dubious bloom
repulses forest floor
languid fat insects
All photos by Catherin J Pascal Dunk 2026 (carrion lily at Cairns Botanical Garden)
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Nicely done, C! 👍 I’ve never seen this plant before. The insect was walking on its petals.
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Thanks Y! It was such a bizarre plant! It’s supposed to smell bad for the first 24 hours after it opens, but I couldn’t smell anything…
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You’re most welcome, C! It really is a bizarre one, and it gives off a bad smell. I wouldn’t want to plant one…
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these kinds of things draw a lot of visitors to botanical gardens here in Oz
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That’s great 👍 I guess they really like attracting visitors…
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It’s good for people to enjoy nature and feel connected to it
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I completely agree. Enjoying nature and feeling connected to it is very great, and it lets us pause to appreciate its beauty. 👍☺️
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and also, we’re more likely to care for it when we feel connected, and to fight for its protection
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I completely agree about protecting plants. It’s really important that they be protected. 👍☺️
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plants, animals, the whole biosphere…we need to reduce energy use and fossil fuel use
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I totally agree with you. We need to be conservative by reducing usage. I always turn everything off, and only turn things on when they’re really needed.
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Thanks for visiting my site. I would be thrilled if you’d write a guest blog post for my site. If you think it might be fun or helpful to have my followers (who total about 10k across my various social media) meet you, here’s the link for general guidelines:
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Thanks, I’d like to be a guest on your blog. I’ll get around to that soon. If you ever write poetry or short fiction, please submit something to my blog, as well: https://wordflowerpoetry.com/submit
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It was such a bizarre plant! It’s supposed to smell bad for the first 24 hours after it opens, but I couldn’t smell anything
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At first, I thought it was a black licorice ice cream in a cone.
I must be hungry.
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