... Read full entry

Plants, for Your Health Chart showing common indoor pollutants, together with a selection of indoor plants and flowers that can help clear their toxicity. Unless you live in an organic bubble, chances are that most days you interact with plastics, paper goods, synthetic fibers, and other household items that contain trace amounts of toxins - toxins that, in large enough doses, could kill you, but in small doses might still ... Read full entry

Fibonacci Numbers in Nature You can find examples of these Fibonacci numbers everywhere if only you look. This article points out instances of the sequence in flowers. Knowing the Fibonacci number of a certain flower may be useful for those who like doing the "he/she loves me, he/she loves me not" thing, so they know exactly where to start the recitation. Probably most of us have never taken the time to examine ... Read full entry

I'm a little fussy when it comes to the photos I'll post up on my Flickr page. Ideally I prefer they were prefect, crystal clear and sharply focussed. Maybe that will have to wait though until I upgrade the four year old 3.2 megapixel Optio I am currently using! Anyway I did a bit of driving around last weekend and in the process grabbed a few snaps during various stop ... Read full entry